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cations Ordinance, 1936, Buch ROWS AS

September 22, 1941.

Germany's Misgivings A Long War

About

Through Lisbon, Europe's only remaining free exit, travellers pass from all over the Continent. The most interesting during recent weeks have been those com- ing from Germany-neutral diplomats, business men, Americans.

Observers From the Reich Speak Of Growing Depression and Fear Of the R. A. F.

By MARTIN MOORE

ness, was the beginning of n great and overdeopening crater in the moral fabric of the nation..

The thunder-clap of the Hess affair burst upon the country after this process of disillusion- ment had well begun, and it greatly intensified the feellag of unrest. No one I have spoken to found any German who be loved the Nazi version of Hoss'e witnesses flight. That none knows what no doubt that the to believe as an alternative has dominant mood of the nation to powerfully increased the feeling day is one of listlessness and de- of apprehensiveness. The British

Special Correspondent Of The "Daily Telegraph" In Lisbon-

Almost all of them have the same story to tell about the country they have left: tell me that their dominant evidence of there has been during the impression was of the lack leaves past three or four months of enthusiasm..

many

heavy bombs. Many observers

too

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a perceptible change in the In March, 1939, after he pression, Depression is the Government's sustained silence spirit of the German people had followed his troops into result chiefly of the conviction about Hess has had the effect of It is a change hard to ex- Prague,, I watched Hitler that America is already virtual- speeding the wild and conflicting

ly in the war. It has other rumours which press in words. To call it a drive in triumph between causes besides. One factor through the Reich, doing far crumbling of morale would the banners and the joy of rising and sprending potency more permanent moral damage Phone 27778-0 be to exaggerate and anti-lights down Unter den is the bombing by the R.A.F. than any plain statement

cipate. No responsible per-Linden. He had promised It was in April that the facts. son coming from Germany bloodless victory, and he RAF. began to use their new NAZI PARTY SPLIT has yat given me grounds had attained it; but now say that the present decline of The most damaging of these for sharing the eager op- that his victories are hard-, German morale began about the stories is of a split in the higher timism felt-especially by fought, bloody, far from same time.

ranks of the Nazi party. Un- some people in America-home, his people have no

there were Again and again since the doubtedly over the belief that German enthusiasm for them.

after Hoss's flight. start of the war foreign ob- arrests

report multiplles servers and especially Ameri- Whispered morale will begin to crack in a few months and may "We are fighting ourselves cans who have lived long in them and adds a tale of shoot- break before winter. dead to victory, as we did Germany and know the national ings. Rumour speaks of a black- in 1914." That is a com- character thoroughly have snid list of "unsound" party mem- "HOPE," BUT NOT "BELIEF" ment frequently heard from to me to it like the British, arrested now but marked for

"The Germans couldn't bers, under the provisions of the Telecommuuni – The best way of describ- Germans to-day, "A year It would break their spirit." liquidation if the war begins to that these pro- go badly for Germany and the bears the indication "UP is received in ing what is taking place ago we defeated France," Now, it seems

internal situation becomes tense. Hangkang on the date of publication by now in Germany is to say they say, "What has that phets are being proved right,

All the information which Exaggerated and even baseless serve all rights and forbid republications, that the Germans are begin- victory brought us? Only

ning to realise that they the chance to fight fresh comes from Germany points to rumours, perhaps but they are cannot take it.

battles farther and farther the game conclusion: that the doing their work of moral dig-

R.A.F. bombs are having a most integration.

on civilian What "it" may be most of away from home. We win devastating effect

This portrait of the German CONTROVERSIAL MEASURE

mind in war-time gives Britain them still but vaguely ap- them, yes but what then? morale. The debate in the Commons

prehend!

Goering had boasted that the and her Allles and friends firm more intensive Where does it end?" recently on the continuance of

R.A.F. could never get as far as reasons. for confidence-but it bombing, the long absence AMERICA TO BEAT the Emergency Powers Act of sons, and husbands fight-

Berlin. Well, here they were: shows, too, that there must be These sentiments express the that little crater outside the no weakening or relaxation of brought the controversy over ing in far corners of Europe defeatist mentality. That men. Brandenburg Gate, which the the Allied effort if the present Regulation 18B into the lime and Africa and Asia Minor, tality is certainly spreading Nazis photographed as scornful doubts of the German people are light. Of all the Emergency an endless war of attrition, though it is still far from being proof of the R.A.F's ineffectual- to be hardened into certainty. Regulations operated under the They hope still that they universal. It could be checked Act 18B has caused most un- may not have to face all by the assurance of quick, final easiness. Under this regulation this, that the

Hitler does miracle- victory; but even the Home Secretary may order working Fuehrer will some- victory.

not now promise his people quick He promises them the detention-without trial and, how usher in the German "still better arms" next year. In fact, without the actual millennium with to- There is another voice be formulation of a charge of any morrow's dawn, and that sides Hitler's which assures the person regarding whom, in his the menace of "it" will pass Germans that, the war will not view, there is reasonable ground like a bad dream. They end quickly. It is the voice of for believing that he, or she, hope, but they no longer America. Not all the skill of might act in a manner detri- believe. -montal-to-the-interests.of.the.

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As the measure stands. it would be possible if the war lasts for ten years and Lord Halifax told the United States the

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CONTRACT How to Play

BRIDGE

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How to Win

JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON-

"Technique of Thievery

propaganda nor the censor's blue pencil can hide from the Ger- A war-weariness, vic-man people that the United tory-weariness, is settling States is resolved to see this war

through. Whether or not theyINDER certain circumstances, it is Thus, since the problem was one The re- over the land.

believe that American soldiers clear that the only way to fulan of quick "theft," and not of estab- conquest of Libya, the swift and sailors and airmen will one's contract is to "steal" a trick lishment (since a spada shift Agured to be fatal) It is obvious that de- sweep over Jugoslavia, the actually fight against them, before the defenders can sound out clarer should have put in dummy's Even in so king, and if it held (as it would drive through Greece, the they know that the power of the each other's holdings. if need be for a man to emerge victories lifted up their and Empire would fight for twenty capture of Crete these United States is behind Britain; deplorable a matter as theft, how-have) his worries would be over.

that power looms in ever, there is a right and a wrong from detention at the end of hearts for a moment; for fabulous vastness undefeatable. tecimique. Note to-day's hand: that period without knowing the Germans are proud of The Germans believe they can what. the Home their army and air force, win only if they never have to face that power, if they can But the exultation was achieve victory before that ed him to be capable of doing

brief, 90 brief that it power is thrown fully into the that would be prejudicial to the scarcely found public ex- struggle.. Some think they can

precisely

Secretary had originally suspect-

State.

Such a possibility so Com- pletely reverses the cardinal principle of British justice that a man is presumed to be innocent until found guilty-and 18 80 clearly at variance with the very principles we are fighting to preserve, that there is n growing body of opinion in favour of some amendment of this regulation, which, while not exposing the State to the dan- ger, would offer some greator measure of personal security to the individual than is available at present.

CIVIL DEFENCE

Mr Herbert Morrison, speaking, with the knowledge of his office, says that the Government, through the Civil Defence services, is paring so far as that is humanly practicable for all the air-raid possi bilities that they can foresee. At the same time he warns the public that heavy ruids may be expected and that It not possible to have' every- thing perfect. From every raid, as

·from every battle, it is possible for learn an organisation, or an army, to something which may be of value.in strengthening its resistance.

To be unremittingly on guard is the best advice' that can be offered, That in itself is a test of the morale of a force and particularly in those arcus which have escaped the serious altentions of the enemy raiders. It Is not ensy to night after night,

disturb ponato routine So

nothing

for, however, the

monotony of Dolence Services have berries them selves well, and, the proposal which

is on foot to provide nil ranks with uniform should be valuable infor leting the esprit de co organisationEve

pression. People who wore do so.. in Germany when these

Whatever the Germans' hopes

victories were announced or fears for the future, the

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PASS 10. Pass 2NT Pass INT Pass Pass Pors

South's two notrump-fump rebid

How should South play his six club contract? Opening lead, spade jack. Reader's Hand

A reader

submits the following

was a shade light but not really to hand, which is a typical example of bo condemned. North's raise to ruming losers to catablish the thir- three notrump was eminently cor-teenth card, and of using Dummy's rect, though his hand was far from trumps as re-entry cards. It may be noted that it is vital to start estabe robust.

lishing the long Diamond sult Im- West opened the heart ten (a mediately after the Drut trick: The natural enough lead) and declarer contract is seven. Clubs, both sides

captured East's queen. A quick vulnerable.

count of clubs and hearts revealed

Hongkong Telegraph

that only eight tricks were in clear Mrs Josephine Culbertson, sight. Obviously, the best place to Beck the needed ninth trick was in diamonds. Acting on

Hongkong

Dear Madam!" Herewith b' hand-

that Bound thought, declaret led a diamond to of seven-club contract, I don't know ward dummy. West ducked,

and de cinrer, atter considerable agonizing, so far as I concern. The band is as the bidding. This hand is ice cold, in dumuny's jack East swooped followings:

pu

down with the queen and, since he was out of hearts, had, no problem-

he quickly shifted to the deuce of spades. Thereupon, East-West col- lected four spodo tricks before the declarer could-regnin the lead Result, down one.

South dealer.

Both sides vulnerable.

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Declarer's idea about' leading 2,5; J9 B. BASILI diamond immediately in the attempt II: K Q. 10 to "steal" the ninth trick was ad- D. K QJ4. mirable but his execution was de IC: 43. cidedly bad. Evilently, he felt it was "just i guess as to which dide mond to play, but that was not the case. The crux here was to win a diamond trick quickly, not to estab

ab- liah a

a trick. With the ace and queen nlarge, there was twice as much

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I hope you will be interested in

chance of winning with the king as this hand and to receive your kind with the fuck, The latter card reply at the earliest convenience, In would lose the dée and queen, the Hongkong Telegraph

formor only to the nee,