The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-15

al hint. The drop in production in the occupied countries, he said, has taken on disastrous proportions. It came first and most pronounced there because the exhaustion of those countries food supplies, inev- itably reducing the efficiency of laborers, coincided with the begin- ming of the Russian war which re- vealed @ bright flame of hope to workers who had almost resigned themselves to Nazi occupation and Hitler's invincibility. There was out right sabotage from the Communist workers, especially in Northern France: and non-C Communist work CTS joined them in showdown strikes. He said production has dropped as much as fifty per cent in some industries in the occupied territoriesl That this is no fable is indicated by known circumstantial evidence. It was only at the begin- ming of the Russian adventure that NaN papers began bringing those myriad reports of sabotage, and in- stituted the brutal shooting of host ages. It was also then that far reaching sabotage organization in the industrial Bohemian protector ate was discovered and the Nazi murder of thousands of Czech patri- otS began. These things are bound to have had a tremendous effect on production.
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 The drop in production within Germany's own borders. he said, was due in no measure to sabotage. but simply because the delayed effects of bad food and general demoraliza- ton at the failure to defeat Russia on schedule were beginning to evlnce themselves in the lowered efficiency of tfs workers, and cap. ital equipment had been overworked without sufficiently extensive re- newals. For these factors, too, there is much circumstantlal support. I already related the downward course of civilian spirits. German stock-market reports in German newspapers for the past three months. showing increased applica- ton of profits to machinery renew ais and repairs. supports the other. The diversion Of resources to long, needed replaeements can mean only that production of arms. themselves, will continue to 90 down untl. re- placements are completed.
 To afford some kind of concep- ton Of how much replacing the Germans win have to do, here are absolutely reliable figures from . different but equally trustworthy Nazi source. on the situation ln the locomotive industry. At the begir- ming of the Russian war. Germany possessed a total Of iii0O0 ioconio- tives ltte figure. does not Include between 5000 and 5000 switeh-eEi- glnesl. Around a.O00 of these were taken from Germany and sent to POlan and Russia for the Russian campaign. AS they were destroyed or had to be returned to terminl for repairs, the remaining stock of 1000 he'd to be largely drawn away from the home front to replace them. My source declared that by the time the winter set In on the Eastern front. e total of dl000 l0co- motives to the original total used ln the East--tlad seen destroy ed beyond hope of Eepair by the sab- Otage of parkiGana and by bombing and artillery fire at the front. An average Of % locomotives lost 1eF dayl lf all tllese have been rec placed by drawing from Germany ifnelf, lt means that only 5000 Of an original ti.00e locomotives are available for transport of ell kinds lnslde Germany. ae sald. further.