Evening star., 1941-03-27
Donovan Warns u. ).
Danger Of Attack
By Germany Exists
Colonel Coils for Decision
On Delivery Of Supplies
To Great Britain
By the Associated Press.

Americans, in the opinion of Col
William j. Donovan, must recognize
the danger of attack from Nazi
Germany and make up our minds
what we are going to do" about de-
lvering supplies to Great Britain.
1T is going to mean nothing in
winning the war unless the goods
we produce and ship reach their
destination" he declared last night
in a nationally broadcast address.
But due to thinneSs of protection,
ships are sunk and goods are
lost. -"
Are we going to deliver the
goods?"
Col. Donovan, an attorney, who
fought with the Fighting seth" in
the World War, returned recently
from an observation tour through
the European and African war zones
Although he said he had no official
status, Col. Donovan talked with
President Roosevelt on his return.
He asked his listeners if they were
prepared to take the chance which
would accompany delivery of goods
to Britain.
Says U. S. Has No Choice.
For there is a chance" said
There is danger, and whatever
we do we must recognize that the
danger of attack exists"
The United States, he asserted,
has no choice as to whether it will
be attacked
That choice is Hitler's," he said
80 . o Our only choice is to choose
whether or not we will resist. And
to choose in time while resistance is
still possible; while others are still
alive to stand beside u.s."
Two provisions of the lease lend
British-aid bill could be considered
acts of war" the speaker said.
"One is to authorize the building
Of fighting ships to be delivered to
England The other is the provision
for the reftting and repair of British
ships in our yards.
Germany has ignored these acts,
as she has many others in the past
year and a half. But we must not
delude ourselves into thinking that
she hasn't stored it up against us.
Well have to pay for it."
World Domination Seen as Aim.
He saw Germany's aim as absolute
domination of the whole world, and
warned that the Reich should not
be underrated.
Her victories" he said, "have
brought her new military and in
dustrial strength" However, he
continued, Germany has not yet met
full test-"and until this test
comes, it is better not to overrate
her" adding that "her greatest gains
have been made through fear"
He said that England now Is
"much stronger" than in the sum-
mer of 1910 after the fall of Dun
kerque.
Each week the situation i'm.
proves" he declared. But not until
1912 will England be fully armed
This year is year of difficulty anc
danger"
Report on Findings.
Col. Donovan made this report OF
his findings on his recent trip:
England-"The people went about
their daily tasks as if no pail of wal
lay over them"
Strongly fortified"
Malta-"Still endures after some
thing over 120 bombing and is still
serviceable Gas British basel"
Cairo-The British have done "a
better job than they have let the
world discover" in the African cam
paign.
Greece-The Greeks were. not
afraid" and ito them, liberty is a
living thing"
Yugoslavia-Many Serbian soldiers
will seek to give some aid to
Greece"
Turkey-"Not equipped with mod
ern arms and not prepared to carry
on an offensive at this time" but
proud" to be an ally of Britain.
Band for Common Defense.
Palestine-"I saw battaions made
up of companies of Jews and of
Arabs together, their political diff
ferences submerged In the need Of
common defense"
Baghdad-Germans seeking by
propaganda ''to incite rebellion
among the Arabs in Irak and In
Syria"
Everywhere, Col. Donovan said, he
found by questioning the people, a
belief that Hitler's talk of founding
an empire that will endure for a
Thousand years" by consolidating
all of continental Europe, was "a
plain statement of Nazi aspiration"
in event of victory.
He continued:
"I asked these people how Ger
many would seek to accomplish all
this and they replied that the foun-
dation upon which the Nazis plan
to base their military domination is
the development of agricultural pro-
duction in Europe by allocating to
France or others of the subdued
countries the task of meeting the
food needs of the new area. In other
words, they said that Nazi Germany
Is pursuing now policy which, If
she is victorious, will cut off a large
share of the markets which the
overseas exporting countries have
long enjoyed. I need not point out
to you that the consequences would
be disastrous to the economies of
the great farming countries like
Argentina, Canada and the United
States, which have been so depend
ent on European export markets.
Workshop of Continent.
"In Europe itself, Nazi Germany
would become the workshop and
arsenal of the continent. She would
concentrate within her borders or
under her control all the really i'm
portant and highly technical indus
tries of national significance and
leave to the occupied countries the
simple industries and the opera
tions of local character.
Trade, they say. will be partially
controlled to serve as an important
instrument of national policy
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