The Archive · 1939

Indignation in Britain

London, Nov. 2. ihi:

The eleven disasters at sea over the week-end, all attributed to rine and submarine action, caused a wave of indignation throughout Britain as shown by headlines of the morning papers.

"The "Daily Herald" headed the story of of the disasters, "Germany's First Crime in the new War Against Neutral isis li: H Ships. U-boat laid mines that sunk Dutch Lin "Mined Liner Crime; Many Babies Drowned," the "Daily Express" headline read. "The "Daily Mirror" declared, "Babies are Nothing to Him," referring to Herr Hitler. In a front page the "Daily Express" said, "Humanity owes ace' to a. who sink ips bearing in arms and little children. When Germany is defeated, this villain should be destroyed!"—United Press.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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