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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 9, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

NIGHT IN THE INVADED LANDS

In the countries over- run by Hitler, held down by his soldiers and ruled

by his Gestapo, the days

are long and filled with problems of food, of liveli- hood, of continued exis- tence under the conquer- ог. But it is the nights' that are hardest. In the darkness cruel and deadly warfare still goes on. At night, especially toward morning, the Gestapo's spies carry out their house searches and lightning raids. At night Gestapo | victims undergo examina- tion and torture. At night men are taken to the con- centration camps.

But night is also an ally of the oppressed in their increasing struggle against the oppressor, a warfare in which knives, sticks, even bare fists directed by wits sharpen-

ed by desperation are the Though

weapons available

INDO- CHINA

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The Security

cartographers differ. and have always, whether all, a

the entire island into its defence

Zone

Re-

here that tion is general

the United States only

encouraged the British to withdraw as soon as against machine-guns. In part or any of Iceland is pro-

this government was ready with its expeditionary force. The fact. Belgium, Holland, Norway perly in the "map" of the Wes-

related by Iceland's Premier, that' and the so-called Protec-tern Hemisphere, Washington put

the British Minister conducted torates of Bohemia and

the '' book long ago. Iceland not only pher, Mr. Boggs, informed

the negotiations and voiced of Mussa-

President's attitude to the Pre- Moravia, which once were commands, it actually is, one of presentative Rogers

hemis-chusetts last June, is a variable.

mier ("he does not consider that he the heart of the sturdy those "outposts" of the

at phere to which the President has! The Northern and Southern hem- republic of Czechoslova-

alluded. Since Iceland ispheres can be precisely divid- can take this course except often

the invitation of the Iceland gov-" are ernment"), is taken as proof the. kia, German soldiers no in unfriendly hands would con-ed, he wrote, because they

the concepts"-one-half longer dare walk singly stitute a plain danger to the se-

British they curity of the Americas, and par- area of the earth with the North assumption is accurate. It seems through the streets at

Pole at the centre and the Equa-clear we told the Northern con- ticularly to the night. Supply trains are tinent, there was never any mili- tor forming a perfect line of de-could freely remove their guards marcation. They are "simple geo-as soon as they had arranged for the invitation to the United States stalled, or

metrical hemispheres," taking no

to replace them.

argument mysterious tary

errors in signals send it into the book.

against putting

Iceland has Because of that, been a part of the United States

base its

"exact

By-

Arthur Krock

This is the only way the plan them into collision; fac-

could have been carried out diplo- tories are put out of busi- defence map ever since the ad-

matically. The other method to ness by unexplained ministration began to

occupy Iceland without prev request, however agreeable tha failures in their lighting policy on two points: "One, that

might have been to the Iceland a chance exists German can win

authorities probably smacked systems. At the Skoda

the war in the Eastern Hemis-

much of imperialism to suit the this event armament works in Bohe-phere; two, that, in

administration. It would ho given the Axis propagandists the account of the distribution of mia the Germans have Germany plans to dominate

whole world. A military de-land and water, But cartogra- opportunity to assail the United

to

draw phers, geographers and political States as totalitarian in action

and democratic only in speech; been compelled to install fence map undertakes

on scientists have never agreed of the precise limits of the Western an elaborate night watch boundaries different to those

the cartographers if the plan of Hemisphere because each with sentry posts and

strategy requires it, and that is was dealing with different

itors. machine-guns.

what has happened in this case.

as

The Western Hemisphere, the State Department's geogra-

group fac-

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The same procedure, may not be followed if the administra tion decides to occupy other bas- tions of the hemiphere's security -the Cape Verdes, the Azores! THESE FACTS MAKE To Monroe the Western Hemis-and the French possessions in phere over which he flung his the Atlantic. That will depend The Czechs, who have

Doctrine was the New World on the mood of the governments endured centuries of Ger-

distinguished from old. Iceland, in which title to those islands is the Cape Verdes and Azores and vested. If the necessity arises, manic rule, are especially

probably even Greenland did not the President will doubtless prefer word for victory, and in belong to his concept of its eas invitations. But if these are not adept in devising new

The President the United States will not wait methods of dealing with Austria it becomes the tip has changed that. The dermident forthcoming, this passage indicates their Nazi rulers. It was of an arrow pointed was falling in with the military for them: "As Commander-in- viewpoint of his advisers, especi-Chief I have consequently issued ina orders to the Navy. that all neces- the Czechs who invented against the ruling power ally in the Navy, when

recent message he referred to the

steps be taken to insure ther the practice of painting and the initial letter of Cape Verdes and Azores as bas-safety of communications in the huge capital V's at night Verschwindet, a challenge tions of the security of the approaches between Iceland and on walls and fences to to quit. The Gestapo or recognised the independence of the seas between the United States confront the foe next ders out householders as Iceland, from the Danish govern and all other strategic outposts."

ment held captive by the Nazis. morning. This practice watch parties to prevent it was a logical step, opened by This can, probably does, mean has spread to the other its appearing and pun- the withdrawal of the British United States Naval escortage of protectors of Iceland, for the ships with British supplies at It could conquered territories. In ishes the watchers if they President to occupy: the Island, least as far as Iceland.

as the France and Belgium V fail, but again and again guard the westerly channels to mean escortage as far stands for "Victoire." In the "V" stares them in and from it and proclaim that Azores and Cape Verdes, and

Lone of the objectives of this ac occupation thereof.We the Netherlands it is the the face when daylight tion is to assure the continued proceeding stop by from the HONG KONG

Ger+ Hense-lend act as the. independence of Iceland. initial letter of the Dutch comes, as though ghostly

man threat grows and it is word for freedom. In hands had painted it. But the plan has been on paper worth noting that the step which Czechoslovakia it stands The hope of freedom will so long, and the details to execute occupied Iceland was forecast to it have been rehearsed by the informed: persons here at least for Vitezstvi, the Czech not down.

Navy so often, that the assump-four months ago.

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