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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1941-12-31, Page 3TAKING HEAVY TOLL IN F9ItCl'D WITHDRAWALS i' I,. tA�'ir�`��4K w.r..5......- 3 vK� '� �iLr`ii. " .ate -..ti '1.1 Hardened troops like these, of the crack Manchester Regiment, are taking a heavy toll of Jap Invaders on the beaches and in the jungles of Malaya. At one time many Canadians were with the Manchesters. A two-way Japanese offensive is pushing south towards Singapore and north into Burma. Creed of Nazism Vs. Christianity Nazis Reject Centuries of Human Aspirations, Relates the New York Times The ways of German propaganda es this war are harder to tathem than those of the last war. There must be a purpose In the Nazi at- tacne on Christianity and in Ber- 1ta'a willingness to have those at- tacks broadcast in this country, One can't readily grasp what the mimosa is. Not long ago Berlin permitted a despatch to quote from' a new German beet seller in which the assertion is •made that "We Germans have been called by rate to be the first to break with Chris- tianity." Ia this the way to culti- vate a friendship for Nazism in 14e United States, in Latin .Ameri- ea, or in Axle Italy? It even stirs tip protests in Germany itself, as a letter from the Catholic bishops, read ln,Gorman pulpits, testifies. The Nazis do not merely reject Oluistianity or the Hebrew Testa- ment They reject 26 centuries or human aspirations. If they are right there is no truth in anyone of the following quotations: Ideal of Civilized Men Right aspiration .. is the aspir- ation toward renunciation, the as- ptration toward benevolence, the amiratton toward kindness.—From the Aryan Dightfdld Path °t.,,the Qantama Buddha. Perfect virtue is not to do to others as you would not wish done to yourself.- Conructus. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, the more ha gives to others the more he este hlmselr.—From the Tao-Te-leing, ettrlbuted to Lao Tze. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.—Leviticus. Therefore, all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.—From the Sermon on the Mount This ethical idea—for it is a single thing, not in the least con- fused—runs through all great 1'e- ligione, and alt philosophies that have had an enduring hold on men's ilnaginations. It is the ideal of all civilized men today, however ear it may be from realization in the individual or communal life. In the non -Nazi part of the world it does not need defence, One would , think that the consciously clever Nazis, however foul their actual purposes, would pay lip service to it- But they do not. In that arro- gant and stupid indifference to other people's dearest sentiments Hes, perhaps, the seed of their doom. French Fear That Race Is Dying O>at Decline In Population Rel- ative to That of Other Coun- tries There is a great tear that has haunted the minds of Frenchmen, In peace and In war, for gclncra• tione: that their race is In danger of dying out, says Newsweelt. Ever since Napoleonic times, the popn- latton or Franco has declined rela- tive to that of other European countries, From 1870 to 1913 Ger- mans multiplied at the rate of nix times that of Frenchmen: The lessee of the World War were a' staggering blow to- France. Actual French casualties in the present conflict were only a frac- tion of those suffered in 1914.18. But the peeultee development of thin war has brought the threat ofracial exteisminatlou clown to Franco than ever before. There are three reasons for this: (1) the plight of the 1,350,000 French prisoners still held by the Ger- mans, (2) the oftect of the food shortage on children, and (8) the effect of ratioulfg on adults. In Washington, Ambassador Gas- ton Henry-l8aye complained re- cently that the French prisoners received no extra rations from home via the International Red Cross—as the 60,000 British pris- oners do, and have scarcely enough to eat, In Vichy, a spokesman blamed the detention of the prix= onera for a 40 per cent decrease inthe birth rate and predicted that "at this rate the French will disappear in twenty yearn." At the same time Vichy issued a series of alarming statistics that reinforced the envoy'a plea. Some 62 per cent o1 its kindergarten chil- dren were ill from privation, while infant mortality had trippled' dur- ing the first halt of 1941, French babies now average only five pounds at birth and ten -year-olds weigh fourteen pounds less than British children of the same age. Similar conautons—malnutrition and the lack of medicine, fuel and warm clothing—prevailed among adults and sent the death rate for the first five months of 1941 up 43 per cent among people over 60 and 22 per cent among those under 60. The Germans provided the final irony. Recently six famous Paris restaurauts, Maxim's, Fouquet's, Tom• -d' -Argent, Laperouse, Drou- ant, and Carton, were freed of food restrictions. A meal there, without wine, costs the equivalent of about 07.50 or higher—a price that only Nazis can afford. Boats For Britain Great War Order A writer in the Toronto Finan- cial Post gives a vividly encour- aging picture of Canada's "Boats for Britain" program. Briefly, this is it: Cargo ships: 153 ordered, '7 launched, estimated cost $275 millions. Corvettes: 135 ordered, 77 launched, 40 delivered, esti- mated cost $81 millions, Mine- aweepers: 85 ordered, 59 launch- ed, 40 delivered, total cost $51 millions. Destroyers: 2 ordered. Wood boats: .