The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-30

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the only exception.
The position of German Minister
Werner Best, who had followed a
policy of liberal collaboration with
the Danes, was not clear. He was
reported to have declared after
Danish re.ections of his ultimatum
that "I'm a dead man in Berlin.
My policy has failed" Won Han
necken's decree put most of the
ultimat,lm into effect.
Thus Denmark, once Hitler's So
called model protectorate," join
ed Norway, Holland, Belgium, Cze-
choslovakia and other European
countries under Nazi oppression.
But whether the Germans will
have any more success there than
in the other countries in suppress
ing sabotage of their rule and the
war effort is considered doubtful
in view of the violent new mood
of the usually complacerS Danes.
Danes in Stockholm said there
was every indication that their
countrymen would continue, de-
spite the threat of the death pen
atty for such acts.
Stockholm Aftontidningen re-
ported serious disturbances in Co.
penhagen Saturday night with sew
eral persons killed and a number
wounded in riots. A number of per-
sons also were reported killed in
Aalborg.
That the Germans themselves
anticipated a continuation of the
peoples revolt which flared in
to the open August 16 with wide
spread riots, general strikes and
sabotage was seen in the procla-
nation ordering German soldiers
to fire without warning or consid-
Grafton to crush disturbances.
On August 81, the day that the
Danish state council issued an ap-
peal for "calm and ORDER" Ger
man tanks and armored cars
mounting machine guns rolled in
to Copenhagen. Since then they've
kept up regular patrols. New con-
tingents came into the capital Sat-
urday.
Reports from Malmo said exp1o-
sions could be heard today from
the Danish coast.
The Nazis dug out their stereo-
typed technique for making extra
ordinary moves - reminiscent of
the days of 1910 and 1941 - when
they cut off all atoms
with Denmark yesterday afternoon
and set up machinery to enforce
martial law. Then came Won Han
necken's proclamation.
This decision to take over ad-
ministration of the country - with
Danish civil servants instructed to
stay on their Jobs under German
officers came after the govern
ment of Premier Eric Scavenius
flatly rejected the drastic ultima
tum presented by Best on Satur-
day.
Best had been in Germany to
receive instructions on combat
ting the resistance, and one report
said he conferred with Gestapo
Chief Heinrich Himmler, whose
ruthless iron-nand methods were
detected in the measures newly in
voked in Denmark.
Travellers reported that the Dan
ish cabinet resigned on presenta-
ton of the demands, and there
was rumor that King Christian
had threatened to abdicate if the
government bowed to the ultima
turn.
The eight points of the ultima
tum were said to have included:
Declaration of martial law in
the country; military tribunals
with power to impose the death
penalty on saboteurs; surrender
by Danes of all firearms and am
munition; ban on strikes and
strict curfew; fine of 1000, 900
Danish crowns on residents of
Odense for rioting that killed one
German officer; punishment of
Danes who assault other Danes
working with Germans; ban on
meetings and assemblies: COM
plete Nazi control of the Danish
nrocc