Imperial Valley press., 1944-07-27
THREE KILLERS NOW RULE
GERMANY FOR HOW LONG?

Three ruthless and desperate killers
now rule Germany. They are more ruth
less and more desperate than ever. AL
most anything in the way of wholesale
purge of blood may be expected with
Hitter delegating all power to himself,
Himmler and Goering.
But their gorge for blood may be short
lived In fact everything points to their
summary end which does not mean nee
essarily that when they go out, and 1t
will be by the blood route. that Germany
will collapse or that peace will be sought.
But any upheaval big enough to unseat
this trio will be another step nearer the
end of the war. No matter who is IN
power, the doom of Germany is not Tar
distant But leadership will succeed the
Hitler mailman prepared to SWING the
German people into line for time, SIM
ply because no matter who is at the helm,
the real situation will not be permitted
to reach the masses.
Manifestly Germany will be short OF
real military leaders when Hitler, HIM
mler and Goering get through their blood
letting As matter OF TACT Hitler mas
been short of generals for some time. Rus
STA is holding captive dozen or more OF
some of Hitlers best. The French inva-
sion has cost him several more and his
own blood and arrest purge further has
reduced his general personnel. No one
actually knows how many high officers
have been killed or captured since the
Pommel retreat started in North Africa
and since Stalingrad
While there is plenty of evidence, and
it is piling up daily, that the German
people are beginning to get an linking
of the very desperate situation, there
is not conclusive evidence that the recent
revolt was any more than a military
uprising caused by Iitlers absolute re-
fusal to be guided by more than his own
mad brain in his tactics and strategy.
Indeed it is more probable that the re-
voting generals believe there still may
be some hope if they can wrest control
from Hitler There is some significance
in Britian's cabinet having been called
to consider the whole German situation,
but extreme caution marks the procedure
and little of what the cabinet discussed
has leaked out The incident in the at
tempt on Hitler's life held enough of
MOMENT to warrant calling the British
cabinet to session. If any special con-
sideration has been given the event at
Washington our censorship would keep
it from the public.
1t is not beyond probabilities that Ger
many can go to pieces as quickly now as
in 1918 but most observers don't figure
it out that way Still the elements are
complemented differently this time.
The one spot where apprehension must
be at peak is in Tokyo. And it we'll could
be that Toyko will give the real tip on the
collapse of the reich. 1t is almost GER
tain that the japanese would, if possible,
anticipate a real breakup in Germany
and beat them to the gun by making an
overnight bid for an armistice and peace,
hoping to save something out of the de-
bacle That is the Jap way Of thinking
and reasoning and the mere matter Of
deserving a wounded ally would mean
nothing in Tokoy's code.
Perhaps the most conclusive proof that
Germany is hard-pressed and that Hitler
realizes it, is found in the new Outbursts