Peace Offers “ Buzzing Like Nest of Hornets ”

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 60, 12 March 1943, Page 5

Peace Offers “ Buzzing Like Nest of Hornets ”

INTERESTING POLITICAL MANOEUVRES (Special Correspondent.) Received Thursday, 8.30 p.m. LONDON, Mar. 10. Interesting political manoeuvres are going on at present behind the war. Germany is making every attempt to divide the Allied Nations by raising the Bolshevist ‘ 4 bogey. ’ ’ Her playing up of Russia’s military successes is not only designed to whip up her own people, but also to represent Germany as the last barrier against the Russian ideology. At the same time, as the Economist points out, Germany is accompanying this propaganda with peace offers which come through Sweden and Switzerland and are “buzzing like r. nest of hornets round the Vatican. 1 The paper considered that the tin: ing of Cardinal Spellman’s visit to the Vatican coming on top of Count Ciano’s appointment as Ambassado. to the Holy See unfortun ately with von Ribbentrop’s visit tc Rome. “It begins to look as thougi the Germans may have won a rounc. in their political offensive, ’ * adds the Economist. “For these reasons, Mr. Wallace’s comments bluntly advocat ing co-operation with Russia arc specially interesting and significent. i'hey may indeed be more than spoil taneous. Mr. Sumner Welle’s call foi detailed peace talks also fits into the scene. Equally interesting is the Times loader advocating closer ties witi Russia and stating: “It must be a decisive factor in shaping the future of British policy on the Continent one of the main concerns of Britis: statesmanship must be to reinforce the efforts of the American leader.* and promote American appreciation of it.”