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Zurich Herald, 1942-01-01, Page 7TAKING HEAVY TOLL IN FORCED WITI DRAWALS 4044. ro Hardened troops like these, of the crack Marechester 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 Mane'hesters. 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 in this war are harder to fathom thosee ].1O e' of the last war. There must be a purpose in the Nazi at - looked on Christianity and in Ber- lta'll willingness to have those at- tacks broadcast in this country. One can't readily grasp what the purpose is. Not long ago Berlin permitted a despatch to quote from • a new German best seller 1•n which the assertion is made that "We Germans have been called be- fate to be the first to break with Chris- tianity.” Is this the way to culti- vate a friendship for Nazism in the United States, in Latin Ameri- aa, or in Axis Italy? It even stirs up protests in Germany itself, as a letter from the Catlkblic bishops, read in German pulpits, testifies. The Nazis do not merely reject Christianity or the Hebrew Testa- ment. They reject 25 centuries of human aspirations. If they are right there is no truth in any one of the following quotations: Ideal of Civilized Men Right aspiration . . is the aspir- ation toward renunciation, the as- piration toward benevolence, the aspiration toward kindness.—From the Aryan Eightfold Path of the Qautama Buddha. Perfect virtue is not to do to others as you would not wish done to yourself.—Confucius. The more he heaps othere, the more he benefits himself, the more he gives to others the more he gste himself,—From the Tao -Te -King, attributed to Lao Tze. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyaeld,-•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, cat in the least con- fused—runs through all great re- ligions, and all philosophies that 'have had an. enduring hold on hen's imaginations. It is the ideal of all civilized men -today, however Parr iloanay 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 theconsciously clever Nazis, however foul their actual purposes, would pay lip service to ft. But they do not. In that arro- gant and stupid indifference to other. people's dearest sentiments lies, perhaps, the seed of their doom. French Fear That Race Is Dyink Out Decline in Population Rel- ative to That of Other Coun- tries There is a great' fear that has haunted the minds of Frenchmen, in peace and in 'war, for genera- tions: that their race is