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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1940

MIRROR OF WORLD

OPINION

ITALIAN WEAKNESS

There are, of course, many other elements of Italian weakness, such as the vulnerability of Italy's industrial centers close to the Alps and its low capacity to withstand blockade by naval Powers which control both en- trances to the Mediterranean. But the new Allied strength in the Near East, which has placed the military boot on the. other leg there in the last few months, is itself a persuasive argument to insure that Mussolini's bark shall not become a bite.

Finally, this concentration can exert a powerful braking influence upon Moscow. Its defensive strength upon land is sufficient to make any Russian attack upon Turkey or Persia a dan- gerous venture. And its offensive strength on the sea and in the air can menace directly the Russian oil wells in the Caucasus and vital Russian communications in the Black Sea.

If the Allies should be drawn into war against Russia with Turkey on their side, it would not be long before Allied warships obtained a command of the Black Sea which would disrupt the communications of one of the most productive regions of the U.S.S.R. Since Russian railroads are now 30 over-burdened and run down, the closing of the Black Sea to Soviet ships would exert an exceedingly serious hampering influence on Ger- many-"Livingston Hartley.”

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people began to think that there would be a repetition of 1914, he said some- thing which undoubtedly was belleved in some quarters, but those were not official. The Allles undoubtedly would like to win this war unaided.--"North China Daily News.".

GALLANT FIGHTS AT SEA

News of what has been happening amid the mists and gales of the North Sea is reaching the public only gra- dually.

On Tuesday (April 14) the Prime Minister told Parliament that powerful units of the Fleet were at sea, but he could naturally give no indication of the nature of their em- ployment. That reticence, of course, was inevitable, for it was the conse- quence, in part at least, of ignorance ashore of the precise course of events at sea. An admiral afloat cannot keep his superiors Informed of what is ` happening at sea without the mere act of making a wireless signal revealing his position to the enemy's listening stations. Since the object of British "powerful units" being at sea must almost certainly have been to bring to action enemy heavy ships, also known to be at sea but certainly reluctant to allow themselves to be engaged by superior force, no British admiral.can. afford to give the enemy the aid to evasion which revelation of his posi tion provides. The Admiralty and the Government therefore have to wait for their own knowledge of events at sea until the sea commanders can report without jeopardy to the success their tasks.

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WHAT GERMANS BELIEVE

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The average

German thinks peace will come in the spring and that Hitler will be able to find a way for everyone concerned to save face.

He is convinced of the reasonable- ness and the truth of the Government's contention that its cause is just.

The situation in the Mediterranean has, if anything, been worsened by two incidents, the importance of which may be emphasised in the course of a few weeks. The first is the snub administered to the French Am- bassador by Count Ciano. The former called upon the Italian Foreign Minis- ter, and suggested: the possibility of resuming Franco-Italian talks for the purpose of endeavouring to arrive at a settlement of outstanding differ- ences, only to be told that the Count regretted that the moment was not opportune. A rebuff of that sort is not conducive to an improvement in the prevailing atmosphere, and can be party. taken as definitely tending toward He belleves implicitly that if the war. further deterioration of the general does continue Germany will win; that situation. The second incident was Marshal Goering's Air Corps is too hot the speech by Signor Francesco Giunta for the Allies, and that Germany's in which he forecast the spread of the submarines can whittle the British war until it becomes. a conflict be- Navy down.

He does not believe there will be fighting in the West.

He whispers cautiously that the army acts as a wholesome brake

on the

tween the "haves" and the "have He detests the Russian alliance, not nots," claiming that France had al- because of its political 'inconsistency, ways been hostile to Italy and that but because of the loss of face involved the traditional friendship between in the proud Reich's hookup with "an Great Britain and Italy was nothing inferior country and people." but a common place denied by history. The average German likes-Hitler, but and fact. The Italian Press campaign not with the affection he feels for the of last week having died down, it more human Goering. The womenfolk was thought that there would be some love Hitler, however, and this hold possibility of reaching a better un- that the Fuehrer has over the women derstanding with Italy. It now ap- of Germany is perhaps the most strik- pears that the Government of that ing and most important phenomenon country desires nothing of the sort, and of wartime morale and psychology. that high officials are contemplating He believes there is no likelihood the extension of the war, not through of revolution in Germany, regardless Allied: action but by that of other of any circumstances now forseeable.

There nations, such as Italy fighting, not for

three main perhaps Germany, but at her side. There will chances for a smash-up in German be very great" regret indeed if any, morale: Great slaughter of their sol- such development takes place, diers. America's entry into the war, especially after the endeavours which even if she threw only money, naval have been made to secure better re- and complete aviation resources into lationships between Great Britain, it. Prolonged, acute hunger. In the

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failed in the past is because the first Hunger and cold are placed last be- two nations have not been prepared

| to grant everything which the Italian maiss is a test of stamina and

of, which the Germans have Government häs' demanded.' Some of much, and because Germans have al- those demands cannot be granted even ways been used to the discipline of now, but there is much 'cause for mis- scanty cupboards by poverty and not understanding which 'could and should

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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 6, 1940

MARTIAL LAW IN

OSLO REGION

London, To-day.

ALLIED AND NORWEGIAN official circles are silent regarding the operations in Norway, and the only reports at present available come from Sweden.

The Oslo correspondent of a Swedish paper says that all Norwegians in the district surrounding the city are forbidden 'to go out of doors and after dark or to go near places where soldiers are sta- tioned.

SHARP CLASH

ON WESTERN FRONT

In Oslo itself, German efforts aim- ed at ingratiating the populace by the opening of cinemas and theatres have failed. The Norwegians show no signs of rejoicing because the invaders in- vited them to, and the best film in Oslo drew a "house" of only five people.

In many cases, the Norweglans all leave a restaurant as soon as a Ger- man party enters.

ITALIAN ANTI-ALLIED MARCH

Rome, To-day

> Details have reached here of an organised, anti-Alljdd demonstra, tion in Milan during the week- end by Italian students.

The students marched, through the streets shouting "Long Live. Germany," and "Death to France and: Britain."

They chalked on walls: Want Hitler In London Mussolini in Paris."--Reuter.

PIERLOT'S

WARNING

We and

Brussels, To-day. Belgium's determination to Paris, To-day.

The Oslo hospitals, the correspondent maintain her neutrality and There has been consider-

reports, contained a large number of able activity on the Western wounded and two trench-digging ma-independence was emphasis- Front during the past two or chines are hard at work outside the ed again by M. Pierlot, the Prime Minister, in a speech three days and further de-city digging graves.-Reuter.

at Charleroi. tails are now given of a Ger-

man attack in the Blys sector WOMAN PEAK

early on Friday morning.

After the usual artillery prepara- tion, some 300 Germans advanced on

RESIDENT

a front about a mile wide against MISSING

a small number of French outposts hidden in a wood.

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They were caught in heavy ar- A European woman, Miss