London, Jan. 17.
Mr. Cross earlier on pointed out that even years before the outbreak of the war, the German people under Nazi rule lived in wartime condition:
"Therefore German economy wa more rigid, which means that it will Be easier to break," he slated, "Ig that conclusion is the right one it moans that economic events in Germany will take a different course from that of the years 1914 to 191 Mr, Cross added, forecasting a more rapid economic collapse in the Reich.
"We profited from the lessons of that war..." he continued "Lam glad to assure the Hou in the sphere of economic warts Anglo-French relations are of the foci that I could not exaggerate the existing cordiality and mutual Main said: "The wish of the Eng-Ush is the father of their thought. They say, they have sunk 70 German submarines, If they said 35 U-boats, they would be a bit nearer to the truth."
The Allies, the commentary continues, haye'never claimed to have sunk 70 submarines. The only og gate claim was made last Saturday by the French Minister of Marine, 'BE Cesar Campinch!, who estimated that altogether 30 German submarines had been sunk.
The German broadcast, it 1s stated, 4s trying to conceal from the German, people the seriousness of thelt losses, Tu fact, it admits that their losses fare more serious than announced by the Allies Mal the U-Boats Gone The loss of three British submarines (Undine, Seahorse and Starfish), the special commentary declares, must be viewed in the ight fof the predominant fact that halt. the "U-boats with which Germany began the war have now been destroyed The British loss is offset by the success of the convoy system, which has safely escorted 6,363 ships, against 2 vessels lost, it is added, In the last war, the convoy system reduced losses 10 0.6 per cent,, while the present figure is only 0.2 per car Individual triumphs "and setbacks grip the popular {magination, but the issue will be decided by the ceaseless flow of convoys to and from British ports, the special commentary concludes—Reuler.
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