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The Three Arrows once : stood for Demo- cracy in Germany. They could do so again. This article suggests that we should adopt this symbol for co-operation with all international anti-Hitler forces.

NEUTRAL travellor in war- time Germany has reported thal he saw one morning on the brick walls of a Dusseldorf fac- tory three arrows scrawled in chalk. They were three parallel arrows, equal in length, pointing downwards from right to left.

Eight years ago that sign was as well known in Germany as the Nazi Swastika. It was the one symbol which might have defented the Swastika.

Eight years ago there was still HONGKONG Hotel hope in Germany. The three MEKLERADAAarrows were the outward sign of the rising. temper of all classes against the powerful and Stubbs Rd. irresponsible gangsterdom

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It was the last throw of the German Socialist movement and it nearly came off,

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the first arrow stand for "No Surrender and no Compromise with Fascism anywhere"; the second for "People before Property," and the third for "World beyond War," we would have three simple and honour- able aims which must appeal, not only to our own masses, but to the masses of German work- ers and liberals and Catholics who hate and loathe Hitler, but who dare not oppose him be-

· cause they - witness, as yet, -no- cause with appeal strong enough to supplant him.

Look ahead a step. Assume that we in England have nc- cepted those three broad planks to our platform. How could we use them? Primarily for pro- paganda-but how? Let us, to start with, paint them on the wings of our bombers.

To-day the German Rhineland Even in 1932 it was clear as that every decent German felt workers sec bombers with the daylight to the rank and file for the whole ramshackle Hitler three circles of Britain on their democrats in Germany whither movement was that it came too wings. They may be anti- Nazidom was leading. And they knew the Nazis could only late. Its fate was the fate of Hitler, but in war it is human all those countries that too late nature for them to be Germans be fought with their own

resolved to defy Nazism-it was first. Each time a British bom- weapons.

least be many they must at So it was that by July eight beaten up. The Brown-shirts ber is brought down over Ger-

thankful. Up till the opening of 1932 years ago one could not travel bad the machine-guns.

But the arrows are still being no organised opposition threa- in Germany without seeing in tened Hitler. Each party in the every street of every town some chalked up on the walls of that

form of that simple and power- Dusseldorf factory - and Reichstag had for many years

there, why not on many others? Ti preds. "Special to the Telegraph boasted its own colours and its ful emblem-the three arrows.

Those arrows are still cherished Some even or- They were chalked on the is used by the "longkong Telegraph to own insignia. nesta pows which is strictly-copyright ganised small scale corps of pavements, and worn in button in Germany by brave men who under the provisions of the Telecommuni- political shock troops-but they holes; small paper arrows taking have not forgotten.

Does this not suggest any bears the indication "Up" is received in were little more than chuckers- up no more space than a visiting

card would be found lying on thing to us who are now fight- Hongliong on the date of publication by out for their meetings.

Then in a quiet, working-class doorsteps, in the road, on bus ing Hitler with every ounce of suburb of Berlin an ex-soldier,

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CHRISTMAS, 1940

THE second Christmas of the

thin and spectacled, planned a By

rival force to the Nazi Storm

Paul Reilly

stand?

if

has

Us

But imagine what would be their feelings if they saw their our bombers' wings. The war own three arrows blazoned on would change for them. It would not be Britain against Germany-but Britain' and the old Germany they loved against

new Hitler and the

Germany they are forced to accept.

Then in France what would. these three arrows of inter- Troups. His name was Max seats and on the tables in the our resources? Does it not

national anti-Fascism stand Holtermann and he gave. the beer halls.

show us who in Germany could title "Iron Front" to, his still

and would be our allies if only for? For those three historic unorganised body of devoted Thirty million paper, arrows

seen fit to discard-Liberty. European war finds the world anti-Nazis. They adopted the were stamped out; many were they felt sure that we English principles which Petain

would speak to them in a lan- Equality and Fraternity. Let ill-attuned for the proper cele-sign of the three arrows (Drei gummel and stuck on shop bration of this festival which, Pfeiler) as their badge and the windows, on motor-cars and guage, they know and under- all our leaflets and propaganda

Rubber shoes

to France bear that stamp. And according to the Christian tench. simple slogan "Freedom" (Frei- railway trains.

