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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
72-Hole Total Of 264 Believed
TO Set New World Record
For Four Rounds

BLOOMFIELD, N. j., Nav ,,
Wood, veteran Mann.
roneck, N. Y, professional, Won
the Metropolitan golf champjonsbir
at Forest Hill country club TODAY
with the astounding 72-hole tota, .,
264 strokes. Wood, runner.un -
the 1899 open championship sbo,
successive rounds of 64-66-S9.66
This amazing score was believed
to have established a world recorc
for four rounds of major" torrn,
ament play over a full.lenptb
course. The only better total 70,
corded by the Golfers Handbook
a British publication which at,
tempts to round up worldwide STA,
tistics, was a 262 made by Perez
Alllss in winning the 1885 Italian
open championship at San Reno
but the San Reno course is CON-
sldered too short to be a first.class
golfing test. The next best Score
was 265 by Bobby Locke of South
Africa in the Transvaal open las,
year.
Starting with a six-under par "a
Wood was Is strokes under par for
the Forest Hill field club course.
where par was reduced from II IA
70 just before the tournament, He
slashed IA strokes off the Metro.
politan open record W h had
stood for 26 years.
Ben Hogan, the ~27-year-old Tex.
an who plays out of White Plains
N. Y, finished the 70 holes with
275, three strokes under the mark
established in 1914 by Macdonald
Smith at Scarsdale and equalled
in 1923 at Shackamaxon by Tom.
my Armour. The best he could get
was second place with rounds OF
60, So, II, SO.
Victor Ghezzi of Deal, N. J, New
Jersey state P. G.. A. champion,
finished third with an even par 10.
tai Of 280. To his 142 for the first
two rounds, Vic added a brace Of
69's today. A stroke behind Ghezzi
was Jimmy Hines of Great Neck,
N. Y, whose score was only two
strokes higher than the one with
which he won the metropolitan ii.
tie here in 1887.
Ray Billows of Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, runner up for the national am.
ateur title two of the past three
years, finished ten strokes lower
than any Of the other Simon Pures
when he tied Horton Smith OF Chi.
copee Falls, Mass, for fifth place
with 282. The first hole was the
cause of Billows' downfall. He
needed a seven this morning and
six this afternoon on a compare.
lively easy par four hole.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
Chemists Team To Play
Builders Ten Toda,

The Ethyl-Dow club of the indie
pendent loop will clash head-on this
afternoon with the E. w. God
wins sons Builders at the 22nd
street diamond.
The Chemists will be fighting to
break out of third place in the
leagues flag chase and the Build
ers, with a percentage lead over
the Taylor-C olquitt team, will be
primed to hold to its top post.
The schedule for the rest of the
week is as follows:
Tuesday, Citp Optical VS.. Tay'
or-Colquitt; Wednesday, E. w
Godwin's sons VS.. Wertheimer Bag
company; Thursday, City Optica.
VS.. Ethyl-Dow; Friday, Taylor
Colquitt VS.. Wertheimer Bag COM
pany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
WASHINGTON BEATS
MACKMEN, 4 TO 3
Johnny Welaj's Homer In The
Tenth Inning Gives Sena-
tors Contest

WASHINGTON, May 26. Up -
Johnny Welaj's home run in the
tenth inning today gave Washington
a 4.3 victory over Philadelphia and
a sweep of the two-game series. Will
lis Hudlin made his first appearance
before a home crowd with his new
teammates.
Ten thousand fans saw the Sena-
tors jump on George Caster for a
three-run lead in the first. Wela1
singled, Gerald Walker drew a pass
and Zeke Bonura sent Welaj and
Walker across the plate with a dou'
BILE to left and scored himself when
Cecil Travis doubled.
Hudlin's own mistake gave the
Athletics their first run. With run
ners on first and third, Hudlin went
over to cover first on Wally Moses
roller, let Bloodworth's throw rol
to the dugout and Caster scored.
Dee Miles crashed one of Hudlin's
pitches off the right field wall fol
a triple to open the sixth and scored
on Ben McCoy's infield out. Box
Johnson tied the score with his
o;,b+b Lopoar of tho sea son.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
perringer Hurls Reds To 40 Win Over Cards
Wood Sets New Record
In Winning Met Meet
DiMaggio To Receive
Golden Laurel Award

