NO CHANCE OF WINNING

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 5, 6 July 1939, Page 10

NO CHANCE OF WINNING

PROFESSOR'S VIEW

BAD ECONOMIC SITUATION

(Independent Cable Service.)

(Received July 6, 2 p.m.)

BUDAPEST, July 5. The publication of a booklet entitled "Germany's War Chances in the Light of German Literature" has created a sensation. The booklet is based exclusively on the opinions o£ German experts, and is compiled by Dr. Ivan Lajos, a professor at the University of Pecs.

"I want to destroy the belief in Germany's invincibility which has been cleverly propagated abroad and; has been the main • cause of her easy successes," writes Professor Lajos, whose conclusion is that Germany's : military and economic situation is worse now than in 1914. ■ . ■ ■ ,

The number of German troops, h« says, is lessening because ever-increas-ing numbers are needed for the war industries. Above all, there is danger from the "internal enemy," and a mass reaction against deprivations is inevitable in time of war.

"Germany stands no chance of winning a wax*—neither a lightning war nor a prolonged war," says Dr. Lajos. "The army is not nearly sufficiently trained, and the railways are in an appalling situation."