WHY LISTEN TO BERLIN?

Southland Times, Issue 24182, 19 July 1940, Page 8

WHY LISTEN TO BERLIN?

- To The Editor Sir, —A few days ago you published a leading article endorsing the remarks of the Prime Minister that people should refrain from listening to the German radio. I can truthfully say I have never once listened to their distorted propaganda, not because I was afraid of bei ing intimidated, or because it was “all Boche,” but because of an inherent dislike for a regime of murderous gangsters who bludgeoned their way into power, murdering anyone who was likely to be their rival. In comparison with this gang the infamous Al Capone and John Dillinger of the Chicago underworld were very meek individuals. Since the war, the very thought that ! one would be listening to perverted | traitors like Baillie-Stewart is repulsive, and they insult our intelligence by thinking that we would listen to their traitorous tongues. They say birds of a feather flock together, so these traitors are in good company. From the foregoing you will rightly conclude that I agree entirely with your article but I must confess that for some time I have wondered why the Press of this country prints German communiques. They appear frequently; there are two today, with their usual threats, lies and insults. Perhaps it is thought that the lies are so obvious that they condemn themselves. But could not the same thing be said of their radio? Then there are the frequent photographs of Hitler, Ribbentrop, Goering and company. Surely to goodness we have seen all we want to see of them and are not likely to forget thenvillainous dials in a hurry. It rather takes away my pleasure of reading the paper to have a photo of one of these ghouls staring me in the face. I prefer the British report of events. This I have never known to be a fabrication, and I derive considerable pleasure from listening to men such as Winston Churchill, J. B. Priestley, Cyril Lakin, Nesbit Sellars and so on. Photographs of men like these would always be appreciated, but not those other fiends. —Yours, etc., LORD HAW HAW. July 18, 1940.