NEW YORK, May 26.-(R-
Joe DiMaggio, New York YAM
KEGS outfielder. has been Sc
lected as winner of the
Golden Laurel" award of the
American Academy of Sport as
the outstanding performer in
the sport world during 1889.
He will receive the prize, a
gold medallion, at the Worlds
Fair tomorrow.
DiMaggio was chosen by a
poll of 145 outstanding figures
in various branches of sport.
He received n first-place votes
to 10 for Joe Burk of Bridge
vile, N. j., national sculling
champion. Third place went to
Bucky Walters, Cincinnati
Reds pitcher, with 16 votes.
Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis and Joe Mccarthy, man.
ager of the Yankees, received
IL votes each and Tennis Cham.
pion Alice Marble II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27

Hits First Homer
Teller got a head start on the
rest of the diamond performers on
opening day with his no-hit, no-run
performance. To date he has Won six
and lost two. Besides his no-hitter,
he has one three-hitter M a four
hit game this season.
In a game with st. Louis the
other night, Teller allowed seven
scattered hits and to top that he
smacked out his first major leasIa
home run to win the game for
Cleveland.
He'll be a mighty big Feller when
polling time comes.
Strategy
The football.minded are suggest
ing that if the Allies had consulted a
few grid coaches last winter that
they would be leading the confer.
ence right now.
The old axiom of get there fust-
est with the mostest has always been
the best defense on the gridiron. Oc-
~casionally a team coached in the
manner of Wallace Wade will hold
any type of attack, but most grid
ironers will tell you that d good Of
fensive carries you further.
Here And There
Graham Edwards is back from his
air training at Dallas and while
awaiting the call to colors will pa
troll the outfield for Bert Kites Pi-
rates Replaced by Johnny Smidt
at shortstop, Edwards is expected to
be as valuable in the outer garden
as at any other place on the field
-. The BUGS go against the East
ern Carolina Teachers college Mono
gram club here Wednesday night
The Teachers won over the
locals s.4 last Wednesday -. Scot
ty Dawkins, wrestling impresario
here, has extended an invitation to
Ken Overlin, who last week dispos-
ed of Ceferino Garcia, to visit Viii.
nington and the beaches for a month
or so this summer Overlin
was the main attraction on one of
Dawkins' gfht cards in Raleigh last
winter 49,. Boots P~offenberger, the
eccentric former Detroit Tiger, is
down at Memphis and very deter
mined to be good and get back ir
the big time again Most OBJ
servers think that he'll be back next
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
DODGERS TRIUMPH
ON REESE'S HOMER
Blow Spells Higbe's Pitching
Performance And Gives
Brooklyn FL Win
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.-P-

PHILADELPHIA. May 26.-P-
A home run by Shortstop Pee-Wee
Reese, his first of the season,
spoiled highlander Kirby Higbe's
four-hit pitching mastery in the
tenth inning today and gave Brook
lyn's league-leading Dodgers a 2
tc 1 edge over the Phillies on a
rain-soaked field.
A Brooklyn error, Chuck Klein's
single and a double play On which
Morrie Arnovich scored put the
Phils ahead in the second inning
and they held on until the ninth.
Then Gene Moore, running for
Dixie Walker after a single. scored
on Dolph Camilli's long fly to tie
the count.
Luke Hamlin pitched five-hit
ball, but Vito Tamulis replaced
him in the eighth and was credit
ed with the victory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
Bob Montgomery-Nettlo
Fight Tops Weeks Gard

NEW YORK, May 26.-R-Ths
Bob Montgomery-Al Nettlow and
Steve Belloise-Sammy Luftsprns
bouts headline a drab card on this
weeks national boxing program.
Montgomery Of Philadelphia ana
Nettlow of Detroit meet in an out
door 12-round match at Shibe PARK
Philadelphia, Monday night. Steve
Belloise of New York, who knock
ed out Vic Dellicurti in less than a
round last Thursday, and Luftsprlh3
of Toronto clash in an eight roundeE
at New York the same evening
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
new YORK BEATS
BOSTON, 7 TO z
Red Sox Retain Slim Grip On
First Place In Loop AS
Cleveland Loses

