Evening star., 1939-12-10

Germans must continue to feed their
people with both food and victories.
Napoleon reused his half-starved,
ragged soldiers by showing them the
fertile plains beyond the Alps and tell
ing them that those rich acres could be
theirs for the taking. The Germans are
pointing out to their people the rich
lands of the Danubian Valley and say
these will be theirs for the taking.
From sources which heretofore have
been unimpeachable, the report comes
that the Berlin and Moscow govern
ments have reached definite agreement
for the partition of Southeastern Europe.
This agreement provides that Germany
shall take under her wing Rumania, be-
tween the River Sereth and the Car
pathians, with the exclusion of the Dob
ruja-the Black Sea coast that Bulgaria
will become willing vassal of the U. S.
S. R. and the combined forces of Ger
many and Russia would join hands in
the plains of Bulgaria to start together
the march against Turkey. Constanti-
4lOPlC dllo llAC La tlllo oSlCC-
ment is reported to provide, will be Rus
sian, but for the duration of the war the
waters of the Marmora Sea would be
used as naval base for the Germans in
their camapign against the allies. Hun
gary, it is added will be taken willingly
or unwillingly as partner because Ger
man troops can enter Rumania only by
going through Hungarian territory.
Yugoslavia to Be Italy's.
Yugoslavia will remain unmolested.
The Fuehrer has not yet got grounds to
antagonize Signor Mussolini Rome has
indicated clearly that Yugoslavia must
remain in the italian sphere of influence
The Russians feel that they must get
to the open sea-to the Mediterranean
and have insisted on the occupation Of
Constantinople. The Germans will have
their outlet to the Mediterranean by
reaching the Aegean Sea.
In certain military quarters it is be-
lieved that the campaign against Ru-
mania is likely to occur before the end
of this year. 1t will be short and
sweet according to information from
Berlin. Rumania has been guaranteed
her territorial integrity by the allies.
They have, however, recently told the
Rumanian government that it is obvious
that they cannot help her militarily in
the event of an attack in the near future.
But at the end of the war-which is
bound to be won by the British and
French, they say-Rumania would be
restored and Unidentified for her losses
ance in the same manner that the Films
are employing. But whether, in view of
the developments of the last fortnight,
his advisers and his people will be willing
to accept such desperate gamble is un-
certain. The Rumanian Army is eff
cient. But even its most optimistic
leaders admit that it cannot hold out for
more than few days before a combined
German, Russian, Hungarian, Bulgarian
onslaught. Carol and many of his ad-
visers believe in the dictum that Britain
loses all the battles except the last one =.
But they wonder whether that last
battle will be won early enough to justify
the QeStruCtlOn OF Iullldllld.
Turkey Reconsiders.
An army of propagandists is preceding
the motorized and mechanical forces of
the Reich. They have been at work in
Rumania for many months. And what
they say sounds logical to the Rumanians
THE British and the French want you
to fight their battles. While they are
sitting snugly behind the Notifications
of the Maginot line, you will have to face
destruction and death" The Germans
hope that the Rumanians will offer re-
sistance because war without glorious
military deeds is no war. But in the
meantime, they are endeavoring to un-
dermine Rumanian morale because they
want the lightning war to be as short as
possible.
The subjection of the Balkan countries
Is not mere attempt on the part Of the
Germans to expand their territory. It is
q necessity If they are to obtain the food
and raw materials which they cannot
get now because of the British blockade
But If the Germans can conquer-by
peTSuaSlOn anu IOICc-IIlc raw ulducIldl-
producing countries, the effect Of the
blockade would be, to say the least,
greatly reduced, and the hopes Of starv-
ing Germany into submission would fade
out.
All the reports from the Balkans indi-
cate that the impassivity of the allies re-
garding Finland's fate might be that
little pimple on the neck which may
cause the complete destruction of the
plan to force Germany into submission
by economic and financial strangulation.
Even Turkey, which refused to share the
fate of the Baltic states and did not
sign ON the dotted line as invited by Pre-
mier Molotoff, is beginning to look into
the situation in a different temper from
four weeks ago. When Turkey joined
the allies she was confident that, should
she be attacked, the French and the
British would take care of her in Europe
while her armies would defend the Cau-
casian border President Ismet Inonou
Is reported to be reconsidering the whole
situation in the light Of developments
In the North.