1940-03-25 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 25, 1940

AUSTRALIAN BEEF ROASTS

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Picture taken during a visit to the Women's Auxillary Air Force at their Home Depot. (Copyright, Fox).

BEFORE THE CARELESS

WAR

(Continued from Page 10)

TALK GIVES R.A.F. AWAY

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This is not an isolated case. During my wanderings on the front, in the towns I passed through, I found out The R.A.F. is generally considered the that there was almost always a Ger- almost as silent a Service man by whom the enemy was Navy, but it has its own method of informed. He was known in the including modesty among its person- technical parlance, of the Ger-nél. This takes the form of, a new man espionage services as the "letter-club-"The Line-Shooters," and it is box." The information gathered was most effective. deposited in a certain place, where 'it was fetched by parachutists springing from their planes, with bicycles to enable them to regain the German lines.

But Prefect Kowalski, who is in an excellent position to appreciate the effects of the German espionage ser- vices in Poland, went on to speak of his report.

"Eyes-and ears-must be opened. The Germans were regarded in Poland as a loyal minority. In my district, notwithstanding the information re- ceived, I could take no steps against them without legal proceedings . . I was well aware that under the cover of their cultural and licit organisa- tions the Germans were preparing their treason.

All members of a squadron mess inclined to be over-talkative. about themselves are guilty of "shooting a line" and promptly "condemned" to membership.

Evidence from two members of a mess is required to place a man's name on the club roll. An offender's name is written in "The Line Book," with his particular “line” quoted ver- batim for all to see.

One officer declared, when told about the book: "I never shoot lines," Now, opposite his name in the book are those four words.

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Then there was the Flying Officer who declared: "The trouble is every- one wants to fly in my crew, and I can't have everybody."

So is the remark: "If I'm in the rear turret you'll be quite safe.”

Membership is "open" even to sen- ior officers, The name of a Wing Commander is followed by: "Believe

know. I've done it."

Another recorded remark is: "Hon- estly, there was at least the width of two visiting cards between us.”

"The administrative and police au- thorities had for some time been in possession of partial information with regard to certain facts. They knew that the liaison between the German | me, 25,000 feet is a piece of pie. I minorities in Poland and the Nazis was being strengthened. Certain au- thorities of the political police re- quested te Government to arrest the Gestapo agents, but Warsaw had hesitated on account of the foreign policy pursued by the Government. The Polish Government in fact wished to give Berlin no opportunity of accus- ing Poland of having provoked the war under the pretext of the oppression of well officered, and the control of the the German minorities. Notwithstand-organisation and the pressure exercis- ing all this, the police unfortunately ed upon them was so strong that, not-. ignored the development of the Ger-withstanding their courageous oppost- man intrigues and above all of the tion, they were overruled by their para-military organisations.

Nazi leaders when the time came."

"To gain a clear idea of the role of the German minorities in September, it is necessary to begin by describing their political tendencies before the

war.

One modest Squadron Leader be- came a member for saying: "I've got all the medals I want.”

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The Prefect did not conceal the fact that protests and requests for protec-. tion on the part of the Germans to the Polish authorities had not been a rare' They represented 4% of the occurrence. The authors had often population and comprised three diffeared for their lives, which had been ferent movements. The best of these menaced by the Gestapo, but the elements had desired to be incorporat | Polish authorities unfortunately had ed into Poland. They had become fair- intervened only, in cases where de- ly numerous owing to the terror exer- |finite proofs had been adduced cised by the Nazis, This movement court. was supported by the older genera- The Polish Government had in- tions, more and more terrorised by the variably hesitated to execute an agent young Nazi leaders and the Gestapo. of the Gestapo. This explains why the The two others were grouped in two loyal members of the German minority great political camps-the "Deutsche had always feared the Nazi reprisals Vereinigung" and the "Jung Deutsche more than the Polish sanctions, the Partei. Each of these organisations result being that virtually the whole had deliberately adopted a different of the German minority had become programine in order to include all the anti-Polish and pro-Nazi; thus It is Germans in Poland.

that the legal organisations set up to "The first party comprised the older | afford cultural and economic assis- people and the conversatives. The sec-tance to the Germans have served the ond included the youngest members cause of illicit propaganda and of the with definitely Nazi tendencies. The para-military preparations which cul- leaders of both organisations, despite minated in the treason: Immediately appearances, were controlled by the preceding the complete Invasion of same agents of the Gestapo. It is true Poland, that many members of the first cate": were attached to their religion. and distrusted Hitler, but they were

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