The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-08-13
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

Free Denmark, the Danish London
weekly, prints an appeal of Danish
sailors now in the British merchant
navy to be allowed to man warship,
"even if it's only little one" They
wanted to do this in 1910 but were
then told by the Ministry of Shipping
that they were needed in the merchant
navy. But as since then their number
has steadily increased by daring es-
capes from internment ports they now
plead that they can do both.
About 1000 Danish sailors and about
100000 tons of Danish ships are sail
ing for the duration under British flag.
At least 1900 Danes and some 100000
tons of MODERN, speedy and efficient
Danish ships are now sailing for the
U. S. Government, either under the
Stars and Stripes or under the flag of
Panama for technical reasons
When the neutrality act was still
preventing U. S. ships from entering
European waters, these Danish ships
were sent with American supplies to
British and Icelandic ports. Many of
the U. S. ships which were sunk in the
Atlantic last fall were actually Danish
ships, and a great many Danish sailors
gave their lives, then, as they are still
doing nearly every day.
X X X
From Warsaw comes word that one
of the strongest weapons in the hands
of Poles in their fight against the in
vader is passive resistance. The slow
down is among the most important
forms Of such resistance. Workers en-
ployed in plants which are now under
German supervision sabotage produc
tion not by destroying raw materials
or damaging te products, but by slow
ing down the rate of work, so that
tasks which ordinarily require one
hour take five or more.
On walls, on fences, on sidewalks
and pavements unknown" hands paint
large turtles in chalk, coal, or even tar
Below each turtle are the words:
Work slowly" Sometimes only tur-
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further on, on the same wall, the in
scription, Work slowly" will invari-
ably be found.
The workers do not have to convince
each other of the necessity of this
method of struggle against the invader.
Nevertheless, the following words are
frequently spoken in shops and fac
tories:
Before the war we worked to build
Poland, but today we are forced to
work for the Germans. Why hurry?"
x X X
Referring to living and working con-
ditiOns in countries occupied by Ger
many, Aftontidningen, the new Stock
holm labor newspaper, in an editorial
recently expressed amazement that
some Germans wonder why they have
met with so little sympathy in Scan
dinavian countries. I'm turn we must
express surprise that the Germans ap-
parently are in complete ignorance of
the Northern spirit and Northern cul
ture. 1t is otherwise impossible to eX
plain their astOnishment at the mildly
worded antipathy here" the editorial
said in part.
Recalling the medieval atmosphere
and complete absence of law and or
der now reigning in the occupied coun-
tries, the editorial concluded by de-
claring: 1.-THE peoples of the North
will never accept foreign domination.
They may break down under superior
ity of force, but they will never toler-
ate their oppressors. A German domi-
nation in the North therefore must al
ways be founded on violence never
based upon free agreement and mutual
understanding.
u. S. HEALTH SETS RECORD