1941-09-23 — Page 39

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 23, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

HITLER CAN BE BEATEN

Three months ago, when gloom was a foot thick-after the fall of Crete, after the con- quest of Yugoslavia and Greece, after the reverses in North Africa-it was hard to get a hearing for the opinion that the great fundamentals of moral and material power still lay on Britain's side, and that Hitler would never win this war. To-day, with Germany's best troops deeply embroiled in Russia, a good many of the gloomy prophets of two months ago bave turned optimist. But the! new confidence which they radiate seems to be based on their belief that Hitler is paying, and will continue to pay, a tre- mendous price for his Russian gains. If Russian resistance should collapse | to-morrow a good many optimists would return to gloom again.

KIDV

ASHES IN THE MOUTH

How Nazis Plunder

A fresh reminder of

EVER since Goering invented his The object of these meals is to trade with Germany grew larger- some of the fundamental famous slogan "Guns or But- win over malcontents in the oc- and larger, the process continu- national finances factors on Britain's side ter the Nazis have consistently cupied territories in favour of the ing until their

used food as a political instru-occupying forces. As soon as the were reduced to chaos. This was authorities -wholly regardless of the ment. At a time when growing occupying

introduce the cue for Quislings, The Nazis | which they do did not buy up the next year's result of the German transport difficulties make it in food rationing,

possible to provide the population! soon after their arrival, a labour harvest-at most only an insigni- campaign in Russia with even their meagre "rations, recruiting campaign on behalf of ficant part of it. The result was!

deliberately with-Germany is launched among the disaster. comes from the Brook-food is often

held from them-for political working classes. The bait offered ings Institution, whose reasons.

is the higher ration of food ob- Food As Propaganda careful reports, on

In districts, for instance, with tainable in Germany. Workers are any

or mineral' industries

resources thereby urged to avoid gradual France was and still is being question, always

at home by volun-black-mailed by a threat to retain repay which are essential to the war starvation close study. The present effort the people receive issues of tarily escaping to forced labour French prisoners of war, or onl

supplementary unrationed food-in Germany. report, a pamphlet pub-stuffs, whenever discontent among lished under the title of the works ands expression in a diminished output. On the other "A Short War Through hand. the least sign of dissatis- Americana Industrial action in areas not important to Supremacy," is the work! war economy is visited by a rur-

ten

If the bait is den to release them in small driblets l'in exchange for concessions, France, one of the richest wheat- growing countries in Europe, is starving for lack of labourers to till the soil and because her seed is being carried off by the Ger- mans. Seed can be obtained from Morocco, but there can be no ade quate cultivation until the prison- ers are returned. French prison- ers of war are compelled to work in German felds.

By Joe Mercal

tallment of supplies.

in a applies of a French economist This treatment

to whole general way

districts, and industrialist, Louis but distinctions ure drawn he-

clined, reduced and, if even this different

of categories Marlio, for

years tween

fails to produce enough "volun- workers. The military, of course, chairman of the great receive the best rations, though teers," unemployment pay is cut no alternative International Aluminum here, too, a difference is made be- off, leaving men Cartel. It is M. Marlio's tween fighting troops and occupy- but to sign on for work in Ger-

ing forces. central thesis that Ger- The best-treated class of civi- many will lose the war be- lians are workers in the heavy industries and miners. The result cause she is already of this policy has been to create,

those

Bait For The Unemployed

is,

many.

Food is everywhere used by the

middle of March photographs ap- Germans as propaganda. In the peared in all the Belgian papers showing potatoes being unloaded in Antwerp. The German caption to these photographs was as fol lows: Germany sends food tu In the diplomatic field the Ger- Belgium.“ Oddly enough, Belgian

Food And “Maute Politique"

making it very difficult for farms

to earn a living. Germany, who is 100 per cent. self-supporting

On every occupation of a new only in regard to potatoes, had al-

Defensive Measures By The Czechs

Page

A sufficient quantity, of MILK daily is!

necessary for the

maintenance

health & energy

DAIRY

of

FARM

MILK

milk in its most beneficial form

It's Fresh from the Farm. It's still Fresh when you get it.

