Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-03-27

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That remuneration of sovereign
ty may have taken place when
these lines are being read. For
Hitler has made it clear that,
cost what it may, YugOslavia
must yield.
The Belgrade government had gone
pretty far in conceding Germany's
right to transport war supple S
through .Yugoslavian territory, but
Hitler also wanted the right to send
his troops through the country. He
may have obtained that right when
you read this or, again, it may be
that some further complications to
prevent it have taken place
Haste for Greece.
For it is becoming increasingly clear
that if Hitler'S partner, Mussolini, is
not to be retired from the stage in
complete disgrace, the Germans had
better hurry up. Although Berlin
has never officially stated that Ger
many plans to aid poor Mussolini, it
is taken for granted that such aid is
one Of the purposes of Hitler's Bal
kan manoeuvers.
While that is conjecture, there
is one outstanding fact, and that
is that MuSsOlini is going from
bad to worse in his war against
the Greeks in Albania. He is
looking forward to nothing but
losses, all the time, and it's the
wonder of Europe that Hitler
hasn't done anything about it ere
this.
There is the possibility, suggested
some weeks back by Winston Church.
i'll, that Hitler may want to see his
partner so completely crushed that
Germany can occupy or annex Italy
or, in some way, make use of that
country. We don't know anything
about that, but Germany's apparent
hesitancy in rushing to the aid of
Italy in the Balkans does lend some
color of possibility to the theory.
African Victories.
So far, there has been nothing to
show that the reported British ex-
peditionary forces have taken part in
the Greek defense war against Italy
except that British bombers have
done effective work for severa
months.
Whatever victories the Greeks have
scored and they seem to have been
numerous although, relatively, small,
have been won-mostly-by h m
alone, without much outside aid.
But in Africa the British have again
been energetic, for they have driven
out the Italians not only from Libya
but also from British and Italian
Somaliland, and they are not far
from completing the conquest of Fri
trea, too. Ethiopia, Italy's last strong
hold in Africa, still holds out against
Halle Selassie's native troops and the
British auxiliaries, but it seems rather
probable that Mussolini will lose this,
too.
Ships and Bombs.
During the last few days there
has been increasing evidence that
British shipping losses have been
heavy. And when august Lloyd's
in London the other day had to adj
nit that the Germans had destroyed
about five million tons of British and
neutral shipping, and that the Ger
man losses amounted to less than
half of that, it was pretty bitter pill
for the English to swallow.
Bombs are worse, for they kill
and destroy unfortunately on a
Enthusiastically large scale. And the
worst of all recent bombings has been
that of Plymouth in southwestern
England. Observers who have seen
the ravages of German bombs in
many cities, say that this defied all
description.
We hear constantly about torpedoes
and bombs but, although the much
feared Spring now is here, there is
nothing further said about plans for
a German invasion of England. 1t
may come-suddenly and overwhelm-
ingly. Or, it may be that England
will turn the tables on Germany and
as many hope, take the initiative.
But nothing is known about any,
body's plans.