STALEMATE AS END OF WAR
■ OPINION IN GERMANY I 'Recd. 11 p.m.) New York, Sept. 22. ! The New York Sun gives the fol- ' lowing estimate of the present state 'of public opinion in Germany and ■ France, furnished by travellers reach- ! mg Switzerland: — Firstly, well-informed thoughtful Germans do not believe that Gerwin the war. Secondly, the belief prevails that the war will end in a stalemate. Thirdly, confidence in Hitler as a ; superman waned when he began ; making excuses for events preceding ; he attack on Russia. His strategy in ; attacking Russia and leaving the <4 her flank exposed to an attack from Britain is continuously questioned. : Fourthly, the United States’ entry in <i the war lowered German confi--1 dence in ultimate victory, providing the prime reason for the belief that a ‘stalemate was inevitable. Fifthly, Laval’s closest friends declare h’s collaborationist attitude arises from a desire to be the great medirior of the war w ho will achieve p°ace. after which the French will forgive his pro-German acts. . Sixthly, some informed persons in Franc? and Germany still believe that • id group will arise in th Uniled States to accept the stalemate.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 225, 24 September 1942, Page 5
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