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Battle Of Babel

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WAR no significant as that being fought on the Western Front is being waged on the wire- less. It is literally a war of words, and in the end its effects may be even more, profound than those of the battles fought on land, on sea, and in the air.

"Poron gas" *** MADE BY DANITO

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like a bit of comfort

by Stuart Fletcher

SCANDALISED a policeman the other day.

From Britain come the voices of its announcers, calm, cultured, unemotional-perhaps too much Hо, Buy some crities-telling the unvarnished truth to the world.

It was in Oxford Circus. I was carrying a suitcase From German stations the world, hears the impassioned, theatrical) which, whatever any mathema- tician likes to say, welghed five tones of the Nazi announcers, so anxious to make Germany look tons. I asked the policeman for

the nearest cloakroom, innocent-before-the condemning

told me.

evering enjoying the miraculo. twilight which, in peace-time. London's street lights completely ruin, I was startled but not sur prised to read a neat little notice fixed into the ground near a cap- live ballson.

It had been printed in bold ink- strokes on a white oblong of card- he-board, and it read: The public is

requested not to feed the Bllaps.

That made me happy for a whole evening, and I went back to my big

world court that they deny allega-At Paddington-Station, tions even before they are made "Oh dear," I said, with com- against them. And, perhaps most mendable moderation. "What significant of all, the "German a nuisance this war is!" Freedom Station," calling upon The policeman stiffened vis- "Sir," he reproved me, the German people to overthrow ibly, the tyrants who are repressing" there is a great many what is them.

suffering worse than that."

How true, yet for every stogle person who is being bombed or enduring trench bayoneted fever and all the other idiotic atrocities of war, there must be thousands who are going round saying "Oh dear." or words to that effect, because their little private comforts are being interfered with.

Every warring nation is mobilis- ing its wireless propaganda resources as rapidly as it is its industrial assets to enrry on the From Britain is broadcast the truth in many languages and with perfect accent. In this respect the Allies have

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where the silence and house, the darkness are far more oppres- sive than the

the most outrageous noises made in peace-time by my angularly lively daughters, feeling that the war (on the civilian front) had ito compensations.

Someone else, a little previously perhaps, but prophesying quite accurately, had fixed a similar notice to one of the air-raid dug-

outs in the Park.

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This one read: "House Full."

MISS my evacuated family a lot.

man Sociallats, exiled Austrians, and Czecha who have been lucky enough to escape from the clutches

One of the joys of family life OU see, life is made up of of Hitler and the Gestapo are telling.

ttle comforts like reading is coming down late to breakfast, It their people the truth about: this

is led up to by a whole chain of lamps in trains, cloakrooms, #SHOGUNGOR000 | war of aggression,

street lights, doors that are pieces anticipatory delights-the clatter It has been suggested that Britain or wood that you push open instead of other people getting up while should employ more and more of of strange garment-like materials you blissfully ile on in a half-doze; these speakers, and get some of

that you fumble with, washing up the violent entry into your bed of them to write messages for pro- that gets done by someone else a three-year-old paganda leaflets. Among these instead of getting left for yourself humanity who pulls your hair and exiles are some of the most brilliant, scientific and literary men of post- war Germany.

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Without a doubt the most re- markable stalion at present adding its quota to the war of the wireless la the "German Freedom Station." which so far has defied its enemies. Those who risk their lives to get over the truth to the German people in this way are heroes of the first water. If caught, death would be their reward.

Not long ago an opponent of the Nazi regime began broadcasting similar messagea from a forest Just over the Czecho-Slovakian bor- der. It was just previous to the time when Hitler's legions occupied country, One night three fanatical young Nazis, together with

tho

to do.

Yet, there's something about this war..... I WA

was talking a day or two ago with a Pollab airman who was one of the very last people to escape from devastated Warsaw.

He

was in seventeen Warsaw air-

. ralda, and this is what struck him Two types of goa-masks mast: were issued to the public-a bag- pipe-looking military type claimed to be very efficient, and a more old- fashioned kind solidly fashioned of WOOD.

At first everyone tried to get the better kind, but after a few raids it was the soild type of gas-niask which people were after. And do Because they you know why? could sit on them! They wanted

n woman, dashed across the frontier a bit of comfort even at the death.

in a powerful car, murdered the announcer, and managed to get back into Germany. No steps - word taken to arrest the criminals.

The

by

"Put an end to the senseless and criminal war into which we have been plunged by Itler Soldier do not light at the front, but direct your arms against the culprits."

Voicu

Ib** drowned deliberate Interference, but it come again:-Workers, every gun you maka in the factories will help pr long the war Sabotage the pro duction of arms and you will help our fight for freedom dignity, and peace,

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¡VERYBODY likes, a bit of creature comfort. That's why Ilike our barrage balloons. They look so happy, so prosperous, so distended with the kind of well- boing that afflicts elderly gentle-

good lunch. men after A

As they rool a lttle helplessly. In the breeze they inspire the same sort of affectionate toleration that Wo hil.

fl feel for the amiable runkard.

