Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 December 1940 — Page 6

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EUROPE'S “WORRIES HITLER,

Foie Reported Seeking Peace With France as Haly’s

UNREST

Stumbling Venture in Greece Invites: Ridicule— Fatal to Dictators. i

\ By WILLIAM

PHILIP SIMMS

iy Times Foreign Editor.

WASHINGTON, Dee.

5.—Herr Hitler, according to a

report which has’ reachgd Washington, is beginning to be

geriously perturbed over the

Europe and Africa.

The Rumanian disorders are said to be symptomatic of a growing unrest throughout the European continent—an unrest which would tend, in the event of any serious reverses for the Axis power, to upset Hitler's complicated plans. @ . Italy, especially, is reported to be causing the Fuehrer grave anxiety. The Italians have never favored cipation in e conflict. And fiow that their forces have suffered a serious defeat at the hands of the numerically inferior Greeks,

reported to more unpopular than ever. A past ‘master of: psychology as applied to dictatorships, the Nazi leader is aware that nothing is

quite so fatal to a dictator's pres- .

tige as to be made ridiculous. on the field of battle. A little more of the hellenic treatment, and Mussolini’s hitherto undisputed sway over the Italian masses might not remain so undisputed — especially when accompanied by short rations.

Pressure Put on Laval

Accordingly, say these same Washington reports, Hitler is now trying ‘to cast an anchor to windward—that is to say, in the direction of France. If he could make a: quick peace with France, perhaps he might evolve a Berlin-Paris Axis to take the place of the RomeBerlin entente. With something like view, it is said, he is bringing possible pressure to bear on Vich#’s No. 2 man, Pierre Laval. Diplomatic circles here are wondering if President Roosevelt's sudden decision to appoint Admiral - William Leahy as Ambassador to Vichy and hurry him off to his post “as quickly as possible” has anything to do with this. It may be added, however, that whatever Laval may think of a Berlin-Paris Axis, Marshal Phillippe Petain, head of

futuve of his “new order” in

North Africa, are said to be utterly opposed to any such idea.

People Remain Hostile

The people of France ai'e definitely known to be hostile to Germany. There have been riots at Paris, some deaths, a lot of wounded, and wholesale deportations to concentration camps. Neutral eyewitnesses say that neither the French Army, Navy nor air force could be persuaded to march with their conquerors. Poland, too, according to smuggled information, is growing more restless under Nazi comination. And Polish history is filled with instances where the people went to their death: in perfectly hopeless revolts rather than tamely” submit to rule by invaders. It happened

| in 1831, 1848, 1863 and 1905, to men-

tion. only some of the more important dates.

Nazis Lack Willing Ally

In all Europe, it is pointed out, Germany has not one willing partner—not even Italy. Clumsy diplomacy pushed Mussolini into Hitler’s arms. It was not a love match. It was a marriage of convenience to which, thanks to the respect they. had for their’ leader, people gave their reluctant consent. Certainly Czechoslovakia, Nor-

way, Denmark, Hollanc and Belgium hate what has happened to them. And so, for that matter, do Rumania and Hungary. As for Spain, Jugoslavja, Bulgaria and Turkey, their one great desire is to remain aloof from Hitler's deadly embrace. Within each of these countries there is potential troukle for Hitler. They can only be held down by force or the threat of force. Add to this the pressure of other influences—economic, political, .ideological and racial—which exist in every one of these nations without exception, and you have pure dynamite. The first time Hitler, the master fjuggler, drops something, observers warn, the whole thing

the Vichy Government, and General Weygand, the Marshal's envoy to

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{ A veteran war correspondent reports on a day's visit with a typical London family in the front line of the Battle of Britain.

By EDWARD W. BEATTIE JR. United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Dec 5—A day in ‘the life of the average London family. 7 a. m~—All clear. The siren’s high note tells the city that the German raid is over for the moment. The family—father, mother,

-1George and Gertrude—gather up

their blankets and belongings in an air raid shelter near their home. Mother and Gertrude had slept in a section -of three-tiér bunks now being built but they were lucky. Father and George had bedded down on the floor. Their blankets are dusty and several persons are coughing nearby. We pass a recently built wash room (unusual in most shelters) and a sign that says: “God Bless Our King” as we go out into the gray morning. 7 9:15 a. m~The family reaches

some days ago by a bomb. Father is greeted by his neighbor, who chose. to sleep in: bed: last. night while his family slept in the shelter in the yard. -The neighbor is feeling fine, having slept through heavy anti-aircraft fire from a nearby park, but others of the family are grouchy and stiff because of cramped quarters in the shelter.

