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

A NEUTRAL traveller in war. time Germany has reported that 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 us the Nazi Swastika. It was the one symbol which might have defented the Swastika.

DESTROY

TO

HITLER

the first arrow stand for "No Surrender and no Compromisc with Fascism anywhere"; the second for "People before Property," and the third for. "World beyond War," we would have three simple and honour- able nims 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 uppeal strong enough to supplant him.

Look ahead a step. Assume that we in England have ac- 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

Eight years ago there was still hope in Germany. The three arrows were the outward sign of the rising temper of all classes against the powerful and

Even in 1932 it was clear as that every decent German felt workors sec bombers with the Thone: 27778-9 Stubbs Id. Irresponsible gangsterdom of daylight to the rank and file for the whole ramshackle Hitler three circles of Britain on their

the Nazis.

democrats in Germany whither movement was that it came too wings. They may bo anti- It was the last throw of the Nazidom Was leading. And German Socialist movement and they knew the Nazis could only all those countries that too late nature for them to be Germans -late. Its fate was the fate of Hitler, but in war it is human it nearly came off.

resolved to defy Nazism-it was first. Ench time n British bom- beaten up. The Brown-shirts ber is brought down over Ger- had the machine-guns.

many they must at least be thankful.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

Tuesday, December 24, 1940. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 23015

THE prex "Special to the Telegraph"

their

own

be fought with weapons:

So it was that by July eight Up till the opening of 1932 years ago one could not travel no organised opposition thren- in Germany without seeing in tened Hitler. Each party in the every street of every town some form of that simple and power- Reichstag had for many years ful emblem-the three arrows. boasted its own colours and its

But the arrows are still being chalked up on the walls of that Dusseldorf factory and if there, why not on many others? Those arrows are still cherished He used by the "Hongkong Telegraph to own insignia. Some even or- They were chalked on the indicate news 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, bears the Indication "U" is received a were little more than chuckers- up no more space than a visiting. Does this not suggest any Hongkong on the date of publication by out for their meetings.

card would be found lying or thing to us. who are now fight- Then in a quiet, working-class doorsteps, in the road, on bus ing Hitler with every ounce of

callons

Ordinance, 1936. Such news as

the United Press Associations, who re- serve all rights and forbid repubiications, either wholly or in part without previous arrangement,

CHRISTMAS, 1940

By Paul Reilly

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

Then in France what would

UA

The time will come later when

suburb of Berlin an ex-soldier, thin and spectacled, planned a rival force to the Nazi Storm Troops. His name was Max

resources? Does it not these three arrows of inter- Holtermann and he gave the eats and on the tables in the our

beer halls.

show us who in Germany could national anti-Fascism stand THE second Christmas of the title "Iron Front" to his still

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

which Petain has European war finds the world anti-Nazis. They adopted the were stamped out; many were they felt sure that we English principles ill-attuned for the proper cele sign of the three arrows (Drei gummed and stuck on shop would speak to them in a lan seen fit to discard-Liberty, bration of this festival which. Pfeiler) as their badge and the windows, on motor-cars and guage they know and under- Equality and Fraternity. Let all our leaflets and propaganda according to the Christian teach-simple slogan "Freedom" (Frei. railway trains.

Rubber shoes stand?

to France, bear that stamp. And were soled with the impression Heaven knows how ings, should be a time of re-heit) for their greeting.

many over other countries let dedication in the cause of peace

of the three arrows small people in England are waiting. proudly proclaim that we stand pennant flags on bicycles and for some move from our side to for three just precepts at which and goodwill. Modern war's most fiendish savagery has been By July, 1932, every section of unging banners in the streets give just a little encouragement no civilised man can cavil..

carried the three silver arrows to the anti-Hitler forces in let loose in the past months, the working-class movement had on a red field.

Germany, some definition of our the details of the new world making fine mockery of the rallied to this new opposition.

aims besides victory" and, the Its meetings were addressed by And together with the arrows world's annual plea for kindly speakers of widely different went a new fearlessness among

liberation of subjected nations. order will be proposed--but let us at first accept In broad out- brotherhood, and providing the parties but they all had one the ordinary, decent citizens of Here in the three arrows of line the three basic principles 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 Property," 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 Nevertheless, so firmly rooted Front movement in the post- man for man the Iron Front was vince the world that we are done that and have offered an are the Christmastide concep-war world; Liberals, Catholics, a finer army than the numeric aghting 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 Naz! Storm Troopers. the world be beset with armed

backbone was found among the The tragedy of this eleventh Three Arrows as our battle speedier end to this war and a strife and ill-will, it is possible

hour expression of the loathing standard; if we were to make juster peace after it is over... German ex-Servicemen. 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-i porary broken up as a result of evacuation, but in the knowledge

Devil's Isle

Abandoned

I

Sailed

In A

By Troops CHILDREN'S SHIP

HAVE just completed the

First, two days lying at anchor Jo

By Doris Buchanan

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

We slept partly dressed and no one risked having a bath while we were st the Irish danger zone.

