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The United States as n whole has turned some of its attention from foreign affairs jand is looking in on itself— with some concern. Russian policies, the Prague coup, and President Truman's request for the return of selective service and the introduction of universal military training have caused most Americans to consider the state of their defences.

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THE CHINA, MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1940.

Hitler Suspicious

Of Goeving

March 9, 1943: We arrived at the Fuchrer's GHQ about 1.30 p.m. The Fuehrer is having lots of trouble, especially with the war 'In the air." He is thoroughly lis- satisfied with the measures Goer- ing has taken.

Unfortunately the uller failure

of the Luftwaffe has reduced Goering's prestigo will tho

Goebbels Diary

Tuchror tremendously, not only ended!"-this turn of speech keeps in this but also in other respects. Encurring more frequently now

That somewhat "` upsets" nư

plans for making him more con-with the Fuehrer, spicuous. The Fuadret, necord- With a certain bitterness he

Ing

to Speer, is rather unap- observes he must conduct it with. proachable at the moment as reBut once the war is over he wants the present corpa of generds. ards Goering.

At 2 p.m. the Fuchror came to withdraw more than ever from away from hit staff conference. military affairs and again devote He did seem tired, but otherwise himself to things that sult him appeared very active.

much more personally,

́i fimt xavd him a detailed re- port on Berlin. He listened with frest attention and concentration.

He is most deeply shocked at the infidelity of the generals. There Its no dependence on them.

I noticed Imthediately that he In the evening 3 dined with the was very suspicious of Goering. Fuchrer and Speer, The Fuelrer The Fuehrer's opinion about again briefed us on the general the generalst was untava trablo. war situation. He gave high They cheated him, he aal.praise to the courage and slugging wherever they could. Besides, ability of the SS divisions, they were uneducated. Their training had been generations.

If there were ever an attempt

| Order Greater Restraint In Reporting Air Raids

standatili, and the Germans have absolutely flabbergasted when I wrought gaother miracle. They told him almost 700 people-had have triumphed over the peril in been killed in. Berlin the East.

Nor did he know the full ex- I have given instructions for tent of the material damage to greater restraint in reporting air Berlin But he, too, now realiser ralds. We reveal too thuchi, and

thereby encourage the English to that the English air raids can be stopped only by, counter-terror. The English are very reserved sections and the homes of the One must strike in the residential

continue, their attacks.

about their own alr warfare. We have to date not been able to plutocracy.

March 20; In Tunisia, the

reach even. 60 per cent. accuracy French have proved exceptionally soldiers. They desert and

In estimating the effect of our

ralis on England, whereas the.

poor

English know almost everything are happy to be transported back about the results of their attacks to France, on Germany,

The American soldiers are con~

1 addressed the Berlin party sidered by our troops to be the sub-leaders on the duties now worst possible. They are simply

devolving on the party in Berlin, not cut out to be soldlers.

1 discussed especially the theind In the evening the Fuehrer of total war and its relation to arrived in Berlin. I was huppy the sort of proletarian cult of to find him 30 cheerful and

which there" has bóon evidences here and there,

they

to

the

health

It doesn't

I proposed to the Fuehrer that Is has happened, for instance, in future we should bomb not that well-dressed ladles have been slums but the residential sections insulted on the streets or in public of the plutocracy when making March 11: Last night's air raid conveyances on the ground that air raids on England.

were not living up

The Fuchyne agrees.

trial cities. It is, of course, very Luftwaffe, since it has remained difficult to make this clear to the completely in its old rut

Reprisals

a

wrong for jet a revolt in Berlin by foreign lua Munich was extremely heavy requirements of total war. That, pay.to atiačk harbours or 'indus- The debacle of the workers, the Fuchrer would send Again one asks: How long is of course, is arrant non sense. past winter, the Fuehrer explain his Leibstandarte to the capital; it to go on! If the English are in ed, was chiefly owing to the ut-would mke an example of them position night after night any conscious and planned cult of the fer failure of our

allies to do

Total war does not involve П

that would quench any other hot-rome German city, ase can easily primitive,

magine how Germany will look

their part. Now the front was hends' desire for such excesses. in order ogain:

We

a

be

he

Nuremberg Raid

Gentral

counter. effective:

putting a firewatcher on

air raid. That

B

·

The Fuchrer thinks this will begin, not I with a lack of supplies, out of manpower.

They have

The Fuehrer is pleased with my report that the Jews have for the most part been

evacuated from Berlin. The Jews will cer Jainly be the losera in this-war whatever happens.

What the Fuehrer telia ma about his health is none too good. He has stomach trouble, but Pro- lessor Morell has succeeded at.

him of pain and

bodily dirt.

April 9 It is claimed that central Tunisia is completely in the hands of our enemies. Their only problem is

is what to do with the numerous prisoners.