BOSTON, May 26.-R-Boston's
| league-leading Red Sox suffered a
- defeat at the hands of the New
York Yankees today before 14,SOO
drizzle-drenched spectators but re-
tanned their slim grip on first place
as Cleveland bowed to st. Louis.
Charlie Keller emerged from his
batting lethargy to pace the Yankee
attack. The Yankees likewise out
hit the potent Sox batting array 10
to 8.
Herb Hash, who has shone in relief
roles for the Sox, was given his first
starting assignment and held the
champions well in hand until the
sixth when he was chased after his
control wobbled. Monte Pearson
drew the Yankee starting task and
was credited with the triumph, al
| though forced to withdraw in the
| seventh with a stomach disorder.
| Johnny Murphy took over.
Emerson Dickman and Mickey
Harris finished up for the SoX, and
were nicked for four runs.
The Yanks scored in the th1ro
when Bill Knickerbocker, who was
filling in at third for ailing Red
Rolfe, drew a base on balls with two
away. Keller scored him with a long
double to center. Two more came
in the sixth when Joe DiMaggio and
Bill Dickey singled and Joe Gordon
was passed Intentionally with none
out. Hash hit Babe Dahlgren, fore
ing in a run, and Monte Pearson's
single scored another and chased
Hash out Of the park.
Dickman throttled the rally bu'
gave the Yanks another run in the
seventh on Keller's home run blas'
into the center field bleachers. Har
ris was touched for three rallies II
the eighth.
Babe Dahlgren started the assault
with a double. Pinch Hitter Buster
Mills beat out an infield hit ant
Frank Crosetti followed with anothel
two base wallop. Knickerbockel
singled and Keller sent the thlre
tally across when he was retired a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
DURHAM WINS

ROCKY MOUNT. May 26.-GP-
Durham scored nine runs in the
first three innings and defeated
Rocky Mount, 11-6, here today. Two
errors, two walks, and two singles
the Bulls five runs in the first.
A total of "a walks were issued in
the contest. Durham executed a
double play in each of the first four
innings to stop Rocky Mount threats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
SMOKE RINGS
Flocking To Feller
By SAM Raglan

AS a general rule baseball heroes of today are slug
gers, You know the ype-Babe Ruth, Lou Gherig, Jim
mic Foxx, Joe DiMaggio and others OF the Wlllow-Wleld,
ING CLIQUE. But good pitchers become lionized too, and
from this early season point it appears that young Bobby
Teller is the head man to win the most valuable" award
come the end of the year.
Young America has flocked to the Feller cause and
the rest of the nation, including opposing teams, have
hrlt un a great deal Of respect for the Iowa boy:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
THE STANDINGS
American League
GAMES

