Evening star., 1942-01-22

ganize a party Of correspondents.
I told them didn't want an escorted
tour. I never got farther than the
border.
Hatred Grows Daily.
Everywhere the story Is the same.
The hatred grows with each day.
If the Germans have spectacular
successes, 1t submerges somewhat,
but the first Na1 setback restores
it even more strongly. Those who
believed they could make a deal
have found bitter disappointment.
Those who were conquered were
stunned by the initial impact, but
they have now begun to breathe
and feel again.
"The Germans can't 60 on forever
with so much hatred around them"
a cafe waitress whispers at the risk
Of her life.
Less generally known is the rising
resentment of the Austrians, which
as early as a year ago resulted in a
demonstration against Goering' s
wife in front of her hotel in Vienna
and prompted Gauleiter Baldur Won
Schirach to warn them that extreme
measures would be used If they con-
tinued.
I'VE made q great mistake with
the Austrians," a German official
once admitted wryly. I'VE gave them
citizenship. We can't use quite the
same methods that we can IN other
countries"
The Germans in Berlin and the
northern part Of the Reich are un-
familiar with this aspect. 1t came
as a shock and surprise to Berlin
businessman when Viennese hotel
manager paid a visit to his room
soon after he had registered and
apologized in advance for any "inci-
dents" or "unpleasantness' that
might arise. But the citizens of
neighboring Munich recognize it
readily.
How" one of them asked bit
terly, "can we hope to make friends
of the other peoples of Europe when
we can't even be friendly with the
Austrians?"
Italians Dislike Germans.
Not even the Nazis' allies have
escaped this virus. Mussolini has
exhorted the Italians repeatedly to
hate. They do. They hate the Ger
mans. Scarcely more than formal
efforts are still made to conceal this.
or the contempt the Germans feel
in return for the south end of the
Axis. Attempts to use German and
italian armed forces in conjunction
have proved most delicate.
When German Stukas roared out
over the Mediterranean a year ago
for their first attack on the British
aircraft carrier Illustrious, they had
Italian fighter escorts. The Nazi
pilots returned to their bases in
Sicily prepared to carry out a pri-
vate war with their allies.
Where" they asked, were the
Italians when the going got tough?"
The Italians had an excellent reply
They shrugged and said that it was
much too dangerous One of those
Stuka bombers who had flown in
Poland, France and over England
told me later that the Illustrious'
anti-aircraft fire was the worst he
had ever experienced. It is but one
of numerous similar frictions.
As far away as Portugal, the feel
ing Is only slightly less intense
Temporarily, it is somewhat con-
fused by the British occupation OF
Portugaps Pacific colony, Timor, but
Hitler's new years message was still
sufficient to drive q Lisbon citizen
into voluble, profane Portuguese
and an official with whom I spoke
said, WED all be completely pro-
British again" should the Nazis
make a move toward Spain.
The net result of German diplo-
macy and armed force has been tc
isolate the Reich more completely
even than the Kaiser's empire was
isolated in 1914. 1t has no single
dependable ally. The three-powel
pact and all its adherences remains
little more than = paper structure
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