HERR HITLER

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1940, Page 5

HERR HITLER

SOME COMMENT

A “TIMES” REVIEW.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, December 4

“Tlio Times” says: “Herr Hitler is convinced that adventures in the east cannot bring a speedy victory. Ho is anxious about the growing strength in Britain and a possible weakening of the German spirit. Ho is making a new attempt to secure an early decision in tlio west. This the German press describes as the “Second Battle for Britain.” Although the German claims are deliberately exaggerated, the attack on Britain is a formidable one. Tlio British shipping losses show that, despite valuable cargoes coining in safely daily, our shipping has suffered heavily. Herr Hitler’s strategic plan, for the moment, seems to be to try to enforce by air and by sea a German blockade of Britain which had been prematurely announced. The fact that lie is doing so now is probably due to an inability to make this attempt before, as Germany was forced to build U-boats to replace those sunk. HenHitler, in fact, is seizing the first opportunity for anything approaching an organised double attack, which is also probably intended, so as to help the hard-pressed Italians, by preventing . military supplies from Britain reaching Greece.”

A POLISH ESTIMATE

(Per British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY. December 5.

The Polish Minister of information. Professor Stromeski, in the first series of relay talks in the 8.8. C. Polish programme, addressed the people of Poland. He said: “So far, there have been two different periods in this war. Up to the middle of 1940,. everything fell to Hitler so easily that it might have been offered to him and to the Third Reich on a gold plate. He conquered Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and finally France. Then there began a second period, when design and achievement were no longer in accord. After having gained the Atlantic Coast of France and the Channel ports, the Nazis tried to prepare an invasion of Great Britain, supported by air raids on the largest scale., In the great air battles in September, he was defeated with tremendous losses. Since then Hitler has had to cover up failure with successes such as the subjugation of Roumania and the entrance of Slovakia into the Axis. His diplomatic activity has been demonstrated by meetings with Marshal Pctain and M. Moltov, but the results of these meetings did not correspond with the expectations fostered by German propaganda. Great events were forecast. Events did not occur. The position has changed. Before Herr Hitler was ■ able to act according to his desires. Now his desires are limited by what he is able to achieve. In this second period of conflict', Germany has begun to feel the war at home more than ever before. Since the days of Napoleon, the Germans had not experienced war on their own soil. With continual heavy bombing by the R.A.F., they are beginning to realiso what it means.”