BERLIN'S SERIES OF ALIBIS
When a German submarine misbehaves itself, Berlin's first line of defence, in the past, has been to deny that the submarine was German—it
must have been a British submarine! Early in the present war Berlin officially accounted in this way for the torpedoing of an American liner with loss of lives. But, after some rapid thinking on the Greer incident, Berlin now has decided to admit that a U-boat fired two torpedoes "at a destroyer of unknown nationality in blockade waters." This admission removes the first hurdle set up by Berlin's usual line of defence. The second hurdle, "blockade waters,"
has already been demolished^ by President Roosevelt, who has pointed out that the German blockade is not effective. The third hurdle, "the destroyer fired first," and the fourth hurdle, "destroyer of unknown nationality," will be equally disposed of when the President makes his postponed broadcast. The time is coming when ~- neither _ "blockade areas" nor "combat zones" will be allowed to interfere with the United States policy of arsenal-plus-delivery.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1941, Page 6
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172BERLIN'S SERIES OF ALIBIS Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1941, Page 6
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