The Phoenix index., 1940-11-09
A World Revolution

To most Americans government Vichy in so-caled
"free France is pathetic spectacle You draw parallel
with here working the supposon that have been de
csivey defeated have seen Our capitol pacu
cay all of industrial and close to half OF terri
occupied by ruthless and faced on all sides by
ereny troops against whom have military defense That
the position France today And under those circumstances
Marshal Petains that France would cooperate
with the Axis powers reors peace in Europe should no.
have any great surprise.
Whether this makes France definite ally of the to,
yet clear But does make clear the
pleasant fact that France will dOociay at east-whatever
Hitler and MrEsolni want Few observers think that Hitler
promise the French Navy against England worth
hoomost of them think that before long what left of that
Navy be fighting for the Axis Every French resource
will be placed Hter disposal when he 1t doubt
average French citizen hates Germany and
for British victory but he helpless Every precautio has been
taken make organized resistance impossible.
The action of France is simply of those many
ons which have been dividing the entire world into two distinct
and opposed groups On side Germany Italy Japan and
those other peoples the Axis able control On the other Is
Britain and the United States Latin America remains the question
mark and during the few both sides going
weapon their command-attery bribery and threats
to win her support This ordinary 1t world rev
cuon And woe the vanqushed will be the motto of the u
innate victor.
There is little talk now of the war ending soon Rumors
again making the rounds concerning peace proposals
and France supposed to have been drawn into the AXIS
for that purpose But is extremely difficult to see
any agreement could be made that would be sasfac
tory to both Hitler and Engand-to say nothing of this
country which seems determined to have say when it
to redvidng the world around conference table
The chance for negotiated peace in other words might
be called exceedingly improbable possibility.
The only other alternative peace through complete
military victory which is what both Hte and Churchill
have often said is their sole aim Churchill has also said that
England will have air superiority within another year and
will take the offensive then But the events of the past
year have certainly indicated that air warfare far from
decisive In BRIEF good guess any that this
may 60 indefinitely.
The theory used to be that neither side could command
sufficient to keep the going for four eight
years years Time to have dSspated that the
cry. Germanys conquests have given her tn of
materials She lacks very little that necessary to and
what she does lack she has good chance of gettngas
for example, tin from the East ndeS to be obtained for
her by her ally Japan England long she controls the
seas have to short ratons, but she is able to
bring the necessities to her ports Even accept German
claims snngs of British owned controlled shipping
it obvious that hardly dent has been made in the EN-
pre's merchant marine.
The questions of plague and famine remain. But Ger
many and Italy doubt last long time by cutting
the food supplies of the conquered peoples All reports in
dcate that the Reich is doing just that now Plague is
difficult factor to discuss. Rumors of it from
England due to conditions AFRAID she ters, food ra
tionng and the deeteous physical effect of continued
bombngs etc. But far plague has not appeared and it
that modern medicine be able to prevent it on
a great scale
Summing UP, it looks like very long war-a war of
atrtion may be that the final decisive factor will be
et-down in morale side the other-a widespread
feeling of whats the of going on?" At any rate the
to half world continuously at war, whether become
belgerens not Even if do keep out of war; we Will
become increasingly important factor in its progress