By the British occupation of Narvik, the Germans, deprived of about quarter of their total ore supplies, Dut their Joss 1s even greater than this, stated a prominent iron and steel expert here last night. He told Reuter that since the war began the total effective ston-making resources of Germany had been: cut by halt. They must have such "ore from Scandinavia to mix with their own low-grade mineral, to permit opera ton of the basle Bessemer or Thomas. Process, which was the foundation of their steel industry in normal time "The Germans have only one way of countering the Narvik blow" said the expert "and that Is by the ruth-ess collection of serap, even to the: point of disorganizing " general in" dustry by lifting secondary railway nes and pulling down structures."—
French Premier's Statement Paris, Apr. 16. The situation In Norway following the naval battle between the Allies tind Germany was outlined in the Chamber of Deputies today Premier Paul Reynaud. The Premier said that four main results had been obtained during the past, week.
The first result was the naval Josses suffered by the Germans in the battle. "This battle," he said, Allied won."
'The second result, he added, was the closing of the "iron ore toad" from Sweden to Germany. "The 'Allies are at Narvik," he said, "They hold permanently the iron ore road. You Know that the activity of the German' metal industry grows or decreases according to the arrival of Swedish ore. I have already mentioned the importance of Narvik. Germany confirmed this by placing seven of hier most recent destroyers that port. You know what happened."
The third result, M, Reynaud continues, is that the Germans will have fo Might on a new front.
"Without making any predictions the fate of ayins, one thing is certain: on this front' the enemy ust his planes, burns his fuel, disperse his artillery and men, while the divisions we send there' will find as battle-comrades the Norwegian troops which have already inflicted notable losses upon the enemy."
The fourth and final result is the Immense moral shock caused in Germany by the invasion of Scandinavia, the Premier went on.
"Hitler is plunging more and more into crime and, moreover, he made mistake," the Premier said. "He be-Meved that never again' would a neighbouring country Fesist the threat of his tanks and bombers, He mistook the King of the Norway for In conclusion, the Premier stressed that the meaning of the fight for freedom is becoming clearer every day. "Trials await us and there will be dimeult days, but on these days the enemy will learn once more that the French people are invincible when they fight for freedom," he concluded, Large EP, Sent
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