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INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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specialist, his trip assumed a political
character.
Following that report, announce
ment was made, also, that King Boris
of Bulgaria had made the weary trip
to Berchtesgaden, the country retreat
of Adolf Hitler, where other heads
of governments have had to, fgura-
lively speaking, kiss the toe of Herr
Hitler. Would Bulgaria become a
part of the axis-power dominion? I'M
mediate answers were lacking, but
there came, from Sofia, an indication
that should Germany demand the
right to let her troops march through
Bulgarian ritory, no opposition
would be offered for the reason that
it would be utterly futile.
Early this week it was reported
that Bulgaria had actually yielded
to the German demands; by the
time this is being read, there may
have been forthcoming an official
confirmation or a denial, but it is
most likely that the rumOr will
be confirmed. The general Bal
kan situation may have some con-
nectiOn with potential Russo Ger
man conflicts, but there are no
facts upon which to build opinion
or prediction.
Only this, that Russia looks with
some apparent suspicion at the Ger
man penetration of those parts of the
Old World in which the Soviets like
to interest themselves.
The Real War.
AS has often been pointed out in
this column, every major event in
the European clash has a direct or
an indirect bearing on the war be-
tween Great Britain and Germany.
That, more direct, war has reduced
itself to fierce conflict between the
air forces of both countries. Just a
few days ago London was bombed
so heavily by the Germans that the
British had to 60 back almost three
hundred years to find a catastrophe
with which the fires, caused by the
bombs, might be compared, namely
the great fire of 1866.
But the British retaliated in kind;
they bombarded repeatedly the city
and harbor of Bremen, and their
bombs did a lot of destruction in
cities in German occupied territory,
especially in Flushing, Holland, Os-
tend, Belgium, and Brest in France.
The purpose behind the British at
tacks is always to Illustrate what
ever plans Hitler may have of land
ing troops on English soil.
Irish Headache.
There have been several bombings
of communities in Eire-the Irish
Free State-and it is alleged that
they have been made by Germans;
judging from the results of prelimi-
nary investigation, that seems plaus-
ible. So, the Dublin government did
the only thing it could dot sent
a sharp note of protest to Berlin, en-
phasizing its strong and clear neu-
trality.
The supposedly German attack on
Ireland was-if correctly reported,
one of several new develop
ments of the last few days.
At Vichy.
Another originated at Vichy, CAPT.
tai of the unoccupied part of France.
Here shakeup took place when the
head of the so-called government
Marshal Philippe Petain - suddenly
an inner executive coun-
Gil, consisting of Admiral Jean OAR
Ian, General Charles Huntziger and
former Premier Pierre-Etienne Flan-
din.
There is a pretty general con-
sensus of opinion that this shift
means a still closer cooperation
with Germany and q reinforced
will to obey orders from Berlin.