Their triumphant cries really yet on one's nerves, and unfortit nately they

they und not entirely with

out background and reason.

A report on the interrogations of American prisoners is really gruesome. These American hol- diers are human material, which enn in no way stand compurison with our people.

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Under no circumstances must it become a habit' to look upon The Fuehrer once more gave de-after about three months; unless The Fuehrer doesn't want to

We take

[overyone who wears p. torched see any more follies on the Eas-tailed expression to hla opinion of

has measures. the generals, for whom tern Front.

We have abandoned the idea of collar as a poor representative of

Our air reprisain cannot begin contempt. About Then the Fuehrer Invited me nothing but

overy the idea of total war,

for another five or six weeks. Into his air raid shelter where Keitel the Fuehrer can only laugh,

Not Meant

The Fuehrer doesn't krow had a four-hour discussion The Fuehrer is very angry about roof during an This led to widespread cries.

Soviet In private.

the behaviour of Field Marshal would cause too many casualties. Well merely have regular patrols

The fact that hair dyeing exactly how long the for more armaments, more First I completed

General Paulus. After the war he my report

vinces, but permitted in others, belleves that, once this colossus of the air raid wurden, men in uniform, and many on the Berlin air raid and gave is determined to make Paulus face of the houses under the direction forbidden to ladies in some pro. Jnlon can still hold out, but he the better-class Segins to toller, it will suffer an of those advocating prepared- the Fuehrer my views regarding a court-martial with all his

Unfortunately these wardens are has resulted in generals.

Indles travelling from one gau k

historie colapse. ness are being accused of air warfare in general.......

He criticised Goering with ex- The

not always very efficient. Fuchrer spoke sharp

in

treal hysteria. In a few instances traordinary sharpness.

gather that prominent army another for their beauty He had terms about the Impudence of

la ΠΟ this charge has substance, let his generals transport him prominent people and their wives. eers at home are criticising the ments. That, of course,

Fuehrer very much.

what is meant by total war, but it must be remembered into the realm of illusions,

He criticised especially the beha

In the evening Speer, Funk, and ¦ sustained such"Bipody losses dur- That is lowdown and disgusting. While his optimism was no vlour of Frau Lutze and to someone can only agree with

The Ley visited me. All three ΠΓΕ that it always takes drama, doubt

ng the past winter that they extremely valuable in extent that also of von Albben.

Fuchrer's opinion of the top off-ad that at present Goering'simply cannot stand them much even melodrama, to persuade limes of crisis, it hiso carily trop, who acted

position with the Fuehrer is nol t

Juriger. Congress

the Inst air fully dur-cers. They aren't worth a hoot. to move at any made him a victim of wishingwith regard to the Jewish ques- Berlin has led to a

ruid in Berlin,

The evacuation of Jews from very strong one, thinking.

Funk is alarmed lest the now number of speed greater than dead-slow.

tion, le specifically ordered me te untoward happenings.

tax decrees lead to complete ex What is now forgotten is

Not Equal make Berlin entirely free of Jews. Unfortunately

of tinction of private number

enterprise that for three years the heads

I shall see to it that there is no Jews and Jewesses from privileged This must not be allowed, Field-Marstal General Sperrie. concubinage between Berlin Jew marriages were of the American armed forces In France, was not equal to his and foreign workers.

อด arrested. If, after earning a certain in have been pleading vainly task. Like all alt force generals

Because of the short-sighted beha-come, people must give up 12

the form with Congress for some form | he had withrawn to a castle and

viour of industrialists who warn per cent. of it in ed the Jews in time, we failed to taxes, as hus actually happened li of universal military training. was there leading the life of

certain cases, no one will want t: The loss of Czechoslovakia England probably didn't interest ybarlle. Air warfare against

lay our hands on about 4,000.

the mecivor They are now wandering about work hard or exert from the democratic world kim much more than,

In the course of the evening we Berlin without homes, not regla- but will only do what is absolutelsenst in say, an received the news that Nuremberg fered with the police, and natur-necessary. aroused popular recognition excellent luncheon or dinner. had suffered a heavy air raid

We all agreed that parents wi of how serious was the de- Naturally the Fuehrer will The Fuchrer is very much wor-ally quite a public danger.

I ordered the police to round a higher social standard who have under no circumstances, let terioration of American mili-warfare continue in a slipshod The Fucher ordered

fried about the fate of this city; these Jewn up as quickly as prac-many children must be accordes greater tax exemption thar tary strength. The iron was way as hitherto,

hitherto. hot, and in turn the Presi- whatever happens that British talk about the air war.