TpDAIS NJ
NEW YORK, May 26-LR)-Probable
pitchers in the major leagues tomor-
row.: (won-lost records in parenthesis)
American League
Washington at New York - Chase
(o-4) VS.. Chandler Q-3).
Boston at Philadelphia-Butland 600
VS.. Potter (2-2).
Detroit at Cleveland (night) - Row,
l2-0) or Newsom (4-1) VS.. Allen (2-2).
Chicago at st. Louis-Lyons (2) VS.
Kramer t1-2).
National League
New York at Boston-Lohrman GO,
vs. Posedel (2-3).
Philadelphia at Brooklyn Pearson
(1-2) VS.. Wyatt (3-2).
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (2)-Turnel
DID and Moore Q-0) VS.. Brown 49,,
and Bauers (O-0).
st. Louis at Chicago-Lanier Oily VS.
Passeau ga.
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Errors: Travis, Hudlin. Runs batted
in: Bonura 2, Travis, Mccoy, johnson.
Welaj. Two base hits: Bonura, Travis.
Three base hits: Miles. Home runs :
johnson, Welaj. Stolen bases: Welaj.
Sacrifices: Hudlin, Siebert. Left on
base: Philadelphia 4; Washington 6.
Bass on balls: off Caster 1, Hudlin l.
Struck out: by Caster 2, Hudlin 8. I'm
pires: MCGOWAN, Kolls and Ormsby
Time: zoo. Attendance: 10000.
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Errors: Owen, Frey. Runs batted in
Goodman, F. Mccormick. lombard
Derringer. Stolen base: Craft. Left
on bases: st. Louis 4; Cincinnati 8.
Bases on balls: off Cooper ., off Der
ringer 2. Struck out: b. Cooper 2, by
Davis l, by Derringer Z. Hits off
Cooper IL in Z innings; off Davis 0 in
1. Losing pitcher: Cooper. Umpires
Pinelli, Campbell and Ballanfant. Time
81. Attendance: 1890.
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Errors: None. Runs batted in: Jud.
mich, Cliff, Heffner 2. Swift, Chapman
Trosky Hale. Two base hits: Cliff
Chapman, Heffner, Trosky, Mack. Hone
rum: Judnich. Double plays: Bell and
Boudreau; Bildilli. Strange and 70
Quinn; Strange. Heffner and McQuinn
Cliff, Swift. Cliff and Heffner. Left on
bases: Cleveland s; st. Louis s. Bases
on balls: off Harder l, off Smith 1. off
Bildilli ?. Struck out: by Harder 2, by
Smith 2. by Bildilli 4. Hits: off Harder
5 in 8 Is innings; off Dobson 3 in 1;
off Smith 4 in 3 %; off Bildilli II in
s %; off Harris 0 in 1-3. Hit by pitch
er. by: Smith (Laabs), by Bildilli
(smith). Winning pitcher: Bildilli
Losing pitcher: Harder. Umpires
Quinn, Rommel, Pipgras and Summers.
Time: 1857.
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ErrOrs: Russell 2. Lee. Runs DATED
in: P. Waner 2. Leiber 2. Two base
hits: Leiber. Mattick. Herman. Three
base hit: Elliott. Stolen bases: Hack.
Handley, Elliott, Vaughan. Cuisine.
Double play: Russell (unassisted). Left
on bases: Chicago 6; Pittsburgh 8.
Base on balls: off Klinger 2, off Lee 2.
Struck out: by Klinger 4, by Lee 1.
Umpires: Reardon. Klein and Goetz,
Time: :53. Attendance: s,771.
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zz-Batted for Cox in 9th.

ZZ-Batted for Cox in 9th.
Cleveland ---- sol 600 412-13
st. Louis ----- 900 100 600 i
Errors: Larry >, McQuinn. Runs bat
ted in: Bell, Pytlak 8, Susce. Mack 3.
Trosky, Milnar. Two base hits: Chap.
man. Bell. Gift, Mack. Home run
Trosky. Stolen base: Radcliffe. Sacri-
flee: Boudreau. Double plays: Nigel
ing, Larry and McQuinn; Heffner and
McQuinn. Left on bases: Cleveland 10:
st. Louis g.. Bases on balls: off Milnar
8, off Mills 2, off Niggeling Z, off Cox 2.
Struck out: by Milnar 7. by Mills l.
by Niggeling 4, by Cox /. Hits: off
Mills 1 in 1-3 inning; off Niggeling 6 in
6 1-3; off Trotter 0 in Is: off Cox 3 in
2. Hit by pitcher. by: Mills (Trosky).
by Niggeling (Milnar). Wild pitches:
Niggeling, Cox. Losing pitcher: Mills.
Umpires: Rommel, Pipgras, Summers
and Quinn. Time: 2:37 Attendance:
1888.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
, STANDINGS
RESULTS

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
American League
st. Louis 81; Cleveland 3-13.
New York Z; Boston ..
Washington 4; Philadelphia 8.
Detroit at Chicago, postponed, rain.
National League
Pittsburgh 3: Chicago 2.
Brooklyn 2; Philadelphia 1.
Cincinnati 4; ST. Louis O.
New York 10; Boston s
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27

New York -------- DOL 0o2 13o-7
Boston --------- 900 900 110-2
Error: Cronin. Runs batted in: KEEL
Ter 3, Crosetti, Knickerbocker, Dahl
gren, Pearson, Finney, Williams. Two
base hits: Crosetti, Keller, Dahlgren.
Tabor, Desautels, d. DiMaggio. Three
base hits: Finney, Desautels. Home
runs: Keller, Williams. Sacrifices
Desautels. Double plays: Pearson.
Croseti and Dahlgren; Desautels and
Doerr. Left on bases: New York 8;
Boston 9. Bases on balls: off Pearson
?, off Hash 5, off Dickman 1. Struck
out: by, Pearson 4; by Hash 2; by
Dickman l; by Harris l.. Hits off
Pearson Z in Z innings; Harris 4 in 2:
Murphy 2 in 2; Hash 5 in S 2-3; Dick
man 1 in | 1-3; hit by pitcher, by
aash tDahlgren). Winning pitcher
Pearson; losing pitcher: Hash. UNI
pires: Geisel, Grieve and Basil. Time.
2:10. Attendance (officiaD: 1880.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
INTERNATIONAL

