THE VICTORY DRIVE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 195, 19 July 1941, Page 8

THE VICTORY DRIVE.

MOBILISING EUROPE. (Rec. 1.10 p.m.) RUGBY, July 18 Announcing in a broadcast to tb people of the occupied countries tha Sunday July 20, was the date o Europe’s mobilisation against the Gcr .mans, Colonel Britton stated that oi that day the “V” army—Europe’s in visible army of many millions—wouli come into being. Mobilisation shoult be carried out with the greatest dis cipline, lo begin at midnight and con tinue throughout the day. “The act of enlistment is simple You are asked to do two tilings—tak ■a vow at the earliest moment on Jul; 20 to continue faithfully to fight ii the best way you can for your coun try's independence and honour an< that of the other nations enslaved bj the Nazi Germans. The other is tha you are asked to take every opportun ity on this day to demonstrate to tin Germans the mobilisation of the ‘\ sign on ivalls everywhere yon can pu them, by beating out the ‘V’ sou nr. whenever you get a chance. Let ‘V be splashed from one end of Europe to the other!”

The bankruptcy of German propaganda methods is demonstrated by the frantic adoption of the “V” for victory sign by Dr Goebbeis as tho symbol of Nazi achievement. The German TransOcean Service solemnly announced that the letter “V’’ as the symbol of victory of tho Germans on all fronts for a new Kurope made .a sudden public appearance on Thursday ill most of the European capitals. A London broadcaster said the Germans would soon claim that “R.A.F.’ really stands for tho initials of the Luftwaffe and that the Czech motto ‘‘Let the Truth Prevail” has always been part of the family crest of Dr Goebbeis.—Official Wireless.