The Fuchrer is going to see to Bodenschatz to be pulled out of Jeable,

and gave him a very serious Can't Be Squeemish At present, the only parents of dent, the Secretary of lerror will be answered by terror

The arrest of "privileged" Jews large families who benefit in this Defence, Mr. Forrestal, and from our side. To make

Hu had been with. Goering, and and Jewesses caused terrific way come from the lower sociu that on the Fuehrer's order had in commotion, especially in the heads of the armed ser possible everything must

artistic classes,

Later news reached us of an- vices struck it resoundingly.craped together from the Luft-fed him of the grave anxiety circles, since these mutriages ars

that can possibly be col the development of air raids is

other exceedingly heavy air raid still prevalent among actors. Charges of hysteria cannot seted.

causing, the Fuehrer.

Goering

But I can't be squeamish about on Essen. This time the Krups be levelled against them. In place of Sperrie he wants now knows that it is the eleventh them. If a German still finds it plant has been hard hit..

Mr. Forrestal has present- to send to France a young. cap-hour for him

possible to live with a Jowess as Twenty-five major fres were able officer who is to have no The Fuehrer is cortainly

exhis legal wife, that's Д ed Congress with a supple other task save that of carrying tremtly dissatisfied with the pre-against him, and it's out of Air warfare is at, present out point raging on the grounds of the plant. mentary Defence Budget of on air warfare against England sent situation.

place to be too sentimental about greatest worry.... £750 million which would so systematically

This midnight discussion and unyield-

de this question in wartime,

Things almply cannot go full-sized that the English will ingly finance an increase of 350,000 longer relish troubling us every Speer and I had a hard time calm- ordered Goering back from Rome that Goering will now do some

no veloped into a

row. March 12: The Fuchrer has like this.

It is to be expected men in the statutory strength night.

ing things down some what. This because of the constant increase in thing decisive. of the armed forces, the re- The Fuchrer is very angry at was where our new friendship the number of English air raids on vival of selective service, the the Italians because they Brewith Goering stood is first fest.

the Reich doing nothing. introduction

March 19; On the way to Ber- universal

It is a good thing that Rommel, March 16: It is quite interest- They are no good for then we received news of an air training, and allow an imme-Eustern Front: they are no good raid niert in Berlin. A couple of too, is to be at G.H.Q, during the ing to note that, wherever the

Field-Marshal General Milch diate start of new aircraft for North Africa; they are

English-and-the-Americans go, good for submarine

no Mosquito planes managed to get Fuchrer's talk with Goering. procurement.

He gave a report about Tunisia their first get is that of rescinds (second to Goering in the Luft-------- warfare; through to the capital, In turn the they aren't any good even

wafte) spoke in terms of sharpest which pleased the Fuehrer treing the for The alert lusted for more than mendously, Rommel again holds Administration has stopped anti-aircraft at home.

restrictions against Jews criticism about the Reich Marshal Jan hour. That shows how very ni

It proves

that in London, as the further sales of war The Fuehror is right in asking inferior we are in the English in

cards.

having let technical research in Hump

talk with the Fuehrer went well as in Washington, the Jews (Goering). He blames him for why they are in the war any the air. They are constantly sit of oder with the the two are playing a decisive role, even the German Luliwaffe ran down plants and recommended a

though behind the further expansion of the Air

ting on our necks, Production for the Luftwaffe it is simply maddening that a the Fuehrer, Goering, and Rom- there was a conference between

The Marshal, ho The dropping of forged food-said, had

completely. Force and' of shipping fact-should, again be reduced to sim- great Power that once enjoyed air nol, during which the question off ration cards from English planes, had gone to sleep on the litics.

ple principles. There has been superiority over all Europe

Jaurela lot of trouble. The 1939 and 1040.

won by the Luftwaffe in can reinforcements for Tunis was also use of forged food-ration

is causing too much experimenting.

cards This is hardly hysteria, but Goering's Illusions have had now be annoyed by such pinpricks discussed.

The worst factor of all had in it is essential military sup-evil results.

It was agreed for the present will be punished severely, in cer- his opinion, been the part played Goering likes to hear things

Regarding Tunisia, the English

by General Udet (who had com- which the United States is

circumstances, boon companions won't tell him

Jdicated completely.

ful

He had

of units. committed.

committed Congressional anything unpleasant: That re-

We ought soon to make up our theme of public discussion: Abentrop avoids decision by simply

where prospects for enactment of fers not only to the Luftwaffe minds whether we can and want number of specific questions are not being

hion on a scule to be be found. ha can nd commemorated by history, this programme are

Hself, but especially to the dam Halfway measures simply won't do parlours for the ladite. Thts") vasion

actually, to hold. Tunis at the age done by the English.

March 17: The theme of in- not debated, especially that of beauty

Is moment good.

