WAR PROPHECIES

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4561, 17 April 1942, Page 6

WAR PROPHECIES

MANY OF THEM CAME TRUE A REMARKABLE ARTICLE [At the request of numerous readers “The Courier” publishes the article which follows. Many extracts from it have already been printed in these columns. It was written early in 1939. J

You may be a believer or you may be a scoffer, but whichever you are, you cannot fail to be interested, and perhaps impressed, by the predictions of Boriska Silbiger, who forecast the abdication months before the death of George V and the European crisis of September last. For this year she sees a world war next December, which will change the face of Europe and bring a lasting peace in 1942.

“The future bodes ill for Eduard Benes, the Foreign Minister - of Czechoslovakia. Something disastrous will happen to him during the next year or two.”

These words, spoken in January pf 1936, to the writer of this article by Boriska Silbiger, Hungarian graphologist expert and the most renowned fortune teller in Budapest, were published in several newspapers in England, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

The following quotation is from an article about Boriska Silbiger’s forecast in the January sth, 1937, issue of a Hungarian weekly, “Pesti City”: “By May, 1938, the entire European political situation will have come to a climax, and the terrible upheaval will ultimately result in a great gain for Hungary. Hungary’s Italian friends will be partly responsible for this by sponsoring Hungary’s interests. The changed map of Europe will show Hungary with a considerably increased territory. Czechoslovakia will find itself in a very unpleasant situation. In England a great strain will be felt, ended by a magnificent gesture, the result of which the whole world will applaud.” “Kolossvari Fuggetlen Ujsag,” a Hungarian newspaper, published in Rumania, printed in December, 1936, the following prediction by Boriska Silbiger: “By 1939 Austria will have ceased to exist. There will be upheavals in Czechoslovakia, and Eduard Benes will find himself in gpeat trouble. I feel that Rumania, too, will

have political, and particularly economic, troubles, but only of.a temporary nature.” (This refers, no doubt, to the short-lived Goga regime at the beginning of the year, which almost ruined Rumania economically.)

PREDICTED THE SEPTEMBER CRISIS

And, finally, here is an interview given to the writer of this article, which appeared at the end of 1937 and the beginning of 1938 in the newspapers of i several European countries :

“Political troubles will reach their climax in May, 1938, and will finally be solved in September. Nevertheless, this conflict will, in 1939, result in war, spread to other countries, and nearly every European, and possibly overseas, nation will be directly or indirectly involved in it. Peace will come in 1942 only, and, as a result of it, the whole world will be so completely reformed geographically, socially, and idealogically that it is impossible for us even to imagine what it will be like. Between May and September, 1938, great preparations for war and military movements will be started in various countries in Europe. There will •be great changes in Italy and Russia. France will follow a vacillating political course. England, calm and safe in the knowledge of her own power - and strength, will make every humanly possible effort to maintain peace, but will, in the long run, not be successful.”

All these prophecies, uttered by Boriska Silbiger, have come true in the same way as innumerable other predictions of this young woman have come to pass. The fact that she has the unique gift of “feeling” coming events, and visualising happenings that are to befall persons and nations is borne out by the innumerable newspaper clippings which Boriska Silbiger has filed. These newspapers printed forecasts when she made them a long time before the events predicted happened, and so they could be verified. Her predictions of events of international importance have so often come true that it is particularly interesting to hear her forecast for the coming year. WHAT OF 1939 ? Boriska Silbiger is rather pessimistic about the immediate future of the world. War looms ahead, and is bound to break out in 1939, she says. In December, 1939, the fate of Europe will reach an important turning

point; 1939 will be the year of great political events, and it will be a decisive year for many -countries, whether involved iq the new World War or not.

Preceding the war, a great accident will befall one country, and will wreak such disaster that the country will be the object of universal com-, passion.

Germany will make another inspired gesture in the near’future. But she will also suffer her first refusal from a great Power. Germany will undergo a certain disappointment, and will, to a certain point, be isolated and thrown back upon her own resources. But this will by no means decrease her feeling of strength, superiority and security. On the contrary, these feelings will even be increased, and although she will try to obtain peace in good time before it is too late, she will not modify by one iota her new territorial and other demands.

Italy will unexpectedly enter upon a bold and daring enterprise, and will start harping upon a new theme. “There will be important changes in the political life of America. An extremely human gesture will be shown by this country, but I cannot see,” says Miss Silbiger, “whether it is of a morale or financial nature. At any rate, it will set an example for the rest of the world as far as human sympathy and willingness to help is concerned. I feel that Roosevelt’s hitherto active role will give place to an apparent passivity which, however, will cover very important issues.

