Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24

IL Gates himself from disaster
by daring new and greater Of
fensives. In his speech he sug-
gested he had something like
that in mind.
Invasion Of Britain now would
fit into his established pattern
of madness. All inside evidence
suggests il would be impossible.
He cannot get control of the air
talthough he has spirited his air
force away from the Russian
'front.'. He would be limited by
time which would require him
10 complete the action before
the Red campaign opens in
March.
Safer would be the new widely
forecast march through Spain
and Portugal 10 Africa. No one
here believes he can save Rom
mel in Libys.
Italy will be faced with an
Allied invasion in the spring I'M
less Hitler does something in the
Mediterranean sphere. March
ing through Spain would be
easier than any other place he
has tried lately.
His objective. there would be
seizure of the French feet and
acquisition Of sub bases in the
Atlantic and Mediterranean He
cannot hope TO march on Dakar
tas has been suggested. but
with The French fleet he could
slip down the coast and try TO
take IT.
uITLER'S discard OF Won
II Brauchitsch has been in
terpreted lightly. II would be
bad policy TO encourage opti-
mism in the grim task ahead.
Won Brauchitsch was close
friend of Goering, and bridge
across the gap between the
Nszi Party and the army. His
going will be heralded by the
Storm-troopers as hint of pro-
motion and pay TO come. but
the army should be correspond
ingly disheartened.
Well does every one know
that when Hitler reaches the
point where he cannot go on,
the army will be the one 10
take over. II will also he the
one 10 inform him when victory
has become impossible and
hand him the gun with which TO
efface himself
Only through appreciation Of
these facts does HitlerS AS
sumption OF personal control
over the army seem 10 become
understandable. II is customary
for losing generals to gek out.
Technically, all thatG Won
Brauchitsch's going would
mean, is the loss of rho ableSt
tactician of the German army.
The genius best suited TO handle
the troops. The best field fight
ing brains were shuffled out by
Hitler earlier and more quietly,
when he dropped Generals Book
and Rumstedt, after their Rus
sian failures.
pUT the fact that Hitler. in
- stead Of choosing another
general 10 head the army,
selected himself. is the reveal
ing aspect In my opinion he
would not have dared offend the
army 10 that extent. had his
own persona position not been
precarlous. He simply gathered
m the reinS for himself 10 meet
an end that all can foresee for
him | think II foreShadowS the
early end of Hitler.
must concede this opinion is
not shared by the authorities
here who believe der fuehrer rs
merely hanging ScapegoatS and
that he will be in better shape
than the Reds for the spring
campaign
TDAYS suggestion II what
u YOU may do 10 help with
this war mo. 81
Do not talk about your rela-
tiVeS or friends IN the armed
services. Do not reveal oven 10
friends where they are or what
they are doing
Both army and navy say the
most valuable information 10
The enemy has leaked out in
this way. There was one recent
fragrant case OF a conversation
overheard IN street car
Distributed ~ Kins y.stur., syno inc
R,rrcduetior W -no' or IN part