The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-11

but his announcement that he's
done so is taken as an admission
from a frst-class authority that
there were Dutch disorders that
required squelching. And it was as
good an authority as Signor Masso-
lini. who testified that the Fascists
were a lot worse licked in northern
Africa than even the British said
they were.
Adolf and Benito ought to know,
If anybody.
Benito's revelation was naive TO
the point OF being funny. 1t evil
IDENTIFY had leaked out in Italy itself
that II Duce's forces were on the
run on the southern side Of the
Mediterranean, and it appears that
the Italians. at home. were begin
ming to mutter that he'd neglected
to send enough of 'em into that
field of activity or to keep 'em sup
piled adequately. Seemingly Benito
was stung by these criticisms; so
he made that speech of a few days
ago. to the effect that his African
military outfit was, too. a great
plenty more numerous and better
equipped than Italy and the rest Of
the world had given II credit for
being. Well. II 1t was undermined
and skimpily armed it had some eX-
cuse for being licked. But. If not. as
he asserted, it hadn't even that eX'
cuse for taking its licking. Ditto
Albania Benito holly denied that
the Italians there were knocked
into a cooked hat by the Greeks due
to any failure Of his own to send
enough Of 'em across the Adriatic
or to furnish 'em with sufficient
guns, munitions and aviation; they
simply have been trounced by su-
perior Greek fighting aottity-
though Benito didn't put it quite
that way.
Not His Fault,
The nub Of it is that, yes they've
been licked, but it wasn't his fault.
The inference drawn from
Acolfs reports is that he's con-
quered more territory than he's go
ing to be able to keep long under
subsection.
The Dutch already are so ugly,
according to his own account, that
he has had to declare German army
rule throughout all the northern
Netherlands. Presumably it's effec-
tive there at present, but it must be
a nuisance TO him TO have so much
hostility sizzling that he has to sit
on 1t with a big military force to
prevent 1t from going on the RAM
page under him.
And of course there are other
areas for him to worry about.
Norways reported to be as near
to an anti-Nazi uprising as it dares
to be.
France certainly won't stay beat
en- any longer than it has TO.
II stands 10 reason that Den
mark. Poland and Belgium can't
but be ripe for revolt at the first
favorable opportunity. The Bal
kans also are only as pro-German
as they're afraid TO be otherwise.
Now. Herr Hitler can concen-
trate on one little spot, like north
ern Holland, and suppress its anti
Nazi-ism, unquestionably
But suppose Adolf we're TO have
uprisings break out against him in
France, Holland, Belgium, Poland,
Denmark and Norway about stimuli
taneously plus Britain on his
hands, maybe the Balkans and
Turkey, too and with Russia's I'M
reliability 70 reckon within Wouldn't
all that keep him pretty busy?
Japan Is Far on
Italy's a broken reed to him. And
Japans too far away to help him
In Europe
Just how solidly Germany itself
Is behind the Fuehrer is something
OF a problem here That it's strong
ly predominantly so isn't ques-
toned. Nevertheless there are
vague rumors Of bit Of domestic
discomfort with him, the Father
land additionally has It's demo-
Gratis There are Observers who
think they might manifest them
selves quite formidably II he runs
into serious trouble, giving them
chance to speak above a whis-
per without being instantly GES-
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