Pasteurised:

Certified T. B Free. Every boule individual -

ly sealed;

THESE FACTS MAKE.

of

DAIRY FARM MILK

within a community which operating at the peak of generally speaking, ill or under- mans appear in agricultural coun- potatoes were on sale at the same her industrial capacity fed. an "aristocracy of feeders," tries as purchasers, before they time at Aachen and Herbesthal (the phrase has been coined in proceed to overrun the country (on the German-Belgian frontier); and because she lacks Germany since the war began with their armies. The technique a fact which is not so odd when both the natural re- consisting of the pillars of Nazi of these purchases is both simple it is remembered that Belgium, sources and the techni-domination--the SA and SS and and effective. It worked success-short as she was of many toode upon whom the Nazis de-fully in Hungary, Rumania, Eul-stuffs, always produced a sur- cal and mechanical pend for the maintenance of their guria, and, almost, in Yugoslavia. plus of potatoes. The Belgians are means to match the war economy.

In all these countries law world: not deceived by this form of pro- prices were even before the war paganda. enormously superior pro- duction of guns and tanks and 'planes and ships that will come from country free meals are issued for ways to buy cereals, oil-seeds etc., Naturally, the inhabitants the United States. This the first few days from army kit- and, of course, tobacco, from the occupied territories are pro- chens. This charitable measure south-east Europe. If then Berlin tecting themselves against the use assertion he supports loudly advertised and people are planned the military conquest of of food as a weapon of war. For with data that should be told that the requisite food is sent any of these countries, economic these various countries: are pro

from Germany. In fact, however, experts were sent' on ahead,

ducers as well as consumers. In persuasive to the faint consists invariably of supplies. These gentlemen offered to buy Denmark pigs and cattle have

from reserves "requisitioned" hearted.

up the victims's whole surplus been slaughtered in secret om a stored up by the acoupied locall crops. For these surpluses the large scale; the meat was sold on He warns, however, that fes. As a rule, too, the local Nazis often paid prices above the the black markets of the towns, receive world level, not merely in order In the district of Iglau America ought not make authorities subsequently

fat bill for this "free feeding" of that agricultural goods, which (Bohemia) the Nazis were fated. the mistake of failing to their unemployed,

atherwise; might lack a market, with a strike by Czech cows: over, is decide whether she

could be sold en bloc. Before, the period during which German preparing for a short war ately for one war or the Economic. Minister of the coun- cows yielded 17,000 litres of mille, try concerned had time to give his Czech cows in the same arca pro- or a long war. For they other. Which is it to be? opinion about these German of duced only 10,000 litres.

fers, German wireless stations When: Baron von Neurath went cannot do both effectively. In this respect the situa- were already broadcasting Ger- on leave last December, he took at the same time: for tion would be more reas-many's generosity toward the poor with him to Germany no fewer example she cannot use suring if there was in Rumanian or Bulgarian farmer than twenty-seven cases of food. As a result, the Balkon Econo- This did not prevent him on His steel to build factories to Washington a board of mic Ministers were besought by return from publishing an article produce more steel a year higher strategy with no their agricultural interests to ac- in a new periodical "Bohemia_and cept these German offers: The deal Moravia," declaring that the Pro from now, and still have duties save to consider, suce, made, the Germans left the tectorate was dependent for food upon the Reich. This is true In as much steel for ships on the basis of the best bill unsettled...

The Balican government was so far as there is available in the and guns in t

the next evidence available, the obliged to pay its farmers, with Protectorate only what the Nazis out itself receiving the money do not remove. But the Czechs twelve months. She ought answers to large ques from Germany. The clearing no- ard on their guard. For food has to be planning deliber- tions of this kind.

counts of the Balkans countries in become an instrument of war,

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