Walking in Hyde Park the other:

morsel DI

atforms you, with manifest un truth that she caught a, rabbi yesterday; then titivating odour which creep upstairs like St Anthony's temptresses; then th Jingle of spoons and forks; ther the final descent to a family which has long since given up belar scandalised and is actually glac that you are only as late na you are and no later.

But coming down late to a break- fast that you have not to cook wulf is awful. I've given up brantfast.

I've

Invented

A theory that breakfast is an unnecessary meal

that people eat too much, and that Tasting till lunch-time produces a sane mind in a sound body.

But I get awfully hungry about ten o'clock,

M

Y family with that pecu- Har lack of discriminatior which you meet in young children and old ladies misses mi 100.

My eldest daughter who, at the age of nine, has started thinking things out a bit was puzzled the other day because near her evacua- tion spot she saw some childrer complete with father.

Why couldn't she have he Daddy too, she wanted to know. I was explained that this Daddy happened to earn his living in th country while her own had to wir his (and her)

bread in London.

Bolving the "I know," she said,

HIIM instantly.

problem insta

mus The

come and work down here. Co-op.-I saw a notice in the

otrand-boy." window-want an

So if my name disappears from this paper you'll know what's hap-

pened. The pull of family comfort will have proved too strong for me and I shall have gone off to be an errand-boy.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

do mis Wilbur since we broke our engagemont-1. keep

thinking of things to say to him that would bườn him up!”!

LIES

Hitler's Long Knife

FFI set out to choose a villain for penny dreadful" I would pick on Dr. Frank, Nazi Reich Minister of Justice, who has just been appointed Governor-General for the Polish territories occupied by Germany.

The man who will now administer Itier's terror over the Poles is the Ideal combination of Prussian impu- donca and American Gangsterdam; which make up Nazism

This is not a far-fetched comparison because Dr. Frank started out as criminal lawyer in Berlin's East End. Only when the Nazi party in its most Plotous perlod provided most of the murderers. law-breakers, and plain gangsters in prettier Germany did young Dr. Prank switch over to palities. He specialised in political murders and

by other crimes committed members of the Nazi party,

Frank defended his Nazi clients very ably. He is a good orator, and he has Immacu- a certain personal appeal.

withi lately...drested, clean shaven. straight, dark hair brushéil "back," he looks almost a gentleman,”.

When Hitler came into power Prank was first made Commissar for Justice in Bavaria, and later Bavarian Minis- ter of Justice. Soon he gained for himself a reputation as the first Nasl lender to shock the world.

That was when the Reichstag, under Hitler, still contained Socialist M.P.8.

debate, Frank, preferring. During a force to argument, thrust. President- Locbe, one of Germany's most 'dizin- gulshod Parliamentarians, from his seat and took his place. The scene created a senaation.

Then Franic ventured out toto the- Reld of international politics. To the the Austrian Nazla with

whom Austrian Government was then en- gaged in a deadly struggle, he sent out messages of encouragement. Next he decided to go to Vienna himæli "to attend à Jurists gathering."

The Austrinu Government, through ita Ambassador, explained in Berlin that Frank's visit would not be ap- preciated, and politely asked whether the turbulent Nazi Minister could not stay at home.

But that did not stop Frank.

I shall never forget the hour of his arrival. The Austrian Nazle decided on a demonstration of welcome. The Austrian Government, on the other hand, had prepared a different recep tion for Frank.

As soon as lie stopped from his plane at the Vienna aerodrome, a high. Aus- trian police odolal met him and ex pressed to him the Austrian Govern bis visit was ment's opinion that highty unwelcome and was regarded as very inopportune."

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Frank blushed; then all colour lett his face. But he rallied, and with an angry gesture stepped to his car,

Since that day ha has been used by Itiller as an agent-provocateur. Ho sent out messages to illegal Nazi everywhere, Ho threatened parties Governments of weak Blates with Hitler-or destruction.

To coined the phrase of the "long knife, with which Jows and other" enemies of Naniam would bo kliled. Bince then he has been known as the -Long Kalfe" of the Nazi Party.

It goes without saying that 1938-39, the "Nazi Year of Action," found him prominent in the international Beld, Again be attended Jürints' Congresses, Arst in Budetenland; then in Danzig. On both occasiona he was provocative, rude. Everywhere he encouraged the Nazi rebels.`-

He made his last speech in Zoppot, in Danzig carritory: "Poland is lost," he Bald.

I am afraid it is while Dr. Frank is Hitler'a Governor there.

WILLI PRISCHAUMIL