· In Milch's opinion if will not being drain

given be possible. for us: in the future.

play a curiously important role, greater emphasis (abroad). We showing against the English, be- to make any sort of Always. Minimised

The English plutocrasy has especially in the large cities, Trieste, Moves

must under no circumstances give tore November, and we shall not turned against Cripps because of Perhaps one must not be too any Impression of weakness, even be able really to pay them buck This is always minimised to his pro-Bolshevik speeches.

strict about them.

though our troop reserves in the in and until next spring. Gearing and never presented in its Because of our well-planned The dramatic move by Bri-fall. extent. The Fuehrer blazes campaign, anti-Bolsheviou is, the

West are at present very weak Unt then the English can lay : 250,-

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we are still running a dan-a large part of the Reich in ruins 400,- States in proposing to the entourage of the Roleri Marshal, the enemy camp today,

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families way. Milch regards our situ Russian. and Italian Govern-

Rituation ere bombed out in mid- in the air as very serious. 200.-ments that the Frea Territory bringing us into the extremely

on straw. Conditions the Fuehrer can't continue. A Fuehrer, decre admonishes expressed himself in the most angry about the Luftwaffe. Ho prominent persons

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even by death.

One has the impression one is dealing with a herd of savages, onThe Americans are coming to that really makes you shake your Europe with a spiritual emptiness head. They are uneducated and know nothing.

Goering Blamed

port for the foreign policy to that are pleasant. That's why. his claim that Rommel has now been that Tunis, is to be held under attain cascion. Office, lacks clearmitted suicide, in 1941),

Total war is still the principal and oral leadership. Rib-

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it approximates to much the conception of air warfare same thing.

In view of his general, state of Russia is likely to be mind I thought it inopportune, to violently opposed to the introduce the question

political, leadership, or Gosting move,particularly as through-

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I made complaint about a num out the negotiation of the ber of Balchalciters and Gaulei peace treaty, the Russian ters, whose standard of living is delegate claimed the maxi- very much qit of jupe with, the mum territory for the Yugo times,

The Fuehrer had heard abouf slavs up to a line much this, too. He is going, to forbid further west than the actual hunting for, the airson: df, the free territory.

war, add the use of alcohol at any Yugoslav reaction is also Thi principle only a one-course events sponsored: by the party. likely, to be violent, but whe-meal is to be served. ther Marshal Tito will at- The Fushror is absolutely in the tempt to go further than mere dark about the number of reseryos verbal protest will depend on disposal, Eibar Zuchter ventured. the Barneviks til have. At their the instructions he receives the opinion that it was no means from Moscow.

impossible, that they might col- lapse sogner. or ***The Fuehrer "became "exception. |ally open-hearted, and, personal at

the en toil our d hiden absolutely nathing from me. Intimate talks like that really strengthen one a heart,N

ROUBLING UP

Blockholm, Apr. 8. The Swedish Minister of the Interior: Jodas asked the Swedish Parliament tơ"double the funds. for counter espionaga) Fin view of

---The matey: "Involved," amount":"adid fig.194.00pg.000 kroner will be

police, If was

CARNIVAL

or

March 18: The Bolshevik steam roller has been, brought to

Steam Roller

and

aerous risk.

In Duisburg certain

Who

By Dick Turnor December of last year are still Milch confirmed reports

WEVE

money

like that

sayere. I was able to press home

arguments.

my

that

exceedingly

Claims. Accurate...

Apeli 10: The English, haye

A number of prominent State issued pomppus com antiques about

andt Party figures, are involved in their, air, faids, and, the stump go

thering

trial, Including caused. Their claims on tha

Hier

arc accurate.

servito:in the

Rust, Darro, and overtone alarminck

Dr.

as well.

It

der as

Brauchitsch and Ray+

imply scandalous that We arrived in Fasan. Beforu. T such outstanding men Abould a.m.

sabotage our war effort in this foot becauent in the hotel on

possible I shall not, in

This city circumstan-

way.

any

ces, permit any corruption which ejdangers the war effort.

U-Boat Attacks March 18: Our strongest coun- for-weapon to English air „war- „ftro "fa- our' submarind.” I'ˇbe~!

driving is quite im In many parts of

snust, for the most part be. written sit completely.. Buliding experts ostimule. That it will taka

yeats to repair twelve years

the damage.

I believe Essen is the city bit

of all by Engilsh-raide construclis:1 or boinapipot

libvs it, indife the that is sel

least de heavy shelters is the most immediate

wounds on England"

Keitel, is an absplyte

completely at the

is a locamollye that has run out raids. All the

of fuel, pumutite "That steam, the Luftwaffe and. I and then

appointcoat with

that perfectly

air warfare, fully aware of the

vill

21 Said a short vi where I was recély |Bohlen: Old ma 172 years old,” La“

Youps Behi

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