London, Oct, 31.
Herr Hitler is reported to be in a condition of high nervous tension, the diplomatic editor of the "Daily Herald" stated today, "He is angry, irritable and undecided," he added, "That—if it is true and the reports seem reliable—is one of the most important factors in the whole war situation, for tht Fuehrer is still the supreme commander of the German forces, He is still in Berlin, His visit to the Western Front is still being postponed. He holds daily conference of short duration with his Ministers and staff chiefs, He is seeking relaxation as always in music and in seeing films. Very significantly, General von Keitel, Chief of the General Staff, hardly' leaves him, so it looks as if the army chier fears that if Hitler is left to himself he might at any moment take some sudden wild decision which they could neither approve mor carry out."
The pressure of the army leaders to have Herr Joachim von Ribbentrap, the German Foreign Minister,' whom they regard as the Fuehrer's evil genius, removed from office is growing stronger, the writer said, Far "more serious, he added, is the problem of what to do to carry out ihe threat of war to the knife, Referring to Hitler again, he wrote: "He switches violently ' from one idea to another, At one moment he is all for a mass attack on the "Western Front and his soldiers have much to do to dissuade him, At another moment his mind is set on a vast air attack on Great Britain, At, yet another he insists that Britain must at all costs and at all risks be invaded, Out of this welter of stormy insistence and indecision comes so far no action. But out of it might come at any moment any action, however crazy it might seem, however crazy. it might in fact be,"—Havas, After the Allied planes had been earth-bound for a relatively long spell, the Command was doubtless anxious to send up as many as possible to keep pilots trim, and to accustom many of them who had not yet been under fire, to operating under war conditions, German planes were also very active, and Allied chaser machines had plenty to do throughout the day. The Command was eager to exploit the better weather, for concentrations of the greatest strategic interest are taking place on the left bank of the Rhine. Hence, it may be assumed that French and British planes could reap a rich harvest of information.—Reuter.
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