HITLER’S LATEST SPEECH

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 65, 18 March 1942, Page 4

HITLER’S LATEST SPEECH

JITLI-.11 S latest speech relicels the sober or,th.ok of the Ge man people, whose optimism concerning bloodless or speed victories over effete foes has been dissipated by events in Russ ami Lilly,a. Hitler must still take public opinion into his cm sideralions, and if is reasonable that the German people, di turlied by war’s alarms, trial mobilisations and air raids, shoill count the cost of the war against Britain, which was to have bee overcome speedily, ami which was to be follow'd by the smas ing' of Russia within a few weeks. Tin German public is aware that the reserves which we being held for the spring offensive. are being used now in <l< tensive onerations against llussia. They see, too, that the leader of the Nazi Corps ami of the Youth .Vfovemi lit have gone I battle and have not returned. They see Germany's able mil fary commanders superseded by political hacks whom chance an Fate have combined to raise to eminence. The German Goveri incut admits that even with prisoner labour Germany's agrieu lure cannot be maintained al dm pre-war love], while the golie of provisioning ships in Sweden is being reduced In Hie .19: basis by the Swedes. Italy's endeavours Io secure food supplh from Turkey are apparently not successful, while Spain is sli in a distressed condition and ran afford no worth-while aid. Hitler's declaration that flu I'orlhcoming summer will be Hi period of crisis appears, in view of Hie foregoing factors, to b a true summing-up. but probably not with the result Hitler d< sired to eonvev.