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COMMENTING ON Mr. Churchill's broadcast,

Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minis- ter of Labour, is taking energetic steps to find jobs for unemployed disabled ex-Servicemen of the last

The present Government rates

the New York Times" deals at some length with the warden

British strategy strongly commended by military experts of breaking up the German invasion beto sick workers with two years' fore it begins by "blasting at the docks, and sidings.contributions are: Males, 155.; along 1,000 miles of enemy coastline and destroying single women and widows, 12s.; ships and supplies that might bring an army to British shores.”

From a military standpoint nothing could be sounder (it says), than these coastal raids especially when they are combined with incessant attacks upon. industrial areas in the Ruhr and Rhineland and elsewhere inside Germany.

Bri-

Cities like Essen, Dortmund, occasions - on which the Cologne and Frankiurt have had tish were licked but did not know night after night of bombard-it.

married women, 10s.

Workers. insured through а friendly society usually receive a supplementary payment, apart from the State money; but, un- fortunately, despite higher living

costs, the war has actually coin- cided with reductions.

Very few societies now pay more than £1 a week inclusive. to men, with lower pro-rata pay- ments to women.

Contribution Losses; -

This is due to recent financial valuations having shown the pre- vious extra payments to be too high.

These funds come under GoVS -

ment for the past three months, If this is another one it does and the British claim to have not augur too well for the suc- Hestroyed.dil tanks, freight yards, cess of Herr Hitler's. redistribu- warehouses, and factories which tion of the world. Is it too supply the German war machine. fanciful to suggest that the Mar. We do not know the effect of shal's mouthpiece was revealing these nightly alarms upon Ger- his own subconscious uneasiness man civilians, but we do know concerning an adversary endow that women and children Have ed with that peculiat quality? had to be evacuated from wes- Even 10,000 bomb-loads a day. tern German cities to safe places are not much help against an ernment inspection periodically. in France or the Czech, "protec-enemy too obtuse to understand torate," and we can suspect that that he has been defeated; and Most societies have had consi-. factory production has been im- of what avail would be even derable losses through contributors paired in many parts of the double or treble the number if joining the forces. Many societies Reich. These have been systema- they falled to convince recipients guarantee free continued. mem- tic raids with, a definite purpose of the fact? Is it possible that bership to those on service, but in They offer a reassuring proof force is not after all supreme? any case the flow of money has so that, despite the raids on London, That here are people who, though decreased that hope of higher the British have not forgotten they can be killed with 1,000lb.- kness allowances is out of the that attack is the best defence bombs, cannot be taught by that ⚫estion. and that British air power still means to surrender? The idea has means to hurt the enemy. cannot be other than a disturb- The plight of sick workers is In another leading article the ing one in high quarters; and now critical, particularly married New York "Times" praises in the the disturbance is perhaps re men with domestic responsibill- highest terms the courage of the flected in the terror propaganda ties. The State benefits are a correspondents in England of including the talk about send flat rate, with no allowances for American newspapers, wirelessing 10,000 bombers a day over dependants or other considera- broadcasting systems, and other London, which 13 technically tions. newsgathering organisations. It nonsensical with which the says there are no crosses, "Vic-Nazis are now so badly trying to toria," "Military," or otherwise enhance the effect of the actual been frequent in recent years, for for them.

terror on the ground. But what various pensions schemes, but the Yet they have their rewards good is terror if it does not ter-compulsory sick scheme, instituted in the consciousness of duty well rorise?

in 1912, has been overlooked. done.. And they know that their ccinrades at home are proud of." them

Contempt For Germans

and

The anguished cries of the German Press

spokesmen over Great Britain's telling coun-} ter-attacks have aroused no sym- pathy but only cold contempt and derision, for Americans know only: too well what a slaughter of the innocent the Germans have been making in London. Thus

the

Contribution

increases have

CIVILIANS' COURAGE WILL BEAT NAZIS

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ONE COULD NOT exaggerate the importance "World Telegram" jeers at Goeb-of the British civilian during the next four weeks, bels's denunciation of the incen- writes Vernon Bartlett recently in the Manches- diary "leaves" which British bombers have been scattering ter Guardian." The present air-raids are the pre- over Germany.

an invasion, a new

As near as we can figure it lude to one of three things,

out (that newspaper says) Dr. peace offer, or a continuation of the war in condi- Goebbels's complaint is that the British missiles are so small. For, tions which Hitler himself must know will end in a on the same day that we read German defeat.

of these complaints we also read:

Germany has no time to lose "Nazi bomb burles 500 ̈ refugees ·

made if either of the first two is to be in London school house." "Lon- don museums and hospitals struck attempted because within a week by *bombs."

the people of London, like the "Many London: homes and shops were wrecked people of Madrid before them, by 500lb. bombs." Dr. Goebbels's will have adapted their lives to trouble is nostalgia. He is yearn the vexations of air-raids. ing for the good old days when England's raiding airmen drop ped nothing but pamphlets.

The New York "Sun" in a car- toon shows a perambulator on of top of a heap of wreckage buildings, with swarms of Ger- man aeroplanes overhead. and. The bombs bursting all around. caption of the picture is "Mill tary Objective."

British military experts have no fear of the results of an in- vasion, and Hitler can have few hopes of his peace offer.

U.S. Aid Assured

alone

British civilian," which

possible the Anglo- American agreement on Ameri- can destroyers and British At- lantio bases, are having their affect in the Far East. Japan was already discouraged by Germany from grabbing the Far Eastern spoils only placed

because within her grasp

the Germans are keeping the British so busy in Europe. Tokyo is now faced by the possibility of an Anglo-American understand- The attitude of the British civi- ing over the use of Singapore and

Russo-American lian will decide how long. we by

discussions de on the maintenance of Chinese must wait for the German feat. American help is assured independence, in the battle for Western Europe, At the beginning of the war it A British Failing

since the American people now seemed: probable that the Soviet realise how closely their fate is Government would support in The New York "Herald linked up with ours. The other Europe whichever country op- Tribune finds a grim humour in vital areas are the Mediter- peared to be on the losing side, the Germans bewilderment over ranean and the Far East. The since it desired neither a com the failure of the British to French Colonies in Africa; and plete Nazi victory nor a victory. realise that they ought to quit the Japanese Government in for Anglo-French "Imperialism. because, as one of Goering's aatel Tokyo are watching the news lites sald: yesterday, "they are from London with greater care already licked but don't know it than ever before. and likewise in the German The dispatch by the Vichy threat to dump 10,000 aeroplane Government of General Weg..

Since the collapse of France louds of bombs a day on London. gand to Africa is not likely to

check the revolt of free French Stalin has tended to support Hit- What odd quirk of the mind men against the Fetain polley of ler in his European ventures, but (this newspaper asks) could have surrender provided the British he has remained consistent in fed the Nazi propagandist him- can show that there is an alter his opppaltion to aggression self to repent what has for gen-native. One may, hope for, im- Hitler's friends, the Japanese. crations been one of Britain's portant developments in Africa It is now at last realised proudest boasts?"

within the next few days. London that the surest way of convincing the Russians that the

The Briton's inability to grasp the fact that he is beaten 19 proverbialy and the brightest pages of English history are those recording the occasions-the many

To Discourage Japan

The successes of the R.A.F. and the stubbornness of

Stalin's Attitude:

by

in

British are going to win is to

conjunction show.firmness, in with America, in our attitude to- thewards Japan.