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took up, arms to overthrow Hitler and Hitlerism.
Violence
Dictators' Dreams of the
Permanent Subjection
of Conquered Peoples
even if the Dominions are graciously spared, as boyond German or Italian digestion; British possessions in Africa, in the Near East, in the, Middle East, In the Far East, and in the Pacifle; sugar islands; rub. ber islands; some of the world's best harbours and strategic key
Hitler we all know, or think we know-a giant in $2,700 cunning and political de
the as irritants within often reinforced by economic act pravity with a brain dis- jealousy, has been the ruling Reich. Enough is it to say that points; colonies in good going eased, the embodiment of a motive of dynastic and national he lied at ench success, and that order, with docks, railways. and roads,, and with native popula- ruthless idea, imposed' and ambition. Sometimes the spoils his territorial horizons are now tions which have learnt the All unlis of $1,500 and over In value maintained by force. Hit- have been consolidated by the as boundless as were Napo- ways of peace and order, yet, according to Nazi and Fascist been recovered by the tempor- He denies it, of course, RS carry the Hongkong Ifotel Garage lerism is the epitome of victors: sometimes they have leon's.
whatsoever is false, brutish, arily dispossessed.
Napoleon denied it. He has propagandists, will leap with joy to change their British servitude An entry Certain districts like Alsace, burgled
into one for German, Italian and even arrogant and aggressive in
to neutral country after another on Japanese freedoms. political theory and action. Transylvania, Savoy, not
speak of islands possessed of Napoleon's pretext of "protect. Japan is to be allowed to hold I do not forget the mas- good harbourage, have swung ing" them from British aggres- the gorgeous. Far East in fee, sive virtus-not virtue, but from side to side with the cen- sion. He professes a passion and perhaps unless Fate, in hard, unyielding determina- turies and been tossed over the for justice and a yearning for the formidable shape of the which has enabled conference table from crown to pence. So did Napoleon. It American Navy, forbids-build Lion -
crown. Hardly a country in has taken a long time to rouse up a mighty military Empire Hitlerism to become so dead- Europe has retained its boun- the United States, but they are which shall take charge of the ly a menace to mankind. By darles unchanged through the roused at last, for they now see Philippines, the Netherland In- the flag of the gross, deliberate misuse this, lifetime of its oldest inhabitant: as something almost imminent a dies and aliow
in Australasian too, has been transformed new States have been pieced to- peril which had been derided as Rising Sun
gether out of the disjecla mem- remote and imaginary. After into a vice.
bra of kingdoms in collapse. We France, Great Britain. After These dreams of diseased
It is
no longer Hitlerism, have accepted such wars as the Great Britain the Americas. militarists in a madhouse do not however, that we are fighting; it historic instruments for the Here indeed is "expanding con- terrify me; they are bound to break on the rocklike resolution is the threat of world-Hitlerism, adjustment of national boun- quest.”
In view of the size, the re of free peoples if only the free the many faceted evil thing daries to correspond with the which the Dictators of the Axis nutritions of national strength. moteness, the wealth, the man and their satellites call the New The phenomenon we face to power, the sea power and the peoples have nerved themselves We get more and more ready This black shape al- day is of a totally different kind machine power of the United Order. Je used by the stongkong Telegraph to ready casts its shadow upon the "an organised movement for States the Hitlerite programme day by dny: the United States, expanding conquest." It is naturally seemed fantastic., to shielded by their superb Navy something new in degree if not Americans till the efficacy of in the Pacific and by the British Hitler's recipe for destroying Navy in the Atlantic, will set
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THE COMING CRISIS BRITISH military experts appear to be convinced that Hitler will attempt a burge-scale tuvaston of Britain in the coming Spring.. The detailed analysis of the possibilities
which the "Telegraph" received and published yesterday from the London rendent of the dense no effort to indicate way the experts were so confident in their time prediction; nevertheless the fact that ever since the full of Franer the threat of an invasion has been imuninent, plus the generally accepted belief that until and unless Hitler has conquered the British Istes by continent can never be consolidated, are sufficient reasons for accepting
armed invasion his successes on the
the experts' views.
