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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE.

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NEW DOUBTS IN GERMANY

The renewed and inten- sified bombing of German cities is plainly having a psychological as well as a material effect. The people did not expect it. The war was to be kept far away from them. Goering himself promised the Ruhr: "You will not; be exposed to a single! enemy bomb from enemy aircraft"; and a few nights ago, British raiders caused a fire a mile and a half long in and around! the Krupp armament works at Essen, while other aircraft produced |

·large fires in Berlin.

Gates

PACIFIC

GETTING ON THE NERVES

Hitler's Idea Of Diplomacy

There are other factors in Germany's uneasiness. The Germans know now! that they have not a friend left in the world. Japan "cooperates," but only in the degree that cooperation seems to be to Japan's advantage. Whatever the Fascist Gov- ernment of Italy may do, the Italian people dislike Germany with an inten- sity never before equalled.] The French people, help- less as they are under the German heel. remain strongly pro-British. In Denmark, which was to be made

the key to a showpiece of

Hitler's character is that pas- German generosity, the

sage in Mein Kampf in which he

When occupying forces receive says that the bigger the lie the

Hitler brought off his better chance it has of deceiving

Rhineland coup in 1936 he could, the cold shoulder. It is the masses. Deceit is fundamental

probably have achieved his main "a land of ice," the sol- to Hitlers' methods and his Hitler's statecraft seems to me to station German garrisons in the The next outstanding feature of purpose--which was the right to parent sincerity is the most mis- diers complain. The

leading thing about him. When I be that he appeals to the baser Rhine provinces-by diplomacy.

Germany I listened to instincts of men and nations, But ordinary populace has even adopt- was in

diplomatic many of his speeches, and the im- never to the best. He rests his negotiation has never been to the ed a little red, white and mediate impression that they made appeal on greed, ambitions, envy; taste of Hitler. He saw the chance blue emblem with the let-upon me was one of burning on the lust of conquest, on the of a dramatic coup, which would of triumphing over others. not go quite far enough to rouse ters D KS (Den Kolde sincerity. Yet we now know for joy

certain that much of what he In General Smuts' striking phrase, military action against him—and

for the said was completely insincere.

diplomatic protests he cared nothing. His public were delighted at his success. Hg cash- ed-in on it with a plebiscite, and won the first of those 99 per cent. majorities which became. · a re- gular gesture .of his so-called general elections.

always think that

His

Skulder) to keep its atti-

conversation makes the tude at zero temperature.

same impression of sincerity. Hit- In other conquered and ler nearly always keeps his real the back of his ravaged lands increasing thought well in

mind. He often speaks the truth,

weak, hitting out hard as soon as he felt strong enough. He has put his faith in armies and at the same time soothed his stronger opponents with a constant flow of emotional talk about peace,

By Captain

sabotage and constant but never the whole truth. He A. L. Kennedy

guerilla, attacks tell the

NEW SHIPS

in conviction alone. And he knows that his own movement was built up on force.