1940-12-20 — Page 55

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1940

CHINA MAIL

-WINDSOR HOUSE

BRITAIN'S INCREASING SUPPORT

Some of the staunchest supporters of the aid-to- Britain movement in the United States are persons who formerly were either lukewarm or quite impar- tial in their attitude to ward the war. This alter-

Journey Across Europe

No one will be better pleased than the German soldiers if Hit- ler's plan for invading Britain is postponed indefnitely. Not from any love of Britain, but just be- cause they would like to stay alive.

among them in occupied Brittany 1 know, because I spent 19 days and in occupied Touraine.

I did not seek out the company of the Germans. That would not tenant in the Polish army, and have been healthy. I am a licu- with other Polish officers and men who had been with the French i

was trying to escape from Ger- man-occupied France to Britain in order to carry on our fight, I had to avoid the Germans.

But I saw and

I heard them,

ation in sentiment has been due to recognition of America's position in the world conflict. Recent re-and the peasants and the people 'cruits to the anti-Nazi in the chateau who hid us, who cause base their new posi-ve us food and helped us on our way, they all had tales to tell us tion on moral as well as of the German soldiers in their

villages. political grounds.