The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-07

Nh 4 X*<-<<# l / a resi-
dents are pro-
Charles r. por tion ately
Stewart more numerous
than they are
here are 10 the same effect. DR..
Ezeauil Padilla. MeXicos foreign
minister. a recent visitor in Wash
ington. discussed the matter in con-
siderable detail relative 10 his re-
public. He's also in touch with con-
ditions on the southern continent.
Mexico. he said. has them pretty
we'll IN hand, but such countries as
Brazil. Argentina and Chile. par
ticuarly. he added. are kept keenly
on the alert. guarding against Ger
man and Jap fifth columnists' &C
tivities But Italians bother them
hardly at all
The conclusion IS drawn that
their nationality. generally speak
ing. isn't a bit in sympathy with
the rest Of the Axis program.
The Japs. having had tolersbly
good luck thus far, apparently are
quite solidly behind the Mikado's
Campaign to date. Abroad they are
not as effective as the Germans at
fifth columnizing, because they
are more conspicuous and conse-
qucntly are comparatively easy to
watch A German mixes rather UNI
noticeably with other folk in any
white mans country and can do
better undercover work. If inclined
10 DO SO.
Trouble in Germany
All the same. stories ooze out TO
the purport that Herr Hitler has a
good deal Of discomfort on his
hands right in his own bailiwick.
II is true. of course. as to the areas
he has subjugated forcibly. but evil
dence is accumulating that it is
beginning to develop in the Reich
itself
II is mostly rumor. to be sure.
The censorship IS too tight for any
thing very dependable to make its
escape.
Still. the Czecho-Slov report of
a mutiny among Adolfs 100 per
cent German troops at Pardubice,
in Bohemia. is tolerably well au-
thenucated. These conscripts, as
related by the CZechs. complained
that they weren't getting enough
TO eat and demanded to be demobil-
ized and sent home. The yarn is
that the Fuehrer's really trust
worthy Elite Guard had to be
sicked onto the mutineers. killed
several OF them and arrested good
many more. Considering that Adolf
has half-starved everybody else. to
feed his soldiers. il would seem to
be implied that his civilians must
be in desperate straits. since even
his fighting men are going hungry.
Germany-vanquished populations
naturally are far worse OF than
even civilian Germany
Sir John Russell. opening the In
ternational Agricultural Confer
ence (Anthony Biddle, an Ameri-
can. presided over it) in London.
late in March. predicted a Europe
wide peasant uprising as the farm
ing season advances. The peasan-
trys licked. it Is true. Neverthe-
less. there is so much Of 1t that
keeping it squelohed and still pro-
ductlve must be essential, or the
Fuehrer cannot maintain his bat
talions in action. that an all
around rebellion and suspension of
crop-plantipg. cultivation and harv-
esting cannot but be nightly en-
barrassing TO him IN the midst OF
his belhgerency game.
Sir John Russells remarks. as
coming from a Briton. who auto
matically wishes the worst sort of
luck for the AXIS. may be subject
TO certain percentage Of discount.
News Agency's Story
However. IT IS the German Trans
ocean News Agency which sponsors
the information that the Nazis. a
snort while ago had 10 raid and
suppress a farmers and industrial
workers "subversive organization"
with headquarters in Belgrade Oh.
yes they suppressed II. but its mi
tial subversiveness IS admitted. and
maybe there's unexpectedly
similar element in the atmosphere.
That France continues simmer
ing hardly requires retelling
Only the other dey V.-hy. re
gardless OF the censorship. an
nounced the execution Of several
anti-German mutineers on one Of
its ships at sea.
Italy Is advertised as about as
fat as a pancake. Suppose all Of
Nsz conquered Europe more or
less rebels And then suppose that a
stable fraction OF internal Ger
many turns Hitleristic Won't
all that raise hades with Adolf 8
plans7
And he'll still have all the democ-
racies TO reckon with
Furthermore. how about Japan
Won't the Jsps be out on limb
It's a cheerful picture, but il re-
mains 10 be more than family
sketehed in yet
Wen see.