One Egg for Four:

1 30 a. m.—There is only one egg available so the family has a rationed quota of bacon, which is cooked ‘with difficulty because the Nazi bombers have damaged the gas mains and the flame is weak. There’s enough food for everybody. 8 a. m.—Father walks 10 blocks to the bus, as compared ta two blocks before the aerial blitzkrieg, and it takes him twice as long to get to the office. Once after a heavy night attack, he was waiting for a bus and

the traffic policeman stopped a limousine, asked where the driver

‘was going and then yelled over to

ask if anyone waiting for the bus was going there, too. Father and two shop girls said they were, so the policeman told them to get in the limousine and they rode to work with a broker, all of them laughing and joking on the way. 9:30 a. m.~—Mother and Gertrude have plenty to do around the house and George goes down the street to the place where once was the home of a friend. The home had cost about $8000. A Nazi pilot scored a direct hit on it and left only a pile of rubbish. The family had moved to the country and escaped. Mother Goes Shopping 10 a. m.—Mother goes shopping. As she gets to the market the air raid alarm sounds but nobody pays

much attention. Later a “spotter”

and pretty soon planes can be seen whirling high overhead. Some people/ go to the shelters but others ignore the planes.

11 a. m—Mother purchases vegetables, meat, American canned soups, clam chowder, chile con carne and some maple syrup. She can’t get onions or lemons, but her chief limitations are due to rationing of ‘butter, fats, sugar and meat

{.|and war-time prices are high and

limit her purchases. She puts in an advance order for a Christmas turkey at 55 cents a pound but is

VANNUYS SEEKS LAW BANNING 3D TERMS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (U, P.).— Two Democratic Senators said today that the Constitution ought to be altered immediately to settle for all

[time the issue of a third term for

a President. Senator Frederick VanNuys O:

Ind), who may be chosen: chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said: “I've been adamantly opposed to a third termi both prior to and after the recent election. The election of Mr. Roosevelt doesn’t change my mind in the least. I want to keep this issue alive.” The Judiciary Committee has two proposals to write into the Constitution. One would restrict a President to a single term of six years. The other would bar Presidents from serving more than two consecutive four-year terms. Senator Alva B. Adams (D. Colo.) said the 1940 campaigh was based too much on the third term, forcing vital domestic and international questions to the background.

AUXILIARY TO HOLD

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sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary 140 of the Letter Carriers Association at 2p. m. tomorrow at the Wm, H. Block Co. auditorium,

‘Mesdames Norman Lansford, Elmer DeLong, Charles: McLaughlin, John Schier, Kenneth Barber, S. A. Stamper, William Ricketts, Earl Diack, James White, ‘Leonard Smith, George Craig, Ralph S Chetgke gd

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Mrs. Roscoe McClain is general] chairman of {fhe party, assisted by'||

Typical British Family: Little Disturbed’ | by Raid Sirens as They Go About Routine Tasks

their home, which was damaged

This London milk distributing center was struck directly” by German bombs during a night raid, but milkmen were able to salvage many ofthe filled bottles unharmed.

lod that she may have to take uck Noon—There is no school for the children but they are required to study a certain time each day. About 1,000,000 children are in London -or other “evacuation areas” where schools are closed but the disruption of education, according to official statements, is not as serious as might be imagined. About 1,500,000 children are getting regular mstruction in ‘areas where conditions are relatively normal, and in areas to which children have been evacuated ‘there are 2,500,000 including 400,000 evacuees getting full time education. 12;30 p.. m.—Mother meets the children at a restaurant for luncheon, a special treat. The air raid alarm sounds as they enter the restaurant but attracts little attention. They are in the midst of the soup course when a buzzer sounds and the manager announces that raiders are overhead. He invites all to go to the restaurant shelter. The waiters are required to go to the shelters and all service ceases. After a few distant explosions service is resumed.

2 p. m.—Gertrude sand George. at-

fend a performance of an abreviated ballet in a nearby theater. Lunch-time shows have become popular in view of lack of night e. 2:30 p. m—Mother goes window shopping, often - peering through chicken wire over shattered show windows or looking into a ‘small opening left in boarded-up store fronts. She sees Christmas decorations, toys that include tanks, soldiers, balloon barrages,’ battleships; adult gifts such as “siren suits” (an over-all for wearing to air raid shelters at night) and furs, which are being purchased heavily as an investment. In one window is an exhibit of the latest hat styles. Another window has compacts, cigare cases and similar novelties. 4 p. m.—Mother and the children get home well bef@re dark because the raiders usually begin coming over about dusk. Father starts home as early as possible for the same reason but if transportation is good he usually has time to stop at the pub for a couple of beers. 6 po m—Dinner., The siren screams a warning that German raiders are coming. Far away the guns begin to roar.

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