“There will be great prosperity in certain parts of South America, so much so that this" continent will be able to absorb the foreigners streaming in. Later it will put an end to the invasion of immigrants. “There will be changes in the entire policy of France. The Government will be recognised. A great foreign subversive organisation will be discovered in France.” ENGLAND, CALM IN HER STRENGTH Armament and the strengthening of the country’s defences will go on at a high speed in England. This country, calm and safe in her strength, will show a powerful united front to the world. However, she will get into lengthy disputes and conflicts with another country. In 1940 England’s role will be that of a just and impartial referee in the squabbles of other countries. Either

of her colonies. I can’t see for certain which of them, but the one which does give colonies will come into dispute and conflict with the other, which will finally result in an almost complete breach. There will be an unexpected alliance between two countries, and this important political event will cause world-wide surprise.

Important changes are pending in Turkey. I cannot see clearly whether these changes are of a political or of an economic nature, but the fact is that an entirely new trend is soon bound to start.

Czechoslovakia will again have trouble in January, but this will be solved within an unexpectedly short time. The Scandinavian States will enter into relations with a new ally. Yukoslavia will have internal troubles with disintegrating tendencies in several directions. She will also have troubles with one of her neighbours, but not with Hungary. Holland will prosper, and has good fortune ahead; but Poland will have some trouble, owing to the political immaturity and inefficiency of another country. TROUBLE FOR SWITZERLAND An important political personality will rise to power in Switzerland. This country, owing to an unselfish and humane gesture, prompted by the compassion of its government and inhabitants, will bring upon herself trouble against which she has omitted to protect herself. Too late she will realise the mistake that she has committed. Switzerland’s apprehensions in respect to a great Power will prove later to have been unfounded. In the near future, Switzerland will, to a certain extent, be used as a thoroughfare of emigration. DICTATOR MAY DIE Illness is in store for one Of Europe’s dictators in January. It won’t be grave, and he will soon recover, but the same thing will happen to him during the summer. July '22 or 23 is a fatal day in the life of this dictator. He may be gravely ill, he may have an accident, and he may even die.

January or February will bring physical unfitness or illness to a dominating political personality. A universally known distinguished political figure whose name begins with either D, E, or F, will fare very badly in the coming year. The future bodes ill for him. On the other - hand, a man whose initial is M, or somewhere around it, will step into the foreground of world political events. February will be a very important month politically, and the events which will ultimately result in a world war will come to a head then. An attempt on the life of a person of very high rank will be committed in a country in Southern Europe. I can’t feel clearly whether it is a man or a woman whose life is threatened, but I do see that he or she was born in a country further west than he or she is at present. I feel that it might be Albania, but I am not quite sure.

WINNER OF CHINA WAR WILL BE RUINED

The coming year will be fatal for a ruler in the southern part of Europe, probably in the Balkans. The Duke of Windsor, top, is threatened by illness.

There is going to be an earthquake somewhere. The Sino-Japanese War will wreak dreadful destruction and will finally reach a decisive stage, after which the winner will be practically ruined by another country. Before the new Great War is ready to break out, either the Spanish Civil War or the Sino-Japanese conflict, or probably both, will be over. Russia will start certain negotiations which, however, she will suddenly terminate, having unexpectedly found an important ally. There will be great internal changes in Russia, which will result in certain concessions. Russia will prove herself to be surprisingly magnanimous in one instance. The year 1940 will be a decisive year in Russia’s history. PALESTINE’S FATE will be unexpectedly solved, and very radically indeed. She won’t be left to herself; another country decides her fate with a strong hand. The navy of one country will become ordinately strong. Another country’s air force will suffer - a great setback. Art and science originated and developed in Europe will decline on this continent, and will continue its progress in another. What we have been accustomed to, all European culture, will cease to thrive in Europe. Although 1940 is still a year of wars continuing on the lines started in 1939, it slowly leads up to slightly improved state of affairs. In 1941 only a few countries will be facing one another with hostility. But in 1942 even this will be smoothed out, a new general liberal form of government will be developed. Those who survive will enjoy a world peace. These are Boriska Silbiger’s predictions. The outlook is not exactly cheerful, but Boriska insists it is inevitable.