Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-11
Hitler Fights
To Force War
Issue in U. S.
Sinks American Ships
10 Get Our Reaction
BY PAUL MALL0N

WASHINGTON. Sept. IL
w Hitler'S sudden, mad in
Clination TO fight American
shlps-aftcr having cautiously
avoided them for years-could
r have only one reasonable eXpla-
nation. tHltler'S madness is al
ways reasonable for his own
crafty purpOSeSD He wants to
force the issue of popular opin-
ion IN this country on our IN
Movement in the war Incl
dentally. he wants 10 show ia
pan that he can offer her some
diStracting support.
This is the only plausible eX-
PLANTATION for his sudden change
Of front toward belligerency
with us that has gained any
wide support among authorities
here.
If this is true. il is a typical
Hitler game. BY forcing IN
creased tension upon the United
States he may possibly succeed
in creating stronger popular di-
visions over aid to Britain, etc.
He may also possibly furnish
some inliniteSlmal aid TO Japan
If his campaign causes Mr..
Roosevelt TO start conveying. be-
cause that may require some
minor Withdrawals from the
fleet facing Japan in the Pacific.
RUT if these are the purposes,
- they represent a desperate
gamble, perhaps a necessary
one from his standpoint now
that his Russian campaign is in
danger of being frozen up by
Winter.
Incidentally they have de-
veioped at a time when obvious
large question marks about the
condition of German morale
have arisen.
The British have been throw
ing really destructive forces of
bomberS al Berlin. The people
of Berlin have never been told
that London has been partly de-
Stroyed. They do not know these
raids are in long delayed re-
taliation for what their own
forces have done. All they were
told is that the British could
never reach Berlin. They were
assured by Papa Goering they
would be safe
If the sudden sight of really
destructive bonn bling parties
mot the pitiful few raiders of
last Winterl coming now on top
of the Russian campaign. has
not made the BerlinerS think
of 1918 they have lost the power
to think.
4 T THE same time, the crew
"A of the German submarine
captured from the air by a
plane failed to act like Hitler's
sailors have been performing up
10 now. On the sea, the Nazis
have been the fierceSt Of fight
erS, willing to Scuttle any
moment their ships and their
lives for the fuehrer. The Ital-
ianS are the only ones in this
war who have let their SUBJ
marines he captured.
Eye Witness accounts of the
surrender of the German sub TO
an airplane mentioned nothing
about the Germans manning
their guns. or attempting 10
scuttle or get off in their inhat-
ing boats. They let the British
tow into port submarine
which will be of great scientific
value to the British who will
he inspecting its secrets for
months.
THE END Of this war, when il
L comes. is likely 10 originate
through the decision Of the Ger
man army leaders that they
have had enough Of Hitler.
When that times comes they
might draw their still vast force
back within Germany las they
did bcfore), destroy the Nazi
leaders IN one way or another
install the crown prince. and
sue through the Pope for peace
They might then have enough Of
an army left 10 make an in
vaSion extremely difficult and
expensive in lives.
Until the army leaders sec
they cannot win, a political or
economic collapse within the
Reich is hardly 10 be expected
in view Of the complete army
control of the nation.
Lack Of oil and food might
well cause them 10 reach such
a decision before a defeat on
the field of battle. but Of
course. there are no signs they
are near that decision yet.
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