The past week saw on the part of the enemy propagandists an endeavour to create the impression throughout the world that Great Britain was anxious to talk peace. First it was suggested that Rudolf Hess _had fled to Britain for the purpose of dis-German peace terms, and later it alleged that Mr. John Winant, Amer-to Great Britain, had the following direct quotation: "Not even the tenth cousin of a peace offer (7 ey, discussion of peace.
Absolutely nothing like it—provided you use this not as a denial by the President, but an accusaby the President" That accusation ly levelled against enemy pro-who regard it as essential to plans that the impression should get that Britain was ready to talk It is to be noted that whenever the some local success rumours sedulously cultivated and the of Crete has proved no exception general rule, Doubtless the Germans see an early termination of with the spoils they have already But there is in Great Britain no intention of talking peace with Germany until Hitler and his accomplices have been removed from power and their places taken by men in whom it might be possible to place some degree of trust. It may not be easy to find such men, for the doctrines of Hitler have so deeply penetrated through all strata
prove difficult to find men who eject the the German social structure ps it may lie and the refusal to honour obligations as counters in the conduct of international Roosevelt and American leaders fully understand, and what the Axis Powers and their sympathizers completely fail to comprehend is that the people of the British Enyire are staunchly oeh'nd the British Goverment la its deternitetin to carry on this war to the only tonelusion which can be acceptable to the democracies. The rule of law has to be Te-established, former international morality ies have to be restored, old liberties vindicate ed in a general atmosphere of security.
This is obviously impossible so long as are men at the heads of nations will—ing and anxious to satisfy their inordinate ambitions regardless of the enormous cost in blood and treasure, and until those men have been driven from power this war must ud shall continue. President Roosevelt "mo bones about making it quite plain he was fully apprised of the German Scheme, He had upon his desk at the time he made his accusation to the Press two Orders issued by the Berlin propaganda machine to its agents in the United States, one to stress the contention that Germany had no thought of ever doing anything against the western hemisphere and the other to spread a report that Mr. Winant had brought the news to the United States that "Britain was about all in and was talking peace." The President's revelation is far more effective than any denial from Great Britain could possibly have been, "and the German scheme stands revealed in all its nakedness for men to know it for what it is. It is to be expected that as the months pass and Great Britain and her Allies grow in the strength which increased assistance from the United States will inevitably give them, there will be further peace offensives on the part of the enemy.
it is quite clear why this should be the case. Once parity in the air has been secured as a prelude to ultimate superiority in numbers of machines and quality the day fully realized that, namely in the evacuation of millions of children from Germany into Czechoslovakia. He realizes that his air "will have just as much trouble driving off British raiders as the R.A.F. has had with German air onslaughts. With almost in sight he understands that is only a question of time before re-will be meted out, and though these peace offensives are, foredoomed to failure the Axis Powers may be expected to continue making them in the hope that sooner or later one might succeed. It is a vain hope, but, perhaps, there is some value to these manceuvres in connection with the domestic situation in the Axis countries.
They may serve for the time being to bolster up moral but if the method is repeated too often even there it may fail of its purpose.
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