Newark 10, Syracuse 81.
Rochester 81, Buffalo 2-1.
Montreal 4.3, Toronto 20.
Jersey City ST, Baltimore 40.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27

Chester, England, has an old
law which requires a man to raise
his hat when a funeral passes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
z-Batted for Klein in 10th.

Z-batted 1or Klein in 10th.
Brooklyn perseverance, 900 600 DOL 1-2
Philadelphia ------- O10. 600 900 OIL
Error: Lavagetto. Runs batted in
Camilli, Reese. Home run. Reese. Stolen
base; Reese. Sacrifice: Hamlin. Double
plays: Bragan and Mahan; Hudson.
Reese and Camilli; Camilli (unassisted) ::
naVagesto' Duroeher and Camilli. Left
Bases on balls: off Hirbe 2. off HHam'
lin 2. Struck out: by Hamlin d. h,
Higbe 6; by Tamulis i. Hits: off Ham
lin 8 in Z innings; off Tamulis I in ?
innings. Winning pitcher: Tamulis
umpires: Dunn, Jorda and Sears: limo
OF Game: 100. Attendance: 1881.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-27
BROOKLYN
PHILADELPHIA

x-Ran for Walker in 9th.
xx-Batted for Hudson in 9Th,
xXx-Batted for Hamlin in 9Th.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

the will to act. We require only
to win our first victory-the con-
quest Of fear. When that victory
Is won, others will flow from 1t
as light flows from the sun. But
it is not a victory which others
can win for us; 1t Is q victory
which each Of us must win, with
In his own heart, within his own
soul. Then and only then we
shall have that American unity,
and that strength which comes
from unity. which never In all
our history has known defeat.
(copyright, 1910, New York Tribune.
1nc.)
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Omaha Convention
Delegates Approve
Lutheran Merger
Action Follows Appeal
BY Dr.. KnubeI, Head
Of United Church

By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr., Oct. 12.-Dele.
gates to the United Lutheran
Church OF America convention,
stirred by an appeal from their
titular head. the Rev. F. H. Knubel
OF New York, approved today q
resolution that would merge ap-
proximately 1000 900 members Of the
faith in pulpit and altar fellow
ship"
The American Lutheran Church
must approve similar resolution
at Detroit next week in order to
effect the merger.
Three matters of practice and
doctrine, on which agreements. were
reached by joint commissions from
both churches, were approved by
the convention.
These included a statement on
scriptural doctrine that resulted in
heated debate over the meaning Of
the word "errorless," policies deal
ing with exchange Of pulpits with
pastors from other communions and
membership in social orders out
side the church deemed "un- Chris
tian."
Pleas Made for Unity.
DR.. P. o. Bersell, Minneapolis,
president OF the Augustana Synod,
and DR.. N. c. Carlson of Blair,
Nebr., speaking for the United Dam
ish Synod, the other two Lutheran
bodies in this country, added their
pleas to that of President Knubel
for unity of all Lutheran Churches.
DR.. G. c. Cast of Columbus, Ohio
representative from the American
Lutheran Church, told the conven-
ton statements of three articles of
agreement have been approved by
all single and district conferences
of his church.
Cries of Go on" greeted Presi-
dent Knubel when he attempted to
end his address in which he re-
viewed progress in the past years
toward achieving Lutheran unity.
Backs Resolution.
He asserted rejection of the res
olution, offered by Edward Kinder
knecht Of Toledo, Ohio, would
cause the very men to rejoice whom
We do not wish to please. They are
the men who wish to destroy the
united church"
DR.. N. Wilson of the Lutheran
College at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
pleading Let us not retreat from
the outposts Of our march toward
Lutheran unity" asked for prayer
before the vote.
On suggestion of Mr.. Rinder-
knecht the convention approved a
resolution asking appointment of
a commission to take steps toward
coordination of effort with the
American Lutheran Church in ad-
ministra ton of charitable and edu-
cational institutions and in mission
efforts to avoid overlapping.
Evening star., 1940-10-13

