The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-14

situation. and to suggest that it was move to strengthen the strategic position of the "axis" powers at sea. If war broke out, the German squadron could either cooperate as unit in the Atlantic or the Mediter- ranean, or could disperse and fight as guerrilla raiders on commerce ships, they said.
 It was pointed out that German cruisers and submarines inflicted 1 terrible damage on allied shipping inthe World war, and that if war found the fleet at home it could be bottled up by the British.
 It twas estimated that there would be 9 fighting ships in the cruise squadron. Two pocket battleships | two cruisers, two destroyer divisions and three submarine fiotillas com- prise the fighting units and there will be auxiliary ships as well.
 The propaganda ministry an- nounced that the ships would leave home ports Tuesday for one month cruise which would take them to Spanish, Portuguese and Spanish Moroccan parts and to angler, at the entrance to the Mediterranean.
 Stay In Atlantic
 Officials said that the ships would remain in the Atlantic, but observ- CTS pointed out it's accessibility to the Mediterranean.
 News of the roll call, providing a check on all men liable for army service, and the cruise, came as Hit Ter studied his policy at his moun- tain villa in Bavaria.
 Another German blow at "encir- element" plans seemed indicated by the rising bitterness of the inspired press against Great Britain. Articles were such as to remind observers of the war time "Gott strafe England" campaign.
 It was uncertain what move Hitler would make. But it was believed any action he might take would be aimed primarily against Britain, with the possibility that Poland, also, might receive a token of his displeasure.
 It was forecast that any action would be diplomatic. Speculation centered on the possibility that Hit Ter might denounce the British German naval limitation treaty and the German-PoliSh non-aggression treaty.
 Poland Surprised Berlin
 No doubt remained that Poland's inclusion in the British-F French "peace front" was a great disap- pointment here. Until few days ago it was felt that Germany might reach some sort of friendly agree ment with Poland Now it was gen. erally conceded that Poland was lost to the Berlin-Rome axis, and must be reckoned an ally of Britain and France.
 It was also true that charges of "encirclement" had impressed the ordinary German, who was apa- thetic at the time of the Munich crisis last September.
 Newspapers, in their editorials on the declarations of policy made yes- terday by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Premier Edouard Daladier used such terms as panic" war mongering," 'impertinence," "body snatching" to describe British policy.
 Britain Is Scored
 Limitations that Britain might enter an alliance with Russia caused bitter charges that Britain was "in league with Moscow"
 Authoritative comment was sum- marized in an editorial in the Voel- fischer Beobachter, official newspa- per organ of the NaI party.
 "The British governments present policy is imperialism of the worst type, though it is conducted with ineffective means" said the news paper. Britain has less than 50,- 100000 people. Who on earth en- titled this nation to act as the judge over the morals and politics of five continents? ..
 We do not envy the British their empire. Let them keep it. We Ger mans are homely and fully busy in Central Europe. But we and our Italian friends are fed up with hav- ing to contest again and again this I British claim, which in Europe only creates superfluous tension, handi- caps natural development and brings harmless nations into situation for which they-not the British-have to pay.
 Versailles Treaty Plan
 Tn practice, Britain's policy today. is an attempt to re-establish the Versailles treaty system. It will be this tendency which will cause it's failure. because the sound forces of Europe will not tNice within one generation permit themselves to De subjected to such a cure by senile democratic reactionaries."
 Most notable about this editorial was what it said about letting Britt ain have its empire.
 Only yesterday in a first page ar- ticle the Voelkischer Beobachter said that European equilibrium could not be restored until Germany had as much territory per inhabi- tant as did Britain and France. This article was re-published today-but all passages about the necessity of Germany obtaining territory were omitted.