INSIDE GERMANY

Hutt News, Volume 13, Issue 23, 15 November 1939, Page 7

INSIDE GERMANY

unaer me neaaing insiae uermany," the "London Daily Herald" of October 14th has the following: "Whipped-up hatred of Britain and threats of 'frightfulness worse than anything in the last war' are the general conversation themes in in Rhineland and Dusseldorf indus. trial districts. "This is the opinion of a neutral engineer, who has just reached Belgium from' Germany. "'One works manager told me that in the last war their slogan was "Gott Strafe Engalnd," he said. " 'Now they are saying that they will do it themselves.' "The engineer said he heard such talk in cafes, beer-houses, and even from waitresess in restaurants." * * * # "The Nazi authorities are confiscating large quantities of sheets, blankets and other bed-linen for hospitals, ' 'As usual, the Jews have been the first to suffer. "Jewish property of all kinds, including radio sets, has been seized." * * » * "Industries unable to carry on because of lack of raw materials are now allowed to dismiss employees without notice." * * « * "Herr Diels, Governor of Hanover, has ordered that maps of the I

Western Front shall be placed in all schools. "Lessons are to be given on the progress of the war." * * # * "Food served in German restaurants is to count as part of the customer's rations. "This will hit the well-to-do, who were in the habit of having some meals in restaurants so as to eke out rations." t • According to the '"London Times" of October 4, Sir William Beveridge has directed a searchlight of inquiry on the means and methods by which the national effort in the war is being directed and used. He has written an article which "The Times" said "was not only the reading for a day; it was a statement of essential requirements for the concentration 'of every brain and nerve and sinew in our nation against the brains and nerves and sinews of another another nation of human beings like ourselves .... It allows us to spare no effort.' There ought to be no illusions anywhere of the nature of the war, no misconceptions of the enemy's strength and resource, no easy credence of reports which belittle Germany's power to wage war furiously and ruthlessly; no failure to understand the necessity to use, and to use at its fullest strength, the whole of our might and of our will to conquer." "For the first time in the mili-

tary history of this country it would seem," remarks the " Manchester Guardian" of October 5, "the War Office has been constrained to admit that a salute may be a matter of courtesy and not a matter of compulsion. So far, however, it is necessary to woman in order to benefit by that exceedingly reasonable concession." The reference is to a decision that although women members of the Auxiliary Territorial Reserve must salute their own officers and "observe throughout their own I branch" the customs of the service l in respect of the association of offij cers, N.C.O.'s, and men "salutes to I male officers, even they are 1 inspecting women's units, are a courtesy that cannot be enforced," In this decision of the War Office the "Guardian" discerns "a sort of unexpected bargain in the background"; for if women members of the service had to salute' men according to yieir rank, it would be hard to deny that men would 1 have to salute women officers on similar terms. Therefore ".better wash out t the saluting sauce for the goose ■ lest the gander be forced to accept an equal dose of it for himself.'