Evening star., 1942-11-14

menG. :S!
mount to saying :*%S*:
to the people of Henry McLemore.
Yugoslavia and Greece, France and
Belgium and Holland. as well as the
people of Italy and Austria and
Germany and the Balkan states gen.
orally, that If they revolt they will
get support.
Up to now, such offers would have
been futile, because the United
States was in no position to deliver
food or clothing or arms. But with
supply bases on the southern coast
of the Mediterranean and with
cargo submarines and surface YES
sells able to make landings on the
northern coast, the opportunity to
smuggle munitions and food will be
constantly increased.
News to Spread.
The American Army paved the
way for winning the good will of the
people Of North Africa by a careful
bit of psychological planning and
now is making good its promises by
supplying essential things.
With the American Army COM
manders possessing, as they do, con-
troll over many radio stations that
broadcast in various languages, it
will not be long before word spreads
that the quickest way to prevent
starvation and suffering, the quick
est way to win back lost liberties Is
to cooperate with the American
forces who are ready to get arms to
those who wish to resist the Axis
governments.
1t may we'll be that revolutionary
movements will start in Italy and
Austria, because these areas are
nearest to the American bases of
operations. But the fact that the
Americans come to nberate and feed
and clothe the innocent peoples who
have been prosecuted by the Nazis
will have profound effect on the
whole European situation.
For many months experts in psy-
Geological warfare-those who have
known intimately the inside situa-
ton in Germany and Italy-have
been disappointed by the failure Of
the various war agencies in WASH
ington to mobilize the best brains
available to win over the German
and Italian peoples. Some moves,
such as the release from internment
rules Of the Italian residents of this
country, have been excellent, but on
the whole there has been little CO.
ordination of effort and little plan
ming for the conquests that can be
made by using this all-important in
strument Of combat.
Pledges Necessary.
The short-wave broadcasts from
America have been in some respects
to the point, but war agencies can
not make much progress on the
psychological front unless there is
q direction from the highest officials
as to the nature Of the pledges that
can be made to enemy peoples.
Thus 1t is considered unnecessary
by those who know Germany best to
continue propaganda of invective
and denunciation, and that concrete
evidence of good will toward the
German people themselves, as dis
tinguished from their gangster lead
ers, would be immensely helpful tn
producing the cleavage inside Ger
many which can shorten the war.
A British expert residing here,
who has known Germany well. sug-
gests that American propaganda
should do the following things:
1. Specifically differentiate be-
tween the Nazis or the Storm Troop
ers or the Elite Guard, on the one
hand, and the masses of the German
people, on the other.
2. Specifically show that the gov
ernments-in-exile hold the same
view of differentiation between the
Nazis and the people.
No Punishment Policy.
8. Specifically promise the German
people repeatedly that they will not
be punished for the crimes OF their
Nazi chieftains and leaders.
4. Specifically state that the hap
piness and prosperity and economic
helps which will flow out OF the
Atlantic Charter are conditionally
available to the German people.
1t is further suggested that the
United States rather than any other
government in the Allied group is
In the best position to make these
pledges and see that they are kept.
More and more 1t is coming to be
believed by those who know Ger
many best that the Nazi propa-
ganda-arguing that Hitler has the
German people behind him-is fall
lacious and that inroads can be
made in Central Europe by the
proper psychological tactics accom-
panied by such splendid steps as now
are being taken In North Africa un-
der the lease-lend authority.
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