NAZIS DESPERATE?

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23940, 16 October 1939, Page 7

NAZIS DESPERATE?

ANXIOUS TO SECURE PEACE BOLSHEVIST BOGEY USED CLUMSY PROPAGANDA (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegrahp—Copyright) NEW YORK, Oct. 14. (Received Oct. 15, at 8 p.m.) The New York Times correspondent (Mr G. E. Gedye) in a message from Moscow, says;— “ There is ample evidence that the Nazis are using the Bolshevist bogey in an attempt to harness at least the Scandinavians to the Nazi peace chariot. The most flagrant example is a German broadcast suggesting that Russia demanded the surrender of the Aalands. The Russian proposals do not mention the Aalands, explaining why the Finns allow it

to be known that the demands, although grave, can be discussed. The German propaganda is clumsy, but it is having some effect on Scandinavians, who are being bombarded with it. The suggestion is that unless they induce the Allies to suspend military operations all the Scandinavians will soon be overrun by Bolshevism. FEELING THE STRAIN HITLER IN ANGRY MOOD COPENHAGEN, Oct. 14. (Received Oct. 15, at 10.30 p.m.) The Politiken’s Berlin correspondent reports the Reich Chancellery as saying that war against Britain was the greatest disappointment of Hitler’s life. The Fuhrer is calling conference after conference. He is pale and unshaven and had scarcely time to change his clothes yesterday. and at night he left the conference room in a very angry mood. The general staff now wants to end the war as early as possible as a long blockade does not fit in with their calculations. The German radio indirectly admitted that Mr Chamberlain’s answer made a great impression and was discussed everywhere in Germany. The Nazis are now concentrating on seeking the utmost aid from Russia, though still hoping that a way to peace may be found. RUMANIAN”OIL FOR NAZIS TRANSPORT DIFFICULTIES NEW YORK, Oct. 14. (Received Oct. 15, at 9 p.m.) The New York Times Bucharest correspondent says physical difficulties of Danubian transport are likely to slow up Rumanian shipments of oil and grain to Germany. Before the war, 26 per cent, of the oil exports was transported by the Danube and 4 per cent, by the railway, but the Danube is difficult, first because there are few Rumanian tankers; secondly, the river is frozen for 130 days. The railroads have not been prepared and are not equipped for increased oil transport, having only 8000 tanker trucks with a total capacity of 109,000 tons, mostly used in the interior. It is believed that the next six months will show diminishing oil exports to Germany. TRAINING PLANES PRODUCTION IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, Oct. 14. Next year Australia will have 500 training planes, and will be producing them at the rate of 32 a month. SLOVAKIAN FRONTIER RUSSIAN TROOPS MASSING CERNAUTI, Oct. 14. (Received Oct. 15, at 10.10 p.m.) Refugees from Poland report a concentration of Russian troops and materials on the Slovakian frontier and the Russian fortification of the new Russian-German frontier. Adaptation of the Polish railway system to the Russian system on the Lemberg-Kiev line is nearly complete. The Russians are transferring Polish rolling stock to the interior of Russia.