GERMANY WITHIN

Grey River Argus, 3 June 1942, Page 3

GERMANY WITHIN

“Crack-Up” Not Near VIEW OF U.S.A. OBSERVERS. (Rec. 10.30) NEW YORK, June 2. The liner Drottingholm has arrived here, bringing back from Europe the returning United States ofiilomats, olliciai/S, and pressman. Those aboard the liner have provided a variety of backgrounds. Many include persons just out of concentration camps and other prisons. Some of them were sejateinced to death and then reprieved by their exchange for Germans imprisoneci in America. For a majority of the returning travellers the meals aboard tne liner constituted the first good food for many months. Mr. Frederick Oechsner, who was manager m Berlin for the United Press of America News Agency, said: “Most Germans take up the viewpoint that even if the Germans win success in Russia this summer, it would fail to bring the victory which once was pictured by Hitler.” He Said: “There is no indication that the Nazi system has reached a breaking point, but there is increasing tension, and cracks are widening. Sabotage and go-slow are ever on the increase both in Germany and the occupied countries in. factories, ships, even in offices.” Mr. Oechsner expressed the opinion (that external military pressure fiinally would cause the downfall of the .Nazis. He said “A big internal crack-up is not. likely 'in the immediate future.”

GERMAN HOPES. (Rec. 10.30) NEW YORK, June 2. Captain Adolph Von Pickardt, United States Naval Attache in Berlin, returned to-day by the liner Drottingholm from Europe. He was internea for five months. He said that so far the air raids over inland Germany have not affected the German morale, but the Ruhr was another story. He said thta the Germans still hoped 'to win the war; because they felt they are politically more unified and consequently their production is better organised. Captain Von Pickhardt stated he believed that the German people still hold to the same regard for Hitler, but they w’ere disappointed by the American entrance into the war. He said the Germans scorned Italy, but they were surprised by the success of the Japanese. Feeling in Italy SOLDIERS WANT PEACE. (Rec. 10.30) NEW YORK, June 1. j The ship Drottingholm has arrived here, bringing a large number of returning American diplomats, officials and pressmen from Europe. They included Admiral Leahv -U.S. Ambassador, from Vichy; and Mr. Reynolds Packard, the manager at Rome for the United Press of America News Agency. The latter sai( L “Fear of an Allied invasion has led Italy to hold a mobile army of one million men in readiness to £y s n to any sector that might be attacked. Italy, therefore, is not sending any additional forces to. Russia. a fighting spirit is entirely from the Italian Army. Italian soldier I have spoken to has echoed the wish: ‘May this war soon!’ ’’