$9 million program over 50 percent. complete. Thus Canada's greatest war order and, in some respects, the finest part of her war effort. I THIS CURIOUS WORLD Fegs n I ■ !I (N KANSAS, E ONCE LIVED TURTLES VO F4"E-TL,CA/G/ SC( NTISTS SAY: THAT THERE IS NO SLJc H THING AS A SPI=N -IAL E3e2A//V Pce:eao/ sap 5-31 DCgC. ATTACK AND KILO_ RA7-TLES/VAK.e- % THEY JUMP INTO THE AIR AND DESCEND UPON THE SNAKE WITH THEIR SHARP HOOFS, AND 17-IITI SPRING AWAY. ti A SPECIMEN of the giant turtle that once swam the Kansas seas may be seen at the Peabody Museum, at Yale University. It far exceeds in size any turtle living today. The creature probably became extinct when larger and more voracious animals developed in the ancient seas. NEXT: How many square feet of skin do you have on your body? Arctic Frontiers Ideal Battlefields Advantages In Arctic Cern- palgning Would Be With Re - fenders The Gaited States did exactly right 1n =melee into Greenlanci. and Iceland before the Nazis lied a chance to attempt it and in mak- ing secure our hold on Alaska by means of new army and navy bases in Alaska, if the views expressed recently In Philadelphia by VIM. jalmur Stefansson, noted Arctic explorer, are correct, Science Ser- vice niaintalns, Dr. Stefanason de- clared that the Arctic regions, far from being an area impossible for winter fighting, aa•e almost ideal battlegrounds for properly trained and equipped troops. The time when manoeuvring in the Arctic would- be really difficult Is in summer. Then, the vast level atreteees 01 marshy ground, threa- ded by wide, ahallow rivers and dotted with innumerable lakes, would ba veritable troop -traps, es- pecially for mechanized forces. But in winter, when the land la is'ozen and the lakes covered with deep Ice, fighting vehicles on wheels and tractors and elri-equipped airplanes can get about with greatest facil- ity. The Far North, despite wide- spread impressions to the contrary, does not have a worse winter c11 - mate than many parts of the Northwestern Galled ,,states and adjacent provinces of Canada, IA fact, many Arctic lands have rela- tively mild winter climates. Ice- land, which lies below the Arctic Circle, and Spitzbergen, which is well above it, are kept "air con- ditioned" by branches o1 the Gulf Stream. Advantages in Arctic campaign- ing would 11e with the defenders. By adopting the "Indian fighter" tactics used by the Finns when they were resisting Russian invasion in the winter of 1939-40 defenders o1 almost any Arctic terrain could de- feat 'greatly superior numbers of invading troops. But if the Arctic frontiers were not defended, the great rivers like the Mackenzie and th Yukon would form great high- ways for easy inland marches. Work of Red Cross Covers Wide Field Mr. Justice P. H. Gordon, Chairman of the National Execu- tive of the Canadian Red Cross, in an address recently, gave many people a naw conception of the work his organization is doing comments the Windsor Star. It is a subject on which there is great lack of information, and on which the public should be in- formed. To many people, the Red Cross Is simply an organization that sends bandages and similar medi- cal supplies to the war zone. It is, of course, much more than that. It does work that is under- taken and can be accomplished by no other organization. Its service in keeping prisoners of war in touch with their relatives, and in furnishing them with food and other comforts, for instance, would be sufficient for any asso- ciation, but it is only one of many activities of the Red Cross. That it is engaged in tracing eight mil- lion people in occupied countries for their relatives will come as a surprise to many. These are just examples of the unique services performed, and they demonstrate how greatly this organization deserves the support of all the people. Nazis Hoist By Their Own Petard Can you imagine this? Fact, nevertheless. Seems Hitler pre- sented Mussolini with a squadron of Stuka dive bombers and the squadron promptly ran out of gas just as it was flying over British - held territory in the Middle East; and, quite naturally, it being im- possible to scuttle an airplane without unpleasant consequences to the skipper and his crew, the Stukas fell right into the hands of the British and they have been flying scene of them ever since, Italian insignia and all. Wonder what the Luftwaffe thinks when it secs a German plane with the Italian insignia flown by the R.A.F.? 1 RADIO REPORTER DIALING WITH DAVE; lee'e the guy who knows ALL the anaweral Who 11aa been oak - ins questlona successfully for many years on the networks In his original quiz phew "True or False." Trip or False comes t0 Cle0C Monday night January the 5t11, et 9.30 )0.D.S,T. 1f you haven't hoped Harry lately, you're going to enjoy tale new network series, * * • 7,lhe women in the home — in the factory — in the world of bus. Meas. have become vital figures during thea past few weeks. Their efforts range from knitting socke at home for the forces, to per- forming difieult tasks originally done by men. To unite the women of the country in their war effort, Cle00 presents the Monday night 8.80 D.S.T, feature "A Woman Speaks on War," with Mrs, Edltb Hyder. • 0 • The new season brings new pro- grams to your local station — watch for them. And, if you're in the habit of tuning in to 01e0C, you will hear an unusual dramatic' treat on Tuesday night, Jan. 6th, when the Liberty Theatre of the Air will be heard dor the first time. Broadcast from 8.00 to 8.30 D,8.T., the Air -Theatre dramatizes the life and experiences of the tamed Dr. Henry Maxwell — the great preacher, healer and Christian. Ad- apted from the best-seller "In His Steps," the Liberty Theatre pre- sentations are complete excerpts in each Tneaday night prodnctlieln You'll find them gripping, iteartie warming, and tender. Tuesday -a 8.00 p.m. D.S,T. — "7n Ile Steps." With the war actually brought to this continent, nOWS and news commentariesbecome inereasingTy, significant, The National News, carried by practically all station* in Canada, 11 p.m, D,S,T, daily, is the day's finest moot autlientip resume. It does not attempt tie analyze or epecutate, but brioge all the day's news with any sige nificance attached to it. 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