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quite what it has been cracked III
to be.
1t has been noted that in every I'M
portant land engagement in the pres
ent war, the side possessing mechan-
ical superiority has always come out
wit ha quick end an easy victory.
That was true of the campaign In
Poland. The individual Polish soldier
was at least the equal of the individ-
ual German soldier in heroism and In
every other test, but they did not pos
sess the mechanical equipment tc
match the nazis. 1t also was true In
Holland, Belgium, and France. And
now, with the shoe on the other foot
the British forces in Egypt and in
Libya, with superior mechanical equpi-
ment than the Italians, won speedy
and easy victories. The campaigns
in Greece and in Albania have at
forded no true test of the value OF
mechanical equipment, since the ter
rain, particularly in this time of the
year, is not exactly suited to that type
of modern warfare.
This gives clue to what might
happen to the nazis were they to I'M
dertake an invasion of the British
Isles. In that event, the German
troops, for the first time in the war,
would almost certainly have to face
forces with superior mechanical equip
ment. There might be an altogether
different story written of nazis PROV
ess were the German and the British
forces to clash under such conditions.
Incidentally, American military OBJ
servers, having studied the lessons OF
the war in Europe and in Africa, are
said to be going on the assumption
that smaller, well-mechanized army
is preferable to larger army not 30
equipped.
A question frequently asked is: VIII
the German civilian population be able
to take it as the British civilian popu-
lation has demonstrated it can take 1t?
If the war continues much longer,
the German civilian population most
certainly will be put to the same try
ing test. The British bomber COM
mand is growing by leaps and bounds
and, with increasing supplies from the
United States, this rate of growth Will
be accelerated rather than diminished.
The time is not far off when the
British are going to stage some GOV
entry raids" over Germany, perhaps
this spring or summer. What Will
happen then? Observers, for example,
have noticed that German civilian
morale in air shelters, even during
relatively mild raids, is not as good
as British civilian morale during in
finitely heavier raids. 1t is quite pos
sible, it is pointed out, that civilian
morale In the last analysis may deter
mine the outcome of the war.
Wants Cameron Investigated
In a resolution introduced in the
House last week, Rep. Lee E. Geyer,
California liberal, called upon the de-
partment of justice to investigate the
under which w. J. Cam
eron, Henry Ford's radio mouth
piece" obtained his citizenship.
Referring to Cameron as dissent
nator of un-Americanism," Rep. Geyer
alleged the following: that Cameron
waited for seven years when he
learned In 1927 that he was an alien;
that he obtained his citizenship in
1895 without the usual Swear waiting
period by claiming that he had voted
regularly from 1900 to 1927" and that
when he voted in Detroit election
4 month later, "he swore under oath
hat he had never before voted"
"Cameron's own statements" said
Rep. Geyer In introducing his reso-
ution, Indicates that he obtained his
by fraud, or he was guilty
If fraud In exercising his rights of
His actions since then
nave reflected discredit on true Ameri-
,anism."
Facts in Review, nazi propaganda