Sept. 12.
'Two messages, which serve to indicate the culty which the Allies must necessarily have, in deciding whether or not to mitigate the blockade so that those portions of Europe overrun by the Germans shall escape the' famine pending this year, throw an interest ing light on the situation. Elsewhere issue is a telegram from Havas stating that the growing shortage of pharmaceutical pro ducts, due to the strict blockade, is being very acutely felt in France. The lack of insulin, so essential, in the treatment of abetes, as well as all medicines derived from paraffin, and extracts of gum and oil, hich were formerly imported from French colonies and the Far East, have had the result of sorely inconveniencing physicians France, Reserves of medicaments are rapidly being used up, and this at a time when the war has left such a trail of suffering in its, wake. On the other hand, according to a en message printed is sesterday's issue, reliable diplomatic reports Washington ave effect that Germany. has made. demand Upon the Petain Government for the delivery of 50 per cent. of food sd raw materials Sinoceupied France sind for any other such products as France may have.
1 is but natural that the frst dhougat would be (0 support any scheme which woul sure adequate medical supplies being gent into uneeeupied France to alleviate suffering. There has been so" much caused during recut months that even the most hardened persons woud wish 0 see everything possible done Yo minimize i But Germany stands in control of occupied and unoccupied France." Lest there should be any misunderstanding "about that last. sentence, needs to be pointed cut that the Armistice will lst only 80 Jong as it sults Hier's book, fox has reserved the right to denounce himself Thus, 1 it were arranged to send for any. reason that may. een
the necessary medical supplies 10 the Vichy Government, there is no guarantee that would not immedltely be swept oUt existence, "while the "Gerians setae Sor their oven use the remedies which a charitable outside world would only too. wilingyy In alter circumstances, arrange to send into France. The Vichy Government can sive guarantee that nothing of the sort woul Happen, and the problem has to be viewed imexaety' that Tight The demand for the surrender by une occupied France of 8 per cent. of food and w.materials to Germany emphasizes the point, which ly been made, that Germany' has" consstentiyexplolted. the countries which she Is ovevvun, ands pres Paring fo do the sim thing wth that portion Of France under the Viehs Guvernmnent, The Totter will have no ther course' open to but to comply. for should it refuse, would be a simple matter for the Germans to invade the Fext of France and setae what they" wanted, "From all Yeporte to, hand France' will have a dificult enough task get throu the winter with the supplies she has on hand, but, if she ix to be deprived of the greater portion of them, the prospect Of famine wil become all the greater. "The plan of the Germans Is evident. They intend to. grab what thes" can white the going, food, and eave itp 10 the Allies to decide Whether the. blockavte shall be nullentiy relaxed to permit of msitanice young the Unfortunate' French Cis an adroit chough move ealemated to force the Alles to breakdown, tly Blockade, But"it isnot Ukely" to. seed, The avabbing or French supplies in this manner is ill diferent in eect from seizing relict materials which might have beer sent Ino Burope.. in fact Germany has shown that she intends to benelt whether assistance available rom the United. States In ths Fespeet or not, and It is Indeed diMeutt to imagine a. more cold-blooded sentencing death of perhaps hundreds: o¢ thousands. helpless French than the fat "which haw apparent been ssid from Berne idle In there days to refer to-the splendid relief work which the United. States envied fut tu Europe during the lst wor, Conds tions were. entirely diferent, for while the brutaites of the. German feaperialreyime were bad enough, they pate ito insignineance when compared: with the shoot eriminalty Hiller trid. hix ang. 'There was. some tense of honour existing in. Germany' the ast swat-—not mich, but Hill some= buat now there 'i none: its place as Deo taken by It, treachery, and wiltlly broken promises. The problem ly therefore, & most aimeutt one, and. lis elution. may" tnvel decisions which may Hie heavily an the hoare of men who would wish that every pole Sniranee should be rendered Frazee
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