NAZI LEADERS’ FEARS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 6 October 1942, Page 5

NAZI LEADERS’ FEARS

ARMAMENT CAPACITY OF U.S. RECENT SPEECHES ANALYSED PLUNDER IN RUSSIA (Rec. 10.35 a.m.) London, Oct. 5. Considerable interest has been taken in Goering’s speech, which is the fourth delivered by German leaders recently, others being by Hitler, Ribbentrop and Gocbbels. 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 Roosevelt himself knows.” Also, “The Americans are probably quite gallant soldiers but so far their ambitions have been in other fields.” Thus both Hitler and Goei'ing betray the extent to which their feai's about American armament capacity have been instilled in the minds of the German people. For men who are telling their counti'y that things will be better it is an interesting insight into their minds that they should make such puerile reference to one of their strongest enemies. It amounts to the fact that the Germans do not like to hear the truth about the United Nations’ mounting power. Another interesting point was Goering’s naked pride in the plunder in Russia and gains to be derived from there —oil for the lat ration. “From the vast areas of the Kuban and Don, with their miles and miles of sunflower fields which give an even better yield of oil than our home-grown rape seed.” Also Iron and coal. “It so happens (that both food and raw material are lying together in territory we have taken from the Bolshevists. Thus Germany, with all Europe under her heel, must even so draw on Russian conquests.” GERMANY’S FOOD RESERVES One inference drawn from his speech is that Germany’s food reserves are running low. There is untold potential suffering for Europe in the phrase. “I do not want to see the populations of occupied territories suffer from hunger and privation, but if through enemy measures privation is unavoidable it will in no circumstances affect German workers. The German agricultural labourer will be fed better than any others.” Having previously declared that Germany could not be blockaded it is a matter of speculation as to what he regards as enemy measures, and the inference is that people of occupied countries will go short of food anyway.—P.A. Special Correspondent.