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THE TWO OPPORTUNISTS WHAT are Hitler's plans? Has he a plan? It has often been conceded that Mussolini is an opportunist but the world's conception of Hitler has usually been that of a man of deep laid schemes. As Mussolini gained power in Italy he, visualised himself us head. of Colonial Empire, including the Mediterranean, Egypt and Africa, but he does not appear

a vast

January 8, 1941.

Hans von Loewe and Elsa, his wife, prayed for victory because it meant they would have food and the baby butter and milk. But the months dragged on, and the prospect of beating England was as far off as ever. Still, they lived in hope,

carrying the cheap blankets and a thermos of synthetic coffoo and Elsa burdened with the at least not all of it. He it word true baby, dragging her weary, fac- why should he feel like this. tory-sore feat reluctantly one He went on mechanically, timing after the other.

his Intonations Instinctively, reading his script yet not knowing what he

There were over twenty in read. their shelter, a silent huddled Well, it was over now and how group of people in costumes weary he felt

which would have been humor- Crash, thud, whine, his dreams ous if anyone had dared to went racing on tumbling over one laugh. Their faces all showed another, terror, Bight, standing cold signs of poverty and lack of of the factory; no it wasn't the fas

queues. Elsa, deur Elaq, the malso food; tired eyes gazed vacantly tory, it was outside. Got to the round or sent vague messages shelter! Hana tumbled out of bed of comfort to others in their wearly.

with sleep, and own family groups. A child stumbled down the stone stairs. He started to whimper, and every-

wondered How Elsa was getting on. one shifted in their seats and

Dawn broke and back to bed dragging his weary aching Henbs, and

blind

Early morning news before break-

enduring misery and danger... then Hans was told the news! HE young man slowly really convinced them there glared at the poor creature. Its but a few seconds later it seemed he TE

descended the steps wouldn't be war and Hans, with mother, a young girl wearied was shaving wearily before which led straight down on his knowledge of England, was from a hard day's work in the ed mirror to the street from the tall, over Poland. Elsa had scoffed looked desperately round for fast, it one could call it breakfast.

suro she would keep her word factory, tried to soothe it and

{crack- rather dingy looking build at him, but he had been right. help or sympathy: but GVC Hans picked up his script and ing which wns, and had

He looked about him: the that did rest on the mother, a false gaiety been his home for two years. broad avenue was almost de hal only the dull vacant stare were turned away and those It seemell to have grown serted, here and there a hurry of the benten cur. even more sordid looking ing figure seemed to httract at-" these last twelve months, tention by its very furtiveness. They wanted to talk and as the man turned his A steel-helmeted soldier stood but dare face eastward a ray of light heavy lorry filled

uncasily on the pavement and a from the watery early morn- with gesticu- ing sun threw into relief his

heavy features.

He had been a

rather hand-

BERLIN

some

SS men racketed leaving a discordant cého.

youth and still retained.

and bravado

CALLING

in his weary volce.

"This is Berlin calling. Once more British bembers were driven

not, because off by the dendly anti-aircraft fire what they wanted of our defences. All turned back

to say would be sedition. Who on and on he read.

without dropping a single bomb."

He wondered

could know whether their im- The breakfast, lating mediate neighbour would report how Elsa was and little Adolf. His past, them and they would be sent to thick powerful face suftened into a a concentration camp-stolid un smile of inward pleasure and the feeling brutes drag them from typist sat opposite smiled with him. their homes and bundle them off in a lorry. They know.

strong lines of character, but HANS had naturally been They had seen it happen before. his face had lost its freshness called up, but rather to his sur- and from each corner of his prise he had been rejected due fell into un uneasy sleep. The you Sir."

The child stopped crying and mouth curved grooves swept up

"HERR von Locwe." "Yes, what is it, boy?"

The Director would like to see Hnas ruse to his feet and his heart

to meet his nose. The eyes to a weak neck muscle which, silence was oppressive, broken bent quickly-was he going to be which had been clear and brown, the doctor had said, prevented only by the sharp bursting of promoted? Perhaps He was going were now muddy and sunken, him from carrying the neces- anti-aircraft shells and the dull get more pay, or perhaps 15 to td his skin had a pasty greyish sary pack.. His particulars had sickening explosion of the dissatisfied with him le gave on

bonibus.

HANS hurried on, how tired

By J. Cedric Brown

involuntary shudder-all goosefles oh well, here goes!

He knew, he knew as soon as he saw the Director's face. The words fell on his dead cars.

"You must go to Siemens, von Loewe, there is not much left of the Factory, but you might be able to

nd your wife's body.".

Linge which comes from under- been taken, however, and two nourishment.

days later he had received a Not only in his features could curt demand to present himself these symptons of decay be seen, at the Broadcasting Studio. His clothes were badly cut and There he had been informed he felt, and how hopelessly the grey cloth showed shiny that he had been appointed weary. The same thing, would patches at the elbows, the knees were baggy and the bottoms frayed with rubbing against his shoes. Bits of cloth stood out like a fringe from the edge of his trousers' pocket in which elated at this good fortune, he The English planes would surely without dropping a single bomb one hand was fiercely thrust had rushed home and conveyed come again and again and In the other hand he swung & the good news to Elsa, for he again. They couldn't go on-not furled umbrella, one with a knew how worried she had been through the winter. Human crooked handle, that had only knowing his job English flesh and blood couldn't stand it. twelve months before been the teacher at the School was sure Inny entered the studios and said Chamberlain. his friends had subject of many a jest-Neville to end.

And until April they had gone Hans went and sat down at his desk been a movement early during his He glanced anxiously up at on, but there had been nothing and read through his papers. Read series of Sunday night broadcasts to

THIS is Berlin calling "Once more Rather happen again to-night. He knew. British bombers were driven off

called him,

as English announcer.

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Priestley Radio Gag Attempt

"good"maining to the girl sat at the typewriter. She mumbled some- MR J. B. PRIESTLEY admitted to thing but didn't raise her head. the press recently that there had

them.

to have formulated any particu- the sky and wondered whether to stir their blood in the way of them through again. Nothing would stop falled," he said. "I am not

had had to cut daily round. Everyone was so silent it

stick. of action he should adopt to to open his umbrella in that down their expenses, cut down doll

Wenrily he went on with his achieve his purpose. Mussolini street-because-he-knew-the-holes on food, and the weight of the well, it was war, one couldn't expect "There

no joking and laughter, but I

know WE have a has been described as timidly would be visible to his neigh- war was beginning to depress. to find humour in war.

is no suggestion of my sheltering in the shadow of Ger-bours. Yes he still had pride. Elsa had been with child then

The morning had passed, lunch I had stopped of my own accord, and being 'bumped off, and when I said vessel sailingnumy. It is possible that he It was not so long since he had and her once robust health was eaten without a thought; dully and that relations with the B.B.C. were thought by joining forces with been a student at. Cambridge beginning to suffer. Then had incchanically he went through the excellent I was speaking the exact for

routine of his day. Elsa was work- truth." Germany whose strength he ad- and soft memories of those come the advance, the crushing ing inte to-night, it was her turn mired, he hoped to achieve his halcyon days would often surge of France and there had been for night shift, so he was sleeping plaints from certain types of listen- Manila

own territorial ambitions. through his mind and bring gaiety in Berlin; food was pro- at the Studio. Little Adoit was in ers about my talks and I suggested Madang

Hitler has seldom been re-fierce conflict into his heart. mised, victory was assured and good hands. garded as an opportunist. His

He had come back from Uni- Hans' voice rang out jubilantly attainments have rather been versity when his Father had over the air, taunting the Bri- HE looked at the clock-time to

died and as is so often the case, tish. the subject of some respect and found an estate nearly insolvent. Hans hail realised this when his lieve this stuif he had to read out- ed.””

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He had paid off all the debts and son was born. Elsa had been the promised downfall of Bri- with the little that was left had terribly weak, there was still not taken a job teaching English in enough food for her, clothes a small Berlin School.

were shoddy and he had had to come home and stand in the queues fretting impatiently.

HD turned the corner into the

tain, he is still spoken of- foolishly-by some as a modern Napoleon. Hitler is, however, as great an opportunist as Mus- solini, the difference between wide main street and his eyes Then had come the capitula- the two lying in the fact that lit up for a moment with plen- tion of France and the prospect Ilitler has control of a more sure as he recalled his wedding of at last invading England. military-minded and better ordiny. It had been a small affair, But Hans had known that ganised people behind him. He true enough, but what hap-among the people it was not the started his blood bespattered piness. How he and Elsa had prospect of 1 triumphant

that career as Mussolini did, with the thrilled to see their names in victory

vas hearten- them, same idea of territorial conquest the paper a small but selecting

it Was the their only conception of gran-Nicholas Church this afternoon starving and scraping would wedding took place at St thought that before long this deur. The appetite grows with when HANS VON LOEWE and cease. He and Elsa would have eating, and Hitler in his earlier ELSA KELLER were joined in steak and beef and mutton every days was probably a much more holy matrimony-what fun they day and the child could have modest individual than he is had had! to-day.

butter and milk. How they had But all the time had been that prayed for victory, a quick vic- As Hitler sat in the railway car undercurrent of unrest; they tory. Hitler had promised-he rlage at Compeigne carefully nr- ranged as to theatrical details to had felt they were on the edge always kept his word to the

tragic surrender of a volcano. Munich had not German people.

But now it was October and able of Visualising all the implieOne moment he announces that he they were no

witness the France, he plainly saw himself as a Brander

it in..

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nearer beating

of such a position. His task as is about to invade Britain the next, England. They were as far off ruler

as well

as conqueror has he appears to be moving towards as ever. Winter was coming. proved too hard for him.

He can demoll, but not build. His weakness Spuin, next to occupy Italy itself. seemed to cut through his thin the Balkans, another time towards Hans shuddered, and the wind this

respect will contribute to his He may finally make downfall.

simultaneous strength alone, and where this is Hitler hesitates to take the moment-strike cold on his feet. Winter He trusts in military moves in various directlons, but clothes and the damp pavements Inconvenient for use, he trica the ous step now facing him. He who power of his rhetoric.

Further than this he has no par. It would seem that the filtler bubble

hesitates is not the one who wins-ugh! ticular plan, conquest and more is being pricked. The R.A..and conquest, destruction and more de Greece's undaunted struction, but these by their very ed the first real blows followed

administer. epirit

ELSA was working at Sic- hy nature, must Anally cease. Hitler's the British victories in Africa. Pre-meng now and young Adolf was 、". growing indecisions to-day $18 to sident Roosevelt administered nn-sent to a croche every day. what to do next show the pass to other when be declared for all aid They had been kept awake last which he has come. These indecisive to Britain and the determination of movements must be extremely pains the people, at home has raised night by the bombs, struggled ful and horrible to his immediate bulwarkkainst which Hider can shivering down the dark, dank advisera" whose fates lie with his only beat in vain.

alleyway to the shelter, Hans

HI

REF

SEND

"There had been one or two com-

to the B.B.C. that when I stopped they should bring some of those people to the microphone to talk on the world they believe in.

"But the suggestion was not adopt-

HIM OFF

NEW PLAYER FOR THE'R.AF TEAM.

(It is announced that an American Squadron of the RAF,

~ls being "formed.)

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