Evening star., 1941-05-01
Hard Hit in Right Spot
Will Crush Ndzis,
SAYS British Minister
New York Stute {. G.
Organizations Hear
Noel Frederick Hall

Admitting that the "immediate
situation is dark" Noel Frederick
Hall, British Minister to the United
States, last night confidently ex-
pressed the opinion that the NaZi
war machine could be defeated.
He spoke at a banquet at the
Mayflower Hotel, sponsored by dele
gates from chambers of commerce
throughout New York State, who
are here to attend the annual meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States.
In response to a question "HoW
can the Nazis be defeated?" the
new minister, introduced as being
still in his "30's," characterized the
query as one of very broad scope
Then he declared:
Hit them hard in the right spot
and see what happens. No one
ever succeeded in running Europe
by force. And it cannot be done
now. Europe is not a unit"
Lists Several Factors.
Factors in the prospective defeat
of the German war machine, the
British envoy said, included the
British feet, its air force, a few
armored divisions "at the right
place, at the right time" and
maintenance of the full British
economy"
eff we continue to carry on and
to maintain to the full our economy,
keep them exhausting their re-
sources" he explained, "and then
strike skillful blows at the right
spot, we will show they have not
enough depth" behind them"
Referring to reverses suffered by
Britain in the Balkans, Mr. Hall
said in this respect the immediate
situation is dark" The Germans
in the Balkans, he said, "tramped
in their own cabbage patch" But,
he added, many important develop
ments which the English do sue
cessfully cannot be so dramatized
as building up our strength so that
in time to come we shall have we'll
fortified depth"
"If we can carry on through the
next few months" he said, Eng
land again can be used as a striking
point"
Deprecating the effects of German
bombs on England, the speaker said
that the damage had been highly
dramatized and featured in the
press. But compared with what he
called the steady and fundamental
tranquility of mind" of the people
and their high courage" under such
fire from the air. he said. bomb
ing was doing relatively small
damage"
Find New COmradeship.
"Of course" he added, the prob
lem of the individual who has lost
all his effects is a difficult problem
to solve" The speaker declared,
however. that in this circumstance,
under the framework" set up by
the government, assisted by volun-
tary social agencies, the British peo-
pie had found in their human sys-
TEN new feeling of comradeship
Necessarily there had been much
government control and many de-
crees. but he explained they were
necessary for continuing the demo-
cratic way Of life.
Parliament" he said, 'is still the
great watchdog of the constitu-
tional liberties Of the people"
Mr.. Hall expressed deep appre-
citation for the bombers being sent
to Britain from this country. The
labor situation in England, he said,
now was working smoothly" large
ly due to the position in the cabinet
of experienced Labor ministers and
because every one today is trying
to be helpful in working out most
labor troubles"
Others who addressed the meet
Ing included Senator Meade of New
York, Melvin H. Baker, president of
the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce,
POSTMASTER, and John Lowry, presi-
dent of the Merchants Association
of New York, who presided.