Peace — Continental Style

Southland Times, Issue 23828, 27 May 1939, Page 13

Peace — Continental Style

By

WHIM-WHAM

We believe in force. —Dr Goebbels, at Cologne, May 20. Germany and Italy want peace and will impose it if necessary.— Signor Mussolini, at Rome, May 21. Oh Peace is our Desire, We open our Embrace Our Hearts are full of Kindness, Of Fascist Law and Order In spite of Soviet Ire To all the Human Race And wilful British Blindness: That dwells beyond our Border; For Peace and Nothing else But never ask us what We organize our Labours, Befalls the Man or WOman And scatter Bombs and Shells Whom we decide cannot Among our hostile Neighbours. Be classified as human. The Bombs that we release Our modest Wants are few — Are not employed for Fighting, A Slice of the Ukraine, But just to make the Peace ' A Piece of Poland too, A little more exciting; And Interests in Spain, We keep our Armies for Some British Colonies, JKell-meaning Intervention, And also Yugoslavia— And brutal Acts of War Just trifling Guarantees Are far from our Intention. Of future good behaviour. You hear the Fuhrer roar A Threat of swift Invasion? Oh, don’t prepare for War, There’s really no occasion. Just meekly “come across” Before the Fun commences, And bear the Shame and Loss, Or take the Consequences.