Evening star., 1941-02-27

being registered among Ukranian
youth desiring to enter the German
army"
The report further states that
a So-Called Russian National Com
mittee (P. H. K) has been created
in Warsaw with Nazi aid; that P.
H. K. conducts anti-Soviet activity
and espionage against the Soviets,
especially in the Ukraine and
Caucasus; that the headquarters
of the Russian National Committee,
in Berlin, is headed by the former
White Russian, Gen. Bishuvski, and
its leader in Warsaw is named
VorZekovski.
Honeymoon Over.
While this Soviet secret service
report was being written, the Red
Army, proflting by Hitler's pre-
occupations in occupying France,
walked into Bessarabia and planted
its outposts close to the natural
defense line of the Carpathians and
along one side of the mouth of the
Danube. Obviously the Kremlin
was trying to protect Russia against
future Nazi invasion designed to
"liberate" the Ukraine while COB
bling up its gigantic breadbasket.
Just after the Soviets took Bess-
arabia away from the Rumanians
I wrote dispatch about the Hitler
Stain honeymoon being over and it
had curious consequence. The
| Chicago Daily News had been try
ing to obtain visa permission TO
send a second correspondent into
Germany. When permission was
sought in Berlin, NaZi spokeSmen
had suggested in mid-June) that
my name would be persona grata.
In Stockholm I had also been sur
prised to receive a personal invita-
ton from Gen. Nikolaus Won Fall
kenhorst, commander of the Nazi
army of occupation, offering me all
facilities if I cared to return to
Norway.
Mask Suddenly Dropped.
When I had filed several dis
patches about the underlying con-
fiict of interests between the NaZis
and SovietS in the Balkans, Berlin
suddenly reversed itself and re-
fused to grant me visa to enter
Germany. Two American cores
pondents were expelled from Ger
many for writing articles of a SINH
lar vein regarding the Nazis anXi-
ETY. over Russia's absorption of the
three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia
and Lithuania. These were truths
which Hitler simply did not want
to have aired at the time
Nevertheless, by the end of
August, the mask of Nazi-Soviet
friendship was suddenly discarded
Hitler handed over two-thirds Of
Pennsylvania to primarily
for the sake of being able to control
the crest of the Carpathian Noun
tains and get the Rumanians to
submit to German army of oc-
cupation. The Rumanian govern
ment signed away its freedom and
the Nazis agreed to defend" Ru-
mania's much-reduced frontiers
and also her oil fields. Now there
are reported to be 100000 German
troops in Rumania, and the Kremlin
is worried as never before about the
perpetual threat Of NaZis invasion
of the Ukraine.
Germans in Finland.
The Pennsylvania deal was Hit
ler'S reply to RuSSia's seizure of
Bessarabia and her annexation of
the Baltic States In September,
while Nazi specialists were taking
over control of Rumania's oil fields
and airport, Hitler made another
important move which was cloaked
with secrecy. There has been little
or no publicity attached to this
move and I only learned about it,
on unimpeachable authority, much
later when it was impossible to re-
port the matter under censorship,
either direct or indirect.
Very quietly the NaziS sent a siz-
able contingent of engineers, ar
tillery and other officers into Fin
land. OStensibly they were to su-
perintend the transport of supplies
northward to German forces in
Norwegian Lapland, but it is re-
ported that many officers had other
instructions, too. At any rate, these
German army technicians are now
in Finland.
If the SovietS should attack the
Films again, they must reckon with
Nazi military experts who are on
the spot and must do so at the risk
of immediate German intervention.
1t cannot be accidental that this
move was taken at the same mo-
ment that Hitler was blocking-in
reality, threatening-Stalin along
the Rumanian Carpathians and the
lower Danube. The Kremlin is too
wise, and also too frightened, to
misinterpret two synchronized de-
velopments of this sort.
Meanwhile the Germans have
formidably increased the size of
their three separate armies along
the Soviet frontiers, one in East
Prussia, a second in Poland and the
third in Rumania. simultaneously,
on reliable information leaking out
from Berlin into the Balkans, the
Nazis have transferred most of the
Maginot Lines movable military
equipment eastward to the Vistula.
Along the old Polish German from
tier, where they had already started
strong Notifications long ago, Hitler
is now completing an East WALL
barrier which is intended as a
second and impregnable line against
Russia.
Taking these events in the total
ity of their effect, the handwriting
on the wall is very plain to the
occupants of the Kremlin. They
have no illusions about Hitler's
ultimate intentions in regard to the
Ukraine and southern Russia, per-
haps all the way through the Cau-
casus to the rich oil fields of Baku,
along the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Strong Points Go to Reich.
The desperate game of check and
countercheck between Nazis and
Soviets in Eastern and Southeast
, ern Europe has swung preponder-