aim must be to defeat the Red Army to such fan extent that our forces can resume. the offensive. against England or inthe Near East" The recent reports concerning troop concentrations along the Bulgatian-Turkish borders. suggest that. an offensive in. the Hiter's nda, but it is doubtful Near East fs. probably. the next item on
whether he will set'it in motion before he has secured a decision against Russia,—is he fever does.
"The Suez Canal has all along attracted him, for it he could seize it, he would stand athwart one of Britain's' principal lines of communication and probably lead to a British defeat in Egypt and the Near East." But at the moment he has more than his hands full In' the Hussian campaign. It has not. proceeded according to. programme. I is unlikely todo so now, when it is reported that Russia has nine-million men under. arms, with four or five million more available necessary, and the prospect of Hiller wearing down the German armies by throwing them against the. stubbornly resisting Russians Suggests that he may so weaken his forces az'to be Unable to embark upon any fresh Venture. Of this he may be certain,—Briish preparations in the Near East have been such That it is possible to face the future with confidence that there is suffeient strength ready' in position to be reasonably" certain of the outcome, should Hitler venture into ala Minor.
It is the slow tempo of the war, and the opportunities which have been afforded Great Brain to build up her strength, and place it where most needed that is arousing anxiety Germany. But there are other factors Wwoll, chief of which has been the progressive Uisillusionment of the German people. The of their leaders have not been kept, te Goering's assurance British and now Russian bombers are reaching Berlin. Russia Who was to. be Germany's friend has been Attacked and a new front has been added to the war.
"The war was to end in 1040, then Todi, and it is slowly being brought.home to the Germans that even Hitler expects it be carried into next year. They have been assured that the United States. will never intervene in this war as they did in the last, Dut the American occupation of Iceland has Ted the German press to. make declarations Which the German readers interpret as wame Jog them not to be surprised if they find the United States beside the fighting democracies, chological effect would be tremendous' for America did enter the struggle the psy
the Germans fear that as they fear nothing else, is not astonishing in the light of all this that there should be signs of uneasiness to be noticed in Germany now. Tt would not be correct to say that Germany is already in a sorry plight, but her people have. live on success. "Phot has very largely been Senied them, and the recent acties of the German propaganda machine in_ drumming up. dramatic announcements of. victories Sgatit the Russians, most of which existed the perverted imaginations " of Goebbels's assistants, were all part of the general scheme to Keep the Germans cone fented. But the war against Hussia isa Bloody one. 'Thousands of wounded men reluraing' from the front tell the people at Rome im more than mere words that the youth of Germany is "being slaughtered att tempt to fulfil the ambitions of a group of blood-crazed men. War is being brought ited without permission. over Been Before, "Tt wil be. brought Theme closer as the long winter. nights come round and the R.A.F. continues to strike Increasingly heavier blows.
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