Evening star., 1943-04-05

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Lord Halifax wouldn't venture a
guess as to the probable length Of
the war, and I'm not commenting
on his prediction for the purpose of
suggesting that the end is at hand.
On the contrary, We have bitter
struggle ahead of us. The Ambassa-
dor explained thus:
I'VE know that Germany is under
great stress in her manpoWer. She
has suffered huge losses in Russia.
and she is finding it increasingly
difficult to keep the conquered coun-
tries in subjection.
In whatever direction you look,
you see that strain growing in Ger
many. Her war machine is so deli
cately balanced that when the
stress and strain become too great,
and the first crack occurs, a great
part of the machine may CO.
Borne Out by History.
Lord Halifax knows his Germany
we'll, and moreover past history sup
ports his idea. The German machine
went to pieces suddenly in the last
war. Then there was a crack OF
morale both in the fighting forces
and among the civilian population.
That civilian morale is of the utmost
importance for when it gives way,
the whole machine is likely to
collapse.
OF late the Nazi authorities have
been showing uneasinesS over public
morale. Evidence of this is found
in the broadcasts for home consump-
ton which are picked up by
listening posts in this country.
Hitler and his minions have been
coddling public morale by withhold
ing the truth. For instance, the
people have no idea of their huge
| losses on the battiehelds, because
we've heard the Fuehrer himself lie
like trooper about casualties in his
speeches. Then thousands upon
thousands of wounded soldiers are
being cared for i'll hospitals outside
the Reich, so that their home folk
don't know what goes on. In like
manner the Nazi setbacks in the
| f1ehtlng are camoufaged.
! That same thing went OH in the
last war until the people learned
the truth and the balloon exploded.
l went into Cologne with the British
| Army at the time of the armistice.
There the Revolutionary Socialist
Committee invited me into one of
It's meetings. The members wanted
| to know why the Allies weren't rush.
Ing food and other supplies to needy
Germany. They were amazed when
explained that the Allies we're
busy caring for starving people in
! the territories devastated by the
! German armies.
Kaiser Picture Fakes Recalled.
1 I'VE didn't know there was any
devastation or hunger" exclaimed
the chairman. Our authorities as
sured us that there was nothing of
the sort. We've been deceived. Now
we understand why the Allies haven't
been able to send supplies sooner"
One of the clever morale builders
OF the First World War was the
taxing OF pictures of the Kaiser in
front line" trenches. The pictures
were taken at Spa, Belgium, far
from the sound of the big guns. A
trench was dug across an open field,
Then German soldiers staged
fierce battle, while the all hichest
sWanked about in the trench, and
even on the parapet, midst shot and
shell.
The German people were fed all
sorts of bunk in the last war until
they learned the truth. Then they
cracked. The same thing is hap
pening now through the loud mouth
Of Propaganda Minister Goebpe!s.
BY the way, I've heard him ha-
rangue a crowd of $4,000 and you've
got to hand it to him as a soap-box
orator. He certainly can spellbind
'em.
But he can't make his lies stick
forever. It's the truth that will
crack the morale of the Germans
the knowledge that no matter how
long they hang on they haven't a
chance to win.