LENGTH OF THE WAR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25303, 13 August 1943, Page 5

LENGTH OF THE WAR

NEUTRALS EXPRESS OPINIONS LONDON, Aug. 11. Prominent neutrals agree that the European war cannot last beyond the end of 1944. The Daily Express publishes despatches'from Its correspondents in every neutral country in Europe giving the views of prominent men on how long the war will last. , Turkey; Dr Yalchin, editor of the Istanbul newspaper Vatan, says: “ I am convinced there will be peace in Europe before next March. The end will not come by revolution, but by dissolution—by the dead weight of the people’s will to stop fighting.” Sweden: Colonel Willy Kleen, Sweden’s foremost military commentator, predicts: “ If the Allies open new fronts in .the Balkans and Southern. Europe in the late summer and autumn a decision will come before the end of the year.” Portugal: Carlos Ferrao, Portugal’s leading commentator on international affairs, says: “I don’t believe the war can last beyond 1944, and admit' the possibility of it finishing this year.” Switzerland: Dr Ernest Spuehler, general secretary of the Swiss League of Nations Union, declared: “The war will end within 12 months, but there will be plenty of trouble when it comes to the peace negotiations. Take rny tip, and watch the newly-formed German National Committee in Moscow. I am convinced it will cause trouble.”