The Archive · 1941

Patrick Coleman, Mr, William

J, Low and Miss Margaret Ross

He will leave for London via the United States by clipper on Wednesday.—Reuter. aboard a Japanese vessel, bringing with him a tale of danger om seas infested by Axis undersea and air raiders, The Japanese seaman who was.employed aboard a Greek: freighter at Kobe om January 1, 1989, found- him-Self embroiled in the war when the European hostilities broke out, and: his ship which was en route to South America, headed for. Norfolk, Virginia, where it was turned over to Britain.

Snow. this yer the, Winter Aig' Cam-cub with the speech. However. we

paign in Germany was launehed~a month ago and in this connection several weeks ago Hitler issued an appeal io the population. Thus. Hitlers speech is i no way connected with "Winter Afd.'

"What then are the real motives which compelled Hitler to come out with a speech before. German people? The tremendous losses of the German-Fascist army on. the eastern front cause anxiety, alarm and dissatisfaction with Hitler's policy of war amd violence, German. population does not-trust Paseist lies on unparalleled victories of the German armies and progressively. loses confidence ín the favourable: outcome of the war. Fear-for his rear—thix is the true reason which compelled Hitler on the third of October 1941; to broadcast a speech to the German population with a fresh dose of boasts ful and equally false promises and assurances of an early victory.

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