It Is Q responsibility which We
must assume, and discharge-or
perish miserably. For though
our enemies are weak now, In
: comparison to our own strength,
they will grow stronger than We
If they gain in the end that &C
cess to the seas, to raw materials
sources and to distant markets
which is the object Of their pres
ent assaults on the free peoples.
We can do these things, we can
build this brave new world, II
only We can conquer fear. II only
we can see at last that the great
est risk lies not in bold and
fortnight action, but in doing
nothing. II only the American
people. not their political leaders,
can be brought to realize that
they are facing the greatest
crisis in their history, and that
they cannot meet it with words
and hopes and pious aspirations.
We live in q world where force
rules. and force can only be over
come by greater force.
We possess the greater force.
We have the power to do that
which needs to be done. We re-
quire only the vision to see, and
Evening star., 1940-10-13

County Criminal Court at Q term
beginning November IL for wan
tonly and maliciously" disturbing
the contents Of tomb. He has been
declared legally sane.
Property bond Of $1,000 was pro.
vided by Joseph Zorsky. tourist
camp proprietor once befriended by
Van Cosel, and Benjamin Fernan-
dez, barbecue stand operator whom
he did not know.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Eliot
CONTINUED From First Page.)

get this straight in our minds;
1T is fundamental to a wise and
far-seeing foreign and military
policy for our country.
Business of Every Citizen.
Every American should under
stand that this is very definitely
his business. The President and
the State Department cannot
pursue a foreign policy which
lacks popular support They
cannot 60 very far beyond the
limits which popular understand
ing OF the situation permits.
Unless the people at large, or the
great majority of them, are at
least united on the basic prin-
ciples of policy, the conduct of
that policy by the executive off,
GERS charged with it will be
sadly enfeebled.
Therefore, we must begin by
the conquest of fear. 1t must not
be possible for us to be turned
aside from the path of national
self-interest and the common
veal by the application of the
strategy of terror to the hearts
and minds of our people. This is
the dictator's way. They do not
concern themselves so much with
the officials as with the folk at
home. They try by every device
to frighten these with the hor-
rors of war, while soothing them
with promises of good will and
future friendship. They seek to
produce division of opinion,
which in a republic leads in
evitably to division of counsel in
high places and to weak and
vacillating policy. They have sue
ceeded again and again in gain
ing their ends by such means.
They must not succeed here,
for we are the last stronghold Of
freedom in this world.
Prisoner on Continent.
Let us look at these our enemies,
who so boldly threaten us with
the pains and penalties of war,
who declare that if we continue
to oppose them, continue to aid
those whom they are now trying
to batter into submission, we
shall be visited with the terrors
of their hostility.
First, of course, there is Ger
many. Germany is a powerful
nation-in Europe. The Ger
man Army, the German air force,
backed by Germany's industrial
might, is probably invincible on
that continent. France, the Low
Countries. Scandinavia. Hungary,
Czecho- -Slovakia. Poland, Ru-
mania, lie under Hitler's hand.
Yet Hitler has been compelled
to turn away from his boasted
conquest of the island of Great
Britain; his vaunted air force
has been defeated in fair fight
by the Royal Air Force; he may
add to his conquests in the
Balkans, but he has turned back
from the shores of the Channel
or so it now appears, though
nothing is certain when dealing
with such a man-as Napoleon
turned back from Boulogne to
the empty victories of Ulm and
Austerlitz, which led him on to
Spain and Russia, to Leipzig and
Waterloo and Saint Helena.
Seapower still grips Germany
by the throat, and its grip is
slowly tightening. Sea-power is
fundamental to our safety and
peace as it is to Britain's; it is
on the seas that our ramparts
are found, it is in the command
of the sea that our future lies.
Germany has not been able to
move upon the sea: all the
armies, all the air fleets Of the
Third Reich cannot reach out
beyond the confines Of the cont.
nent within which f1itler y .