Heaven knows how many over other countries let were soled with the impression ings, should be a time of re-heit) for their greeting."

of the three arrows small people in England are waiting, proudly proclaim that we stand dedication in the cause of peace

pennant flags on bicycles and for some move from our side to for, three just precepts at which and goodwill, Modern war's

hanging banners in the streets give just a little encouragement no civilised man can cavil. most fiendish savagery has been

By July, 1932, every section of carried the three silver arrows to the anti-Ilitler forces in

The time will come later when Germany, some definition of our the details of the new world let loose in the past months, the working-class movement had on a red field.

rallied to this new opposition.

aims besides victory and the making tine mockery of the

Its meetings were addressed by

And together with the arrows jiberation of subjected nations, order will be proposed--but let us at first accept in brand out- world's annual plea for kindly speakers of widely different went a new fearlessness among Here in the three arrows of line the three basic principles brotherhood, and providing the parties but they all had one the ordinary, decent citizens of cynics with unlimited opportuni- thing in common-hatred of Germany. The Freiheit greet democratic Germany we have of "No Surrender," "People ties-for-jeering-at-ethical-ideals-Fascism The Iron Front be- ing was exchanged as freely and the symbol of unity and com- before Properly," and "World came the first effective Popular Proudly as the Heil-Hitler And-mon-cause-that-is-needed to con- beyond War. When we have we are done that and have offered an Nevertheless, so firmly rooted Front movement in the post man for man the Iron Front was vince the world that are the Christmastide concep. war world; Liberals, Catholics, a finer army than the numeric fighting this war under a wider equal partnership in victory to all anti-Fascists of whatever tions of benevolence and charity. Socialists and even Communists ally superior battalions of the banner than the Union Jack.

If we in England adopted the race, we can look forward to a.. that even though two-thirds of wore the three arrows. But its Nazi Storm Troopers.

The tragedy of this eleventh- Three Arrows as our battle speedier end to this war and a the world be beset with armed German ex-Servicemen..

backbone was found among the

hour expression of the loathing standard; if we were to make juster peace after it is over. strife and ill-will, it is possible to believe that the cherished traditions of this festival will not be completely obliterated.

Hongkong's festivities are bound to be more subdued than hitherto, not only because hun- dreds of homes have been tem- porary broken up as a result of evacuation, but in the knowledge

Devil's Isle Abandoned By Troops

I Sailed In A

CHILDREN'S

most extraordinary Atlantic Hollow - Eyed, fever-ridden HAVE just completed the that in Britain, relatives and fugitives from Cayenne, notori-crossing I have ever made; cer- friends will face the dawn of Christmas Day

fair ous prison colony in French tainly the most thrilling. prospect of being sent to the Guiana, who have reached St. air raid shelters by the presence Thomas, in the Virgin Islands, being collected. In our "party" were

with

First, two days lying at anchor in n British port while our party was

By

Doris Buchanan

SHIP

paulin but we carried them with us everywhere, so the ship had an un- some falls tldy look. People had stumbling over them.

We slept partly dressed and no one" risked having a bath while we were

st in the frish danger zone.

The plan was to have cap, coat, shoes and rug lying in readiness, and of Nazi bombers. Britain will in a small boat, revealed that four ships-two big liners ultimately

our sister ship for Canada, probably spend the strangest the French troops and police bad for New York, outrcives, and friends of friends, or simply to people to be able to reach the life bout my

Nearby who have offered them hospitality. three minutes. 1wo warships-our boy Each had £10-even the six-

The problem was more complicated through the danger zone to a point capital they could luke with them but they found plenty of friends to

Christmas in its history; the stationed there have abandoned were the

friends who were to escort us months-old baby. This was all the for mothers with several children.