More likely is it that the British war chiefs, through their intelligence branches and the result of aerial re- connulasance, are fully informed as
Mr Cordell Hull's recent in kind. speech at Washington will have brought home to many on this side of the Atlantic, as on his, a vivid realisation of this truth. President Roosevelt's Secretary
·
;
By J. B. FIRTH
-
waters.
to meet the shock.
to work in earnest now that they havo settled the momentous question whether they want their great President to have a It could not fairly be charged the morale and sapping the third term of office or not. And next victim then in due time the grand of
came
of State spoke as if he had just even against Bismarck, the man strength of the been smitten by the blinding of Blood and Iron, that he or- namely, treachery and Fifth fensive and the crash of fallen ganised his new Germany for Column activity was suddenly idols and bastard Dictatorships. light of a sudden revelation,
For the choice, as Mr Cordeli "We are in the presence," he "steadily expanding conquest." revealed by the collapse of one
He snatched the Duchies from small neutral after, another and Hull truly said, is between Free- declared, "not of local or re: Denmark and Alsace-Lorraine then by the appalling collapse dom and Servitude. We know gional wars but of an organised from France, but Austria he of France.
what freedom js: Wo can and determined movement. for steadily expanding.conquest,"
The heart of France stopped, only judge by the appalling spared, and that not merely be cause he knew he would want beenuse the soul of France had fate which has overtaken and Czecho-Slovakia Those taking part in this her benevolent neutrality when rotted. The secret poisoners Poland
to settle with had spread the virus of defeat- what it means to live in movement call themselves the he "Have-Nots," who are short of France. Uncompromising Prus- ism. Corruption in high places terror of the Gestapo, the Inst room to live and expand, who sian though he was, it did not and in low; the Army riddled word-Hitler's word--in the in- which demand the colonies which be- enter his mind to keep Den- with political intrigue; the Air struments of tyranny
history began tyrants long to other nations by right of mark, Norway, Belgium, Hol- Force neglected and let down, since discovery, development and con- land and France in permanent and Hitler's agents everywhere have laboured to devise.
to Germany. He at work.
There is no need to look be- quest, and are resolved to take subjection
Napoleon once said at St yond the Gestapo to form one's by force what they cannot gain was content if his new Germany
was organised so as to be more Helena that if his Army of In- judgment of Nazism, of Fasciam by cajolery or fraud.
ready for war than her neigh- vasion had got to London the or of Phalangism-if that obs- bours, and always on the alert cannille would have welcomed care and minor variant is worth to squeeze concessions out of him. Not so. They would a mention. Without the Gesta- other_nations_by_rntiling the rather have seen him torn to po they could not survive
But he had no plans or pieces; his sentimental admirers month. When their military time-tables of continuous con- were found in the superior strength is broken in the field classes. Hitler has made. much the Gestapo will not survive.n Hitler's most respectable pre- the same mistake. But how day, and many a debt of ven- it has been a source of wonderment the direst consequences if they that litler has not before attempted do not remain acquiescent while text for aggression was that he should this foul fellow know the geance, I trust, will be repaid with interest as the tortured October the conquerors are seizing other only sought to restore to the British mind? Mr Churchill gravely warned continents and most of the seven Reich bodies of German origin He has plunged into a stu- peoples awaken to find them-
prepare for what he
which were nching to return to pendous gamble. No such mas- selves free once more. termed the Testing-time. Again seas of the earth."
Nor are all these brutal vio- the Fatherland. He gave re- Rive scheme of world conquest "The master and slave rein- the London papers were declaring lencaa mere excesses of the peated assurances that when he was ever launched before. No tionship among nations and in- that Hitler would have to make his exigencies, of war to be abans had recovered Austria and the partners in aggression ever dividuals" is not for the 20th decision in the inmediate future; yet doned voluntarily when the German districts of the Sude- planned to share so rich a booty, Century. The New Order is both occasions passed without any- thing untoward happening. Possibly fighting ceases," leaving the ter tenland he would be fully satis- Whole provinces of France and only a foul and selentific resur- one of the principal reasons for Hit-rorised, neutral or the trampled fied, for he did not want large the French Colonial Empire, rection of the worst Old Order ler's continued hesitation was the victim free once more to pursue intractable foreign elements to the British Colonial Empire, of the past.. failure of his trial invasion, which, it is now cunnon knowledge, he his own course, albeit in the allempted. On
of the conqueror's thai occasion he shadow lost thousands of
an might. No, the violence is to attempt which was as futile as the go on. It is not for Herrenvolk
to German military movements over the other side of the English Channel and are consequently basing licir predictions un kinwledge and not on Conjecture.
To many in this part of the world
his
Jast
boasted invasion. In
the nation to during the first week in December
men
expedition by the Spanish Armada
"They are on the march," said Mr Cordell Hull, "with great ar mies, air fleets and muvies, ... They physically disregard every" right of a neutral nation. They threaten peaceful nations with
In 1988. It must have had a dam to spare, the conquered. They pening effert upon his ardour for are to continue to stamp on the crossing swords with the English faces of their victims: defenders on their own sail. An- other subduing influence has been the constantly successful raids made by the R.A.F. upon Ilitler's bases. Whenever concentrations of barges and other surface craft have been ou
"been
cen mercilessly served they have bombed, and for the major part des- troyed; at every turn the dictator has been hampered and thwarted in his ambitious designs.
cannot These factors, however, minimise the crisis which confronta the people of Britain; they do, never-
the strengthen
confident theless, belief that Britain will not only meet the crisis enimly and with fortitude,
sabre.
quest.
