Evening star., 1942-01-04
Nazi Areas Face Giani
New Effort 10 Offset
j, !, Production
German Chiefs Reported
Determined to Mass
Entire War Aid
By DAVID M. NICHOL,

Dy VII We 1~xN11OA,
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star and
Chicago Daily News.
BERN. Jan. 3.-Europe's already
strained national economies and re-
sources of man power are facing a
giant new mobilization, under NaN
ccmpulsion. to offset the potential
war production of the United States.
Der Bund of Bern reports from
Eerlin evidence of "fanatical de-
termination" by Germany's lead
e-s to scrape together the last pos
si5le means of assistance mot only
in Germany, but in all of Europe"
It refers to the belief among wide
circles" of Germany's people-a be-
lief encouraged by every pronounce
ment of the Nazi-controlled press
and radio-that the damage inflicted
in the initial japanese blows will set
back the American war machine
several months"
Reports from Berlin uniformly
point out the lack of any enthusiasm
for war with the United States
among Germany's people, although
Die Tat of Zurich contends the new
conflict is more popular than the
French campaign Die Tat also says
extension of the conflict has resulted
in a certain release in the terrific
tension generated in advance Of
Thursdays Reichstag session.
No "Hurrah" Spirit
Der Bund says there is no ''hurrah"
enirit IL, tho p oirI, on1 oddc thot so
great seriousness burdens the popu-
lace, for every one knows what will
now come will be vastly more diff
cult than all that has passed"
Berlin, meanwhile, is watching
most closely the reaction in two
areas, the powder-c charged Russian
Japanese border and France. Great
surprise exists in most European cap
itals at the absence Of any Russian
move so far, but Neue Zuercher lei
tung reports from Ankara that the
British Ambassador there, Sir Hughe
Knatchbull- -Hugessen, left suddenly
in the direction of Syria for confer
ences with high military and diplo-
matte officials" Ankara expects the
WILL 1CSulO Ill q JO41lG
Russian-British statement.
The Neue Zuercher Zeitung says
that Berlin officials believe France
soon must take a stand because of
interest in her Far East colonial en-
pire. The belief" of Berlin's off,
cials is tantatmount to French &C
ton, although earlier in the week
Vichy said that for the time being
1t was maintaining neutrality in the
Japanese American conflict. There
has been no statement from France
since the German-Italian declara-
ton Of war against the United
States.
Pause in Russia q Surprise.
The winter pause" on the Russian
front continues to arouse astonish-
ment in much of Europe where Rus
sian successes are carefully followed.
Ankara reports suggest that German
concentrations are being shifted
south in an endeavor to check the
Russian thrust there and prepare for
q spring offensive against the vital
oil supplies Of the Caucasus.
One factor is obvious. The weeks
developments virtually have ended
the role Of diplomacy in this war in
which the entire world now Is in
volved. The National Zeitung Of
Basel refers to the Berlin view that
the announcement at last Thursdays
Reichstag meeting to the effect that
the day the three-power military al
lance was signed was the greatest
day" for Nazi Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop and 1t.
Gen. Hiroshi Oshima, japanese Am
bassador to Germany, both Of whom
were instrumental in forging the
Axis links. If plunging all the ma
tions of the globe into the horrors Of
war is considered a diplomatic
achievement, their share Of the tri-
umph Is large.
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