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

a fair ous. prison colony in French tainly the most thrilling. prospect of being sent to the Guiana, who have reached St. a British port while our party was air raid shelters by the presence Thomas, in the Virgin Islands, being collected. In our "party" were of Nazi bombers. Britain will in a small boat, revealed that four ships-two big liners ultimately

our sister ship for Canada. Nearby who have offered them hospitality, three minutes.

warships our boy Each had £10 even friends who were to escort

usmonths-old baby, This was all the for mothers with several children, The problem was more complicated through the danger zone to a point capital they could take with them but they found plenty of friends to beyond Ireland. We were then to to face the future.

help..

The plan was to have cap, cont shoes and rug lying in readiness, and

(probably spend the strangest the French troops and nation bound for New York, ourselves and friends of friends, or simply to people to be able to reach the life-bont In

that south.

the two

THE AIR GUARD

the six-

Christmas in its history; the stationed there have abandoned were Christmas of the front line the settlement in a body. trenches where the shadow of

They have gone to callat under be left to zig-zag our course at top death is always present. Yet General de Gaulle, leader of the Free speed, relying on our own guns to That £10 look was a great leveller Britain, despite the grim back- French forces.

uard us against the German raider sactally. The money was deposited kindness that made this voyage un- It was this neighbourliness and 14 molesting trafle farther with the purser for safe-keeping, like any other, ground, will contrive to observe Henri Roulot, leader of the

If we took to the boats it would not to-morrow in the customary

fugitives, told the authorities at

matter much, and if not it would ALL IN THE SAME BOAT pri. St. Thomas that the only spirit. If anything, the people

hat be frittered away en route. soners now remaining are 300 at AT last we steamed away, heading will probably get nearer to the

So we spent no

beyond EXCEPT for a few Canadians ilke towards a convoy of 30 cargo buying a few sweets for the chil-home, all were literally "in the same

money

myself who were returning boats that were dotted along the dren. higher conceptions of the ocea-

All those at Cayenne Itself, he said, sion than during penco time; have been Aberated. more than ever will be found

Many Germans and Italians have the desire for personal kind-arrived at Cayenne, said Roulet, and Ilness and the charity of in-are trying to establish order. dividual effort which demanda

Devil's Island, one sacrifice.

Devil's Island.

horizon, Soon they were behind us,

boul." All were going out into the diminishing to mere specks again as No one smoked. There were no unknown to start fe anew, just as we sped into the straits between Jre-cocktails, no deck games, no fancy my great-great-grandfather did over land and Scotland.

dress or sports (except for the kid- a century ago. dies, for which we all contributed! Overhead

coastal aeroplane sixpence to buy prizes).

Ho and his family went in sailing zoomed as if to relieve the boredom

boats and endured hardships. To of the most of his patrol; the pilot dived first on nursery, played easy card games in liner. But there was this in com- Otherwise we bullt bricks. In the day I had the luxury of a modern 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

Ile and his crow waved from the deck. world, was the place of detention of cock-pil while

the future were much the same. It Dreyfus, till ho was

our children whooped cleared," after with frantic delight and ran from

FINE YOUNGSTERS

was the British race-ns of old-with- twelve years, of the false accusation one side of the ship to the other. THE youngsters were a fine, clean-Indomitable sense of humour.

out a trace of fear or panic, and an They will remember that plane all limbed lot, full of high spirits, The majority of the women had their lives, though only the older and already disciplined into courte-left their husbands behind in Great ones know why they have been so our manners.

Dritain and had fared forth for the

The example may be well followed by Hongkong; the time is not meet for riotous celebra-of treason. tion, but for chivalrous and sincere endeavour on behalf of fight that is being waged by suddenly uprooted from their homes. At the "Abandon Ship" muster Bake of their children. those less fortunate; It is pos- Britain, her empire and her Our ship-all four ships indeed they turned up at their appointed Others were British refugees from alble for the Colony to make allies is none other than the mothers. This was not the Governing life-belle as big as they were.

were filled with children and their stations beside the life-boats, wear-Holland, Belgium, France and the

Channel Islands, the old-time Christmas message realisation of the Angels' ex-ment's scheme, but the

acores 0 One woman wanted to take her In every caso there was a cheer mean more this year than it Fortation, "Peace on earth, good families who were going out to the baby Into the life-bost in a pram, ful determination to make good in New World on 'their own initiative. The Board of Trade lite-belts were the New World, just as they had al- ever has In the past, for the will toward me 20

They were going to friends, to cumbersone affniet of cork and tur-ready done in the Old.

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