U.S. For
Lacks Cruisers Wartime Duties
By Rear Admiral Yatos Stirling Jr.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (UP), tecting convoys and of running down vision with the idea in mind in each Cruisers have multiple duties enemy sta raiders comprising similar individual case of using the ship in to be the eyes of a fleet and converted merchantmen. scout out the enemy position, to
Britain's Case
individuals maintained by when these duties are fulfilled, Betain has tied out a number ed for the reception of these guns.
Ir
"By deed, by utterance, the would-be conquerors have made abundantly clear that they are engaged in a relent- less attempt to transform the
time of war. Some of them already civilised world, as we have
are down in the war plans of the known it, into two worlds in
Great Britain has more than 70 navy to be converted into cruisers.
The number and calibre of guns which mankind will be re-drive home a destroyer attack regular cruisers-heavy and light-
to be
be fitted in each case was care duced again to the degradu-on the enemy in battle, to pro- yet she has not half enough to take fully worked out even before the tion of a master and slave re-tect the capital ships of its own re of fleet duties devaiving on
and during con- ships were built lationship among nations and flent against such attack and, cruisers and to guard the sea lanes, siruction the decks were strengthien-
of ed
war came to-morrow these ships brute force.",
to keep open lines of sea com- merchant ships to act as cruisers.
The Carnarvon Castle, which fought would be sent Immediately to the That is the New Order which Imunication.
a German raider in the south Atlan- nearest navy yard to have their guns but will emerge from it victorious is to be established in Europe,
The United States Navy has 37 tle, is one of these.
Installed, armour plate placed to and with the sting of litler's powers: Asia and Africa and later, if and cruisers in commission and is build. The United States has in the past protect the bridge and are control of aggression very largely extracted. Neutral
notably when opportunity offers, in the ing it more. These latter, however, few years bulit some fine merchant centre and otherwise prepared for observers, and
Places for ammuni- will not be in service for several ships especially designed and adopted their new roic. American newspapermen, whose job Americas. Is to be as objective and Impersonal Two points, therefore, stand years as some are only in the blue for conversion Into auxillary erul- tion storage will be designated and sers. The latest, and largest, electric power holsts installed from as possible, constantly testify to the out clear. The Axis Dictators
The demands of the feel for these is the 27,000-ton Amerles, magazines to guns. superior morale of both the British
are bent upon world domination.crukers must be considered first. Olliers nrd the
and Manhattan
No Match For Regular fighting forces and the civillan popu
After that, cruisers that may be Washington of 24,280 tons each; Such converted warshiper would futton over that at their protagonists: The post-conquest status
Washington, 23,780 tons; be no match for a regular cruiser the same people have time and again signed to the conquered is per-spared can be assigned to running George
21.036 tons with its armoured decks and side pronounced their verdlet that Hrmanent subjection.
down enemy sea riders or to con- President Coolidge, tain's air force, given anythin
like
Argentina and Brazil, 20,014 "Local and regional wars" voying merchant shipping. the
With craft equality in numbers, can
It war comes to this country in the cach, Monticello, 19,361 tons; Mari armour and a crew highly skilled in the people have lived through have been the commonplace of successfully the first, and conse- European history nince the col-next few years our available cruizers poza and Monterey of 18,017 tons avoid battle in the eat it would WES sumcient. However, against quently the worst, at the Luftwaffe Inpso of the Roman Peace.-37 plus perhaps a few now unes ench, and Lurilne, 18,009 tons. Some us rushed to completion-will not be of the new and faster freighters t
against submarines, it would be terrors; our land forces mighty fleet are keenly awaiting the Martial kings and martini States enough. Other vessels must be sups might serve as light cruisers and similar converted ships of the enemy
bellaved Germany is Vaunted "Der Tag". These are the have been in perpetual conflict plied then to do cruiser duty on com- others have been plamed for con able to give a good account of itself. several such rolders now operating qualities which greate calm cond with their neighbours in order untentions lines. This may be done version into troopships or hospital
Idea In Mind
at sea and more of them
mny be dence in the ultimate victory of to gain some coveted province or by converting fast merchant ships ships,
usually passenger liners-into armed British right over Totalitarian might,
their frontiers more auxiliary cruisers. These slips All of the vessels named above expected.--Copyright 1940 by “United to which Colonel Stimson has also secure. Territorial acquisition, would have the double duly of pro- were built under government super- Press.". testified.
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