GERMAN PEOPLE NOT TOLD

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXII, Issue 15241, 6 January 1943, Page 3

GERMAN PEOPLE NOT TOLD

SIGNIFICANCE OF SILENCE. United Press Assn.— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, -Jan. 4. Radio reporters in London attach significance to the Gem.an prevarication. and even, silence regarding the Russian successes. For example, tlie I all ol \ elikiy© Lulu is still not admitted, the German radio saying today that all enemy attacks on Veil kiye Luki have failed. Ln spit© of Herr Hitler's assurances that *Ti>lß” would not be repeated, Reuter’s radio listening post reporter says that Dr. Goebbols has apparently reverted to tli© last war practice of withholding news of reverses whch, when disclosed, caused a reaction which liastened collapse. 'The reporter adds that Goebbels has hitherto probably been confident of the ability of the general staff to extricate tile army from its difficulties and has not hesitated to say that setbacks can be expected, but will soon be remedied. On the contrary, a ban is now imposed on frank reports from the front. Instead, nebulous phrases are being combined into continual reports of fighting in winch strong Russian attacks ar© invariably reported us repulsed with heavy casualties. Ambiguities continually appear, such as the German news agency’s military writer asserting that a. remarkable symptom is the tact that military circles have refrained from summing ujj tin? situation at the opening of the New Year. This is combined with assertions ' that the Germans are still carrying on the defensive against Russia. Germany’s most important radio commentator, General Dietmar, has not discussed th© military situation for two weeks. Broadcasters to foreign countries refer to the “futility” of the Russian offensives, in view of their heavy losses* of men and material. Lord Haw Haw, who was not heard for several weeks. resumed broadcasting, denying tile capture of V elikiye Luki.