Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-05-15
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resulting from the fast and
furious developments in the war
story, one factor cannot help
but impress any thinking per-
son. That is the tremendous
destruction being wrought by
both England and Germany.
Destruction of buildings and
relics centuries old. Valuable
records, land marks, works of
art, wonders of architecture,
treasures of all descriptions
have been carefully preserved
through the centuries all are
made the object of pitiless and
aimless bombing.
This is particularly true of
the savage attacks on London
by the Nazi Luftp0afe. It could
also be true of the British attacks
on some of the cities bombed
throughout Germany. It is
more unlikely, however, because
the British have so much more
territory to cover and they are
faced with the necessity of con-
serving their bombing energy
for things military. But the
Nazis evidently are endeavor-
ing TO carry out Hitler's threat
of hundred fold reprisals
whether the attacks be on mill
tary detectives or not.
Both sides, at the beginning
of the war, were reluctant to
engage in promiscuous bombing
lest the effect might prove a
boomerang. Gradually, how
ever, they have developed a.
mania for bombing residential
sections and non-sniiitary OBJ
, jects in the hope of breaking
the opposition's morale. Enough
already has been seen to realize
that such objectless and GRIM
inally destructive effort serves
only to increase the determine
ton of each side to wreak fur
Their destruction on the other.
According to the news re-
leases we receive in America,
Britain has confined most of
her aerial attacks on military
detectives. She cannot afford
even to try to return bomb for
bomb on civilian and non-mili-
tary sections. She has, how
ever, showed the fury of her
ever-increasing air force on
German manufacturing centers.
The reports for the past week
indicate that the Nazis are get
ting return in full measure Of
their attacks on England's in
dustrial towns.
THE ONE THING TO BE
THANKFUL FOR is THE
FACT THAT NEITHER SIDE
HAS RESORTED TO THE
USE OF POISONED GAS. It
is possible that practically the
entire population of towns could
be wiped out in one continuous
gas-bombing attack. Whether
failure to use gas is the result
of fear Of reprisal or not, it is
easy to conceive that either or
both sides could be so severely
crippled that generations would
not see the end of suffering.
In any discussion of Americas
position in this world aflame
the first and paramount fact
which must be faced is that our
greatest present danger lies in
FIFTH COLUMNISTS IN
OUR MIDST. Just how eff
GENTLY our secret services are
meeting the challenge is hard to
estimate or learn.
What should be done with
such human vermin is one Of
our biggest questions. But few
there are who would raise
hand against severe methods.
We don't want a rule of fear
in this great country, but we
should insist that those who
have sought, and still seek shell
! ter within our borders deport
themselves in a manner of re-
spect and appreciation.
It is advisable that every true
American keep constant vigil
or these enemies in our midst.
times we might rub Shout
IS With them. It costs moth
be vigilant, but indiffer-