Evening star., 1942-10-05

Long War reared II keich
Puts Defense Program
Into Effect
~ the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Oct. 5.-Ten
points emphasized by Reichsmar-
shall Goering in yesterdays long
and labored pep talk to the German
people were interpreted by Allied
observers today as support for the
thesis that q second front would
60 far toward ending the war in
Europe by next summer.
The harvest festival address by the
No. 2 Nazi, on the other hand, con-
tanned Germany's formula for de-
fense in the coming months and In
that respect could be taken as ample
warning that Allied action must be
well under way before the formula
is completely operative.
Conservative military observers,
who cannot be identified by name,
believe that If Germany is able to
effect q portion Of her organization
program the war might be length
ened by years.
Air Raids Cut Deeply.
Here, point by point, is the in
terpretation Of the Goering speech
available from necessarily anony-
NOUS Allied sources in this neutral
capital:
/. Marshal Goering said the CT
villain population must endure Allied
air raids, although more shelters
were promised-an acknowledge
ment that the attacks have cut
deeply already.
q. Marshal Goering added that
the German air force cannot now
be used in strength against Britain
and will be tied up as long as the
battle Of Russia continues-a blunt
statement that Germany has and
expects to have no more than a
one-front air force.
3. Marshal Goering said greater
effort would be necessary to con-
serve iron and coal-a hint of the
tremendous industrial cost Of the
war on Russia.
4. Marshal Goering denied ru-
mors that he is growing rich from
the war. That such a denial was
necessary might indicate growing
whispers among the German people.
S. Marshal Goering said generals
were as subject to discipline as any
one else, interpreted here as an
allusion to oft-reported differences
between the army command and
Hitler.
Warns Of Destruction.
6. Marshal Goering warned that
if Germany lost the war she would
be destroyed. This is a more and
more frequent propaganda motif to
deter the German people from
thinking Of anything but a victo-
rious peace.
7. Marshal Goering declared Ger
many would eat even at the price
of starvation elsewhere in Europe
frank statement hardly helpful in
organizing the occupied countries.
8. Marshal Goering said gigantic
task is ahead-notice to the Ger
mans that the fruits of war are ir
sight but still out of reach.
9. Marshal Goering charged thai
the second front is American bluff
conversely an indication of con-
Germ.
10. Marshal Goering appealed fol
unity with a declaration that all will
be well so long as the people hole
together-this was significant ech,
to Hitlers warning last year tina
no weakening or opposition woult
be tolerated.
Food Promised Germans.
Marshal Goering concerned him
self largely with assuring the Ger
man people they would be fed. H
said:
1T is my wish that the popula
tions of territories placed under ou
care or conquered by us should no
suffer hunger. If difficulties of foo
supply arise due to measures by tn
enemy then all should know:
IF there is hunger, in no even
will it be in Germany. From
now on it must be the unshakabl
fact that the German workman an,
those working in Germany are sup
piled with food the best of all"
In this connection, he said ther
were more than 100000 foreigner
working in Germany and 100000
prisoners of war.
Asserting that the country ha,
potato crop this year unsurpasse
in history, Marshal Goering ad
vised Germans to store the potatoe
in their drawing rooms rather thai
in wet cellars so they would no
freeze.
1,000-PIane Raids Denied.
Marshal Goering denied Britai
had ever sent 1000 planes on
bombing raid to Germany, but h
asked "the poor people who are S
frequently so hard pressed at nigh
to hold out as marvelously as the
have done in the past"
, SIldl Sd1O ne HaQ
keep his air force in the east, bu
when the Russian enemy "is brougt
!. to his knees 3" then we shall mee
in England" Marshal Goering sal
: his air fleet was bigger and bette
than the Allied air fleet in Englan'
THE coming winter will not be s
easy, but it will not be comparab
to last year." Marshal Goering sal
This time we are prepared. W
: know what the Russian winter
like. We will be able to stand
better. The enemy may attack a
along the front, but he will
cheated at the final point"
/; Reports Of Rift Confirmed.
The reichsmarshal confirmed IL
reports of differences between Hitl'
and some Of his generals.
I'VE have q number Of the mo
excellent generals and leaders, ar
such who do not live up to the
task or who were not hard enoue