Evening star., 1940-04-17
Story Of How Treason
Gave Germans Oslo
Stirs Britain
Leland Stowe Dispctch
Seen Saving keutroIs
From Nozi Invasion
BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,

BY HELEN KIRKPATRICK,
Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
LONDON, April 17.-Leland
Stoves dispatch to the Chicago
Daily News from Stockholm Monday
disclosing that internal treachery in
Norway enabled the Nazis to take
over Oslo has caused the Profound
est sensation throughout neutral
Europe and Great Britain. The
most extensive programs for clean
Ing out their own houses has been
embarked upon by almost every
neutral country, according to this
morninf's British press.
Whether 1t is part of German
propaganda to frighten half out of
Its wits every country as yet un-
touched by Germany, or whether the
stories pouring in from Hungary,
Yugoslavia, Rumania and Holland
describing parties of German tour
lists, all in their 20s and of obviously
military bearing, are accurate and
presage coups in those countries
along Norwegian lines, it is impossi-
BILE to say. But there is evey indica-
toon that neutral governments are
going to clean up all possible fifth
columns" which might provide a
necleus for German invasion of
their country. AS member of the
British government said this morn
Ing Leland Stoves dispatch may
prove to have saved the rest of
Europe from Nazi INVASION"
Recheck Of Refugees.
The British had already awak-
ened to the need of more stringent
investigation of the 1929 German
and Austrian refugees here, who
for the most part were released after
September's inquiry as to their rea-
sons for being here. In recent weeks
there has been recheck of those
allowed complete freedom and of
those whose movements are slightly
restricted. Today there are four
prohibited areas where no alien, no
matter what his nationality. is al
lowed to go without special permis-
sion. Those areas have been ex-
tended during the last few DAYS and
include most of the important river
sides, especially the Thames, where
the most vital docks harbor thou
sands OF tons of shipping.
For the past six weeks the British
have begun to wonder if all the
refugees are bona fide and whether
measures must not be taken to weed
out spies sent as refugees. That is
the reason for the drive which NAV
result in a substantial increase of
tnternees.
But the Norway revelation is
bound to stir up a real spy mania.
1t occurs to neutral observers here
that one of the first steps essential
to avoid a repetition of anything
like Norway's experience is to clean
up some OF the so-called British
organizations whose doctrines are
completely contrary to the principles
Tor which this country is fighting.
Discussion in Commons.
The diplomatic correspondent of
the London Daily Telegraph this
morning states that House of Com
mons discussions last night were a
probable prelude to demands that
the government here take precau-
tons that there does not exist in
ILLS country conspiracy similar to
that which undermined Norway's
ABILITY to resist the INVADER
examination of the platform Of
the British Union of Fascists shows
that Sir Oswald Mosley, it's leader.
is working hard to bring the war to
an END on the basis that Britain's
interests are not involved in Eastern
europe or inundated territories. Sir
oswald urges that Britain allow
Germany free hand in Europe and
concentrate on building up strong
BRUSH defenses. at the same time
concluding permanent peace and
understanding among the great ma
lions OF Western Europe. He does
not explain clearly how the latter
Is to be done and officials oueried
thls morning refuse to comment on
whether the German protectorate
over Scandinavia has dampened Sir
Oswald's ideas of permanent peace
Something to Be Done.
AS stood in Sir Oswald's head
quarters, young man of military
age entered to be greeted by the
others with, Thought you were in
!ta!y-what a fool you are to come
back here when you had got to
neutral country y Imagine
any one SO stupid as to want to
return to England"
IL does not require great imapi-
nation to wonder if some Nor
wegians who assisted the German
entry might not have talked in a
similar fashion.
There is no official comment oh
talnable on what Britain proposes
70 90 with its fifth column, which
includes Communists as well as
Fascists, according to outspoken
Englishmen in every club and Office !
IN London today, but there are
signs that something will be done
ana done quickly. That is why
Leland Stowe may have saved Brit
ain as we'll as every other neutral
country Of Europe.