Christmas of the front line the settlement in a body. trenches where the shadow of They have gone death is always present. Yet General de Gaulle, leader of the Free Britain, despite the grim back- French forces. ground, will contrive to observe to-morrow in the customary

spirit. If anything, the people

to enits under beyond Ireland. We were then to to face the future.

be left to rig-zag our course at top speed, relying on our own guns to quard us against the German rulder Is molcsting trame farther

THE AIR GUARD

Henri Roulet,

the leader of fugitives, told the authorities at pi1- St. Thomas that the only soners now remaining are 300 at Devil's Island.

that south.

早

T last we iteamed away, heading

help.

That £10 look-was a great levéller It was this neighbourliness and cially. The money was deposited kindness that made this voyage un-

the purser for safe-keeping, like any other. with

If we took to the boats it would not matter much, and if not it would ALL IN THE SAME BOAT not be fritlered away en route.

TXCEPT for's few Canadians like So we spent no money beyond myself who were returning

all were iterally "in the same:

towards a convoy of 30 cargo | buying n fow sweels for the, chil-home All were going out into the

bout.

To-

will probably get nearer to the

bonts that were dotted along the dren. higher conceptions of the occa

All those at Cayenne itself, he said, horizon. Soon they were behind us,

diminishing to mere specks again as No one smoked. There were no unknown to start life anew, just Da sion than during peace time; have been liberated.

we sped into the straits between ire-cocktails, no deck games, no fancy my great-great-grandfather did over more than ever will be found

Many Germans and Itailans have land and Scotland.

dress or sports except for the kid-ja-century ago. dles, for which we all contributed He and his family went in selling the desire for personal kind arrived at Cayerine, sald Roulet, and Overhead ♫ consti aeroplane sixpence to buy prizes).

boats and endured hardships. liness and the charity of in-are trying to establish order.

zoomed as if to relieve the boredom Otherwise we bulit bricks in the day I had the luxury of a modern. dividual effort which demands Devil's Island, one

of the most of his patrol: the pilot dived first on nursery, played easy card games in liner. But there was this in com- crifice.

notorious penal settlements in the one side of us and then on the other, the lounge and Nuts in May on mon--the danger and uncertainty of

He and his crew waved from the deck...

the, future were much the same. It. world, was the place of detention of cock-pit while our children whooped FINE YOUNGSTERS was the British race as of old-with- The example may be woll Dreyfus, till he was cleared, after frantic delight and ran from

out a trace of fear or panic, 'and `an. followed by Hongkong; the time twelve years, of the false accusation one side of the ship to the other, youngsters were a fine, clean-Indomitable sense of humour.

They will remember that plane all limbed lot, full of high spirits, The majority of the women had is not meet for riotous celebra-of treason..

their lives, though only the older and already disciplined into courie left their husbands behind in Great tion.. but for chivalrous and

ones know why they have been so ous manners.

Britain and had fared forth for the At the "Abandon":"Ship"

danship" muster saxe were British refugees from

of their children. sincere endeavour on behalf of fight that is being waged by suddenly uprooted from their homes.

Our ship-al! four ships indeed they turned up at their appointed those less fortunate; it is pos-Britain, her empire and her word filled with children and their stations beside the life-boats, wear-Holland, Belgium, France and the sible for tho Colony to make allies is none other than the mothers. This was not the Governing life-bolts as big as they were.

of One woman wanted to take her In every case there was

a cheer- the old-time Christmas message realisation of the Angels' ox-ment's scheme, but the scores

The Board of Trade life-belts were the New World, just as they had al- mean more this year than it hortation, "Peace on earth, good-familles who were going out to the baby into the life-boat in a prom. ful determination to make good in New World on their own Initiative. ever has in the past, for the will toward men,"

They were going to friends, to cumbersome. affairs of cork and tar-ready done in the Old,

..

Channel Islands Bre