Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-08

4 HITLER invasion of Britain
this year or ever is begin
ming to appear improbable.
Look at the timetable OF
events upon which the Nazis
are now embarked. Not even
Hitler himself could claim that
he would not be lucky to get an
armistiee proposal from Stain
by the end of July.
Russian resistance has been
stronger than expected. The
Berlin communicates conce d e
this.
The field of operations is so
vast that a swift termination of
hostilities is unlikely even after
the Russian lines crumble.
But concede him all the luck
possible. After that he will need
no less than a month for mill
tary readjustment of his army
before he could start anything
further.
1t will take him that long to
let 60" of Russia.
He must replace crack regular
troops with reservists and occu-
patton forces. move equipment
Cchichy planes from their
eastern bases, repair commune
cations, rest fliers. make re-
placements.
That would put him up against
the first of September.
THEN would be an ideal time
L TO invade England-but he
cannot be ready then.
eti-will Observation-Disclosures
week lull in air attacks on Brit
ain while Hitler was getting
ready for the Russian campaign.
He could not keep his British
attack going while overhauhng
and accommodating his first line
air strength for the Russian
venture.
1t will take him longer now
to overhaul them again after
combat and put them on run
ways headed for London.
1t would take him much
longer. because the British have
been pasting these runways and
nearby embarkation points daily
and nightly, and will continue
10 do so.
These facts pin Hitler down
TO October, the start of bad
We at h @ r, and something far
worse-the rising peak of Amer
lean plane production.
WHAT these facts seem to say
w is that Hitler has lost his
chance of crushing the British.
The Nazi's Fall campaign is
therefore very likely to shift to
the peace front, as Eden has
limited.
If Hitler chases communism
| into the Far East and acquires
the fabulous natural materials
Of Russia he will be in a position
to offer Britain tempting terms.
Remember this: The British
have not lost an inch of terri
/ tory in this war. They let the
/ Italians have Somaliland for a
while but regained IT. Nothing
! else of theirs has been touched.
WHAT terms Rudolf Hess car
w ricd to England are not
known. but before he flew over
the NaziS tried 10 get the Swiss
government TO offer a world
peace proposal pledging that
! Britain and the empire remain
( untouched
The next offer will start from
that point.
Hitler can afford TO withdraw
I from France. maintain buffer
states in Scandinavia and the
Lowlands (taking Belgium's
African colonies, no doubt, CIV
ing Italy nothing except possibly
worthless Ethiopia. He could
even afford to let France keep
her colonies and internationaliZe
Gibraltar and the Suez.
EROM all that Churchill and
Il Eden have said. it is clear
inc British intend to turn him
down.
If they ever have a weak
moment. then. in my opinion
MIR. Roosevelt will see that they
turn him down.
The basic Roosevelt theory Is
that there can be no peace with
man whose word is worthless
or with a regime Of untruSt
a worthy\miliarN ruthlcSSncSS.
Mr. Roosevelt would certainly
fight such a peace
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