MOSCOW GIVES REASONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 84, 6 October 1941, Page 7

MOSCOW GIVES REASONS

GERMANS' MOOD DESPERATE

FAILURE OF BLITZ

RUGBY, October 4.

"The mood of the German people has become desperate by the failure of the blitz war against Russia, by ihe war oh "two fronts, and by the bad living conditions in Germany," stated the Moscow radio, "and this is the real reason why Hitler came to Berlin and delivered a speech intended to calm the population. <■ "He had to confess that the army will have to go through a winter campaign. The German High Command has repeatedly stated that the Soviet Army was destroyed, and now Hitler says the Soviet Army is strong and well equipped with good weapons. "After the blitz failed, he explained that operations were proceeding 'according to plan.' Was it also among Hitler's plans that the mighty coalition of England, America, and Russia should arrive to fight together. till Hitler is defeated? Was it according to plan that the campaign in the east should go on through the winter? Why did he not say a single word about the German losses, when everyone can see trains coming from the east with wounded soldiers' and hundreds of thousands of families are wearing mourning for relatives fallen in the east? "He was, of course, afraid of telling the truth. The German army is bleeding to death in the east. During three months' fighting 3,000,000 Germans have been killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. "He said he has large reserves and a whole continent at his disposal. Dods this include Norway, where' every day the people are avenging crimes committed by the Nazis on the Norwegian people, or Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, France, and the other countries, who have not stopped fighting for- a single second against Hitler? "Now compare the reserves of the Soviet—a united people of 200,000,000. Also, only a few days ago, an agreement was concluded in Moscow which mobilised further huge reserves—an agreement which promises all possible help from England and America needed for victory over Hitler."— 8.0.W.