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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 11, 1941

America Fears Hitler's Surprise Stroke

ADMINISTRATION leaders in Washing- ton believe that the next eight or 10 weeks will tell whether the United States will be plunged into actual warfare against the Axis because of President Roosevelt's unprecedented pro- gramme to "guarantee" à British victory.

Actually, it is war right now without any

·shots being fired and there is an alliance be- tween the United States and Britain without any seals or signatures.

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Chancellor Fitter. however, i

Use of American merchant knows just as Washington knows, ships through modiftention of the that the United States cannot de- | Neutrality Law to transport war hver an "avalanche“ of arms to supplies to the British Isles, Britain before six months OF year, and hence Chancellor Hitler may attempt a knockout blow at! Britain before United States 'planes, guns, ships and tanks conf be delivered in sufficient quan-sibilities, because

titles.

I found high Government off- cials acutely apprehensive lest 21 test of the British ability to star- vive comes before sufficient and arrives write, 21 correspon- dent Diplomatic, military and naval leaders told me they bel "Ve Britain will be able to turn back any German invasion,

One high offetal said the "odds on such a Nazi under'aking are easily 60 to 40 in Brita's favour.

"Total Destruction"

Those close to President Roose- velt fear that Chancellor Hitler's surprise stroke may be even worse than an invasion, that he may try to knock Britain out by "total destruction" from the air, for

3. Seizure and handing over toj Britain of foreign merchant ships now tied up in United States ports. All must be regarded as strong they offer relief of Britain's most urgen! :hipping needs.

Other Considerations

Sources close to the President believe Chancellor Hitler's anger will be tempered by such siderations as:

War

con-

Japan. Whether he can count upon the Japanese to enter the under the triple alliance. which contains the loophole that Japan is obligated to fight only in the event of "attack" by the Unit- ed States or other non-belliger- ents.

Hitler could feel sure of the So- Russia, Whether Chancellor

viets, who are at his back, whil meeting 2 new and powerful enemy in the west.

which Conventry and London

Italy. Whether war on the bombings may have been merely United States might prove to be

rehearsals.

This attack of "total destruc- tion, it is believed in the United States, may come after or simul- taneously with a German invasion of Ireland sometime in March.

in

the move needed to break down Italy's wobbly war machine,

France and Spain. Whether they might complete the already serious troubles between Germany and France and turn starving Spam from the Axis,

in

I can state on authority that the

There is deep conviction United States' new policy of "all

circles close to Mr. Roosevelt that out" aid to Britain is a direct re- sult of the explanations of the Chancellor Hitler will move cau- Under-Secretary of State. Mr.

tiously in taking the United States as a declared enemy and Sumner Welles.

that a year સકળ Rome. Paris, Berlin and London, Germany, for all her threats, is Mr. Welles came out of Germany likely to stand for a vast outpour- last year bearing what was tanta- mount to a blunt warning from Chancellor Hitler that if the Unit- ed Stales knew what was good for her, she would Beep her skirts clear of any entanglements such as uid for Britein.

ing of United States' aid to Bri- tain before she declares war,

OUTDOES

Hitler Sought "Peace" THE KAISER

5 MILLION MORE BATTLE-SUITS

Contracts have just been signed, states the Ministry of Sup- ply, for the largest single order for serge battle-dress placed since the war began- 5,000,000 blouses

and 6,000,000 trous- ers. Nearly 250 cloth- ing contractors, in England, Wales, Scot- land and Northern Ire- land, will be engaged on the work. The 9,000 miles of serge, taking 10,000 tons of wool required, will be manufactured by 150 firms. Nine thousand miles of lining materi- al will also be used. More than 200,000,- 000 brass buttons will be sewn on the uniforms.

CURATE

GASSED.

NURSE DEAD

and a nurse of 46 were together in When a 51-year-old clergymi a Bournemouth flatlet they failed to notice an

escape of gas. with the result that the nurse died and the clergyman became

scious.

Walton-

This

forwar! theory was put by the deputy corner, Mr. T. C. Thompson, at the inquest on the nurse, Miss Elsie J, Widgery, of Ardmore Rend, Parkstone. at Bournemouth when a verdict of accidental death was returned.

The coroner said that the jury would have gathered that the two That WOS the Unie of the

people were very occupied with "phoney war" and reports reach-

one another. It seemed to him ing Mr. Roosevelt, some purport- Sir Robert Vansittart, highly improbable that the tragedy edly originating from Reich Air Marshal Hermann Guering. that Chief Adviser to the For- was pre-arranged or that it was an attempt by of them to kill the The inquest had been adjourned The feelers B.B.C. overseas broadcast for the clergyman, the Rev. Eric even contended that Chancellor similarities between the Sherrin Tarrant, perpetual curate Hitler was willine step aside as!

Germany and of Wool Dorset, to give evidence, dictator if any equitable peace for Kaiser's Germany was wisable.

Hitler's Germany. He de- received medical certificates stat- ing that Mr. Tarrant's memory

Chancellor Hitler was in a mod eign Office, traced in a other. to negotiate peace. wer heard! time and again.

Mr. Welles, learned that Chan-scribed Nazism as an cellor Hiller was willing to nego-

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but the coroner said that he had

i had not recovered from the shock,

neace, but that following outcome and not an aber-j and that he was not in a fit state

the conquest of Poland the Fuchrer ration. wanted a victor's peace."

In private conversation with

President's Challenge

to travel.

Found On Bed

There was also a tray of tea things on the table which had not been used, and a kettle was on the gas ring with only a very little water in it. The taps of the gas ring and gas fire were turned on. Mr. Tarrant was only partially dressed,

"The Kaiser's speeches were es- Chancellor. Hitler, Mr. Welles lis-sentially the same as Hitler's," he

"Adolph, the clap-trap P.s. Butter, who forced an en- tened to the Fuehrer paint

a grim stated. word picture of German planes king, would have liked the flam- try into the fatlet, said that Miss of the imperial Widgery was on the bed dead and reaching beyond Europe, a pictureboyant flouristes

do-

Mr. Tarrant was on the floor. ranking the United States as a ri-barnstormer. 'The cry for a

There was a partly consumed wine of sherry and two val of Germany, whether or not minant race of nordic master-meni the United States entered. the war, was persistent. At that time it bottle

came from fanatics like Nietzche glasses which had been used, one and Treitschke; now. it comes from of the glasses being on the floux

was: the stem broken. mongrels like Hitler and Goebbels, Mr. Welles returned and Mr. "It must be realised that in. Po- Roosevelt flung down, the chal-land, for example, the Brazen lenge that there can be no recon- Horde is carrying out a policy, of cillation between the Axis "tyre racial extermination as systemat ny" and the Democratic "way

cally as Imperial Germany ex- life,"

terminated the Herreros. The tor- The barricade, had been thrown turers and assassing. and...exter- up but there had been no shooting.minators of the Gestapo are the In this race against time. to arm lineal descendants of that imperial Mr. Lewis Manning, for Mr. Britain. however, the United butcher bird, Gen, von: Tratha, Tarrant, said that his client's States undoubtedly will be com who in the Kaiser's heyday de brother, his wife and Mrs. Tar pelled to take bolder steps than uberately wiped out whole tribes rant's mother were present to give any disclosed, thus far. The Ad-

evidence" if necessary, in Africa. ministration's programme is being

"It might be that Mr. Tarrant pushed ahead on the principle that if shots are to be fired, it must be

would never remember what hap- pened on the' afternoon' in 'ques- Germany who fires the first one less conceit, their laughable melon, His meeting with Miss Wide What developments might drive galomania. But for this combi-gery was not a haphazard one Chancellor Hitler, to declare war?tion of conceit and megalomania She had been known to the fami- 1. Use of American warships Hitler would never have given for two or three years and was to convoy arms shipments across away so much of his game in Meina frequent visitor to Mr. Tarrant's the Atlantic,

"Other similarities between Kai- ser and Fuehrer are their bound

Kampt

home.

SEE AND TRY THE