In Northern Africa ings of every Frenchman who has the real interests of his country at heart, 'The French surrender. is only an' unhappy episode in. the history of this great country, a stain. not the honour of the French people, but upon those short-sighted and, possibly elf-secking polltclans who tool advantage of an' old man's dessidency 10 throw. the nation under juggernaut, and call' their action 'The French have shown that they do to be "saved" that way. All France has been, shocked.by the German brutality" shooting hostages for every attack made Upon German soldier in the occupied area. And it is probable that' the pathetic appeal, by. Marshal Petain to the people of France not, to attgek the Germans, but to assist in finding the gullly parties—pathetic because it came tron fu old man who 1s striving desperately to cling the shreds' of a. once fine reputation—proved. an even greater shock than anything the Nazis have directly done, Are loyal Frenchmen to be asked to betray patriots who are fighting, though Underground, for the deliverance of their country? No wonder they turn to General de Gaulle, in-the belief that he alone ts safeguard= Ing France's honour! "When the Germans were weeping across the fair face of the country, Blackenlag It by the Slaughter of thousands. Innocents who. crowded the roads ana by male ing" pyres out of farmhouses, ardent patriots appealed to the Government to call the Whole people to gems, to Right to the last, They were Butwoted by those avho declared that "modern Warfare i57a war of weapons, Torgetting that Moral is as Strong a weapon as has ever been forged. he Husslan peasants have proved that tone need not, be a professional soldier in order fo'defend one's country. The Soviet leaders did Hot counsel them to submit because a rifle foatch for a tank, but urged them to do ever Thing' la: tele "power to battle the Nazis. The Festft has been the delaying of the. German war Fhachine andthe destruction of Hitlers plans for quiz' conquest "and. big booty. "Frances it ow realising. the worth of her self-appointed Tenderg, and there "is. stil the posulbiity that the uprising which might have saved the day sume. 1840" may still take "placer with the Noxls overwhelmed by a torrent they cannot ofa great. people. who. were cozened fora period into forgetting their birth: Fight, but who have remembered i in time.
With the season for the resumption of hos-
Unrest In Europe plea tities: in Libya still some months away it is easing to ead Uist Ganka guns, and' tanks wae and pooka; pared up in occupied 'Europe at the same time aero: 1s It only a coincidence that unrest ha Volume in recent weeks that on ihe enemy's eitorts in an. attempt to subdue the Russians? from Imperiel, and. fofelgn arsenals ouch a%, the Nazis are exerting' their "greatest
side of the frontier a Process of what can only hot." The traly" wonderful defence be described as bolting doors and doubie-lock-which the Husslang have but up against Hitler ing windows "is now apparent. During the armies, the exploding of the myth of Nazi in= months which aye passed since the German vincibility may have had something to do with stiffened "Italian forces sucegeded in obliging since "blows which' weaken the oppressors the British troops which had advanced £0 lust encourage those' who are. oppressed, But the: existence of a powerful "underground Into Libya to. withdraw, "a highly' significant Ganization through which acts of sabot Controlled cannot be Jeit altogether 0 fern Africa and the Near East. Had the com-change has come over the situation in north-Feckoning. The spontaneity of the "V" °cams bined German and Ttalian forces attacked after: aig in" all occupied countries can be taken. the conclusion "of the Greek campaign there 45 proof that such an organization existe, 'Though, was "alight. possibility that an attempt to the ""V" slim was: known before the cammpalkn Teach the 'Suez Canal might have been' success(ul. Weather conditions would have been Was organized, the impetus to the sign's general Against it, It is true, but Hitler is.not the type use, bythe: direction ven by "the mysterious Colonel Britton, the sudden appearance of "V"
man to worry about losses in en, if there a variety of different forms and in almost the slightest chance of attaining his objec every place' where there were Nazis 10 be it~ tives. With men specially trained and harden-Fitated "by it, was not purely accidental, Such for desert warfare, "it might have been things cond not have happened had there not thought he. would at least, have made an at-ena body with branches in all the occupied tempt, but the conclusion to be drawn is that territories by "which the movement. could. be the British naval patrol of the Mediterranean ordered. and inspired. Since all means of com: has been 0 successful, that, while reinforce ments to the Axis troops in' Libya have been Fpunigation in pubis are under the contra of Nazis or their Quistings. in Burope, tt ean Sent across the water, they never reached their be taken for granted that there exist secret destinations in sulfelont quantity, to justify an means of passing news, and Instructions irom onslaught which the British and their, Allies ne place to another under the Nazis" noses. Rave become Increasingly ready to meet., The Short, there isin Europe a arear secret ergane British maintenance of the occupation of Tobruk, fzation which is able 10 play' the Gestapo at its which, despite Italian claims could never' be same and beat it, Uelna inspired by deep ald. to have Besieged, because of con-love of their country, whereas the Gestapo are tinual "access 10 the sea, reinforcements, and inspired by no more than the lust for power, In-supplies, remains avery definite obstacle. to creased conquest, and the more bestir of' the any enemy advance into Exypt, for the position human instincts.' The increase' in, sabotage, in provides @ salient from which, at any time. a factories, railways, and docks hag had two im= force could be despatched to get athwart enam: po plant fects Upon "the Nast plans. The' frst communications. ft would seem, then, that unt Is the slowing-up of the supplies they had hoped that "position can be reduced, and the enemy to obtain' from the occupied areas—suppiies ride from materials which the 'Nazir have in do not appear to have been very successful in ome cases sent to the factories from Germany, {af regard up to the present, any attempt to Invade "Bxypt' would. be attended with very the insecurity of their conquests which, must be Htselt. "Ang the, second is the sowing sense of considerable" risk It ie probable that the enemy realizing the enormous access to British spreading, amongst the Mavis stationed outside the Thira "Reich. This, Insecurity necessitates Qhd Allied strength in northern Africa will the use of, many more troops to old down the ster. to remain on the defensive and. await oppressed peoples than would: otherwise, have Been the ease. And. they the cause of "Soviet Ruseia is given direct assistango, Men who are occurrences of German, reinforcements sit Test your- should prove' opt busy chasing saboteurs In. France cannot be rear, Whether relntoreing the Nazi offensives against Lenin: t|Femain in Libya, or whether the rad, Welev, and Odessa, 'That this necessity has withdrawn fo. the 'Russian front y, have Seen but it is doubtful whether the Germans can already put a spoke in the Nazi plans was Brovedin' the case of Norway, where a number a to, send suMicient troops Into Libya. 10 St German troops sent through the country, 10 thatch for the greatly, increased strength Participate in the drive on Murmansk and' the Which "they will have. to" face. together. with Tallway to Leningrad had to be diverted from their Italian alles. if the fresh Teallan: troops their original purpose and given the task of pre Which have arrived Ju Libya prove to be Serving order along. their lines of commun Better material then those under: Graziani, the tion, Tt is unlikely that the Germans will succeed, JGerman reinforcements. will "undoubtedly" find "controlling this hiodon "menace which Selves intact, while of their being selves folnee whi the poruibilty of their beng operating against them by shooting hostages, all forced to indulge ins file Dunkirk for them: of whom are innocent of any other offence than a desire to see their native country: restored to elves is not without the Fange of possibility. {te quondam liberty, Thes men should zo down 4 sory Vas matiyrs fo their country cause,
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