GERMAN VIEW

Grey River Argus, 7 October 1942, Page 3

GERMAN VIEW

Of U.S, Armaments LONDON, Oct 5. Considerable interest was taken in Marshal Goering’s speech, which was the fourth delivered by German leaders recently, the others being by Hitler, Ribbentrop and Goebbels. It is interesting to observe what both Hitler and Goering did and did not say about America. Hitler made a contemptuous reference, while Goering talked sheer nonsense. For example, “the facade of America is glittering, but if you look behind it, you see it on the verge of breaking down. This Mr. Roosevelt himself knows.” Also “the Americans are probably quite gallant soldiers, but thus far their ambitions have been in other fields.” Thus both Hitler and Goering betray the extent to which fears about American armament capacity arc instilled in the minds of German people. For men who are telling their country things will be better, it is an interesting insight into their minds that they should make such a puerile reference to one of their strongest enemies. It amounts in fact that the Germans do not like to hear the truth about the United Nations’ mounting power.