In view of the fact that the world may soon be fed with tales of horror from the Nazi-occupied areas of Europe, for which the British blockade will be held responsible by those who are authors of the tales, too much emphasis cannot be laid upon the horrors which already exist, without any assistance from blockades. Horror is as much a part of the Nazi offensive operations as it appears to be part of their defensive, when they are the sufferers and their enemies are alleged to be Xesponsible. There are new stories from Poland Which support this. Poles in the Nazi occupied territory have been looted of every conceivable piece of valuable property, Buildings which were not damaged or destroyed during the fighting were requisitioned without compensation, Buildings which were destroyed could not be rebuilt, as the Nazis forbade it. As overcrowding reached intolerable limits in the Polish areas, as disease spread, and as famine conditions approached, the Nazis circulated rumours that bread and shelter were to be had at some place perhaps a hundred miles away. The unfortunate Poles set out to find this haven, which, of course, did not exist, since the. Nazis had long before robbed this place of everything, including the bare necessaries of life. The Nazi rule created thousands of nomads throughout Poland, families which drifted from one point to another with the hope that somewhere a living might be found. But the Nazis made sure that there was nothing, Many Polish families who took with them various metal Objects they valued, were forced to sell them on the march. The Nazis took the objects and, if they were of any value as material for munitions, drove off the Poles at the point of the bayonet. The articles were simply appropria ated. German soldiers who were hot imbued with the terrible Nazi idea, sometimes attempted to alleviate the lot of the sufferers, but they were not encouraged by their superiors—on the contrary, they were often punished. If this is being done in Poland, what can be expected in the other occupied countries? As the pressure on the Nazis becomes intensified, and shortages increasingly cramp the efficiency of their war machine, what can'be expected in France. Holland, and Belgium? With the record of what has happened in Poland in the forefront, can anything but sympathy be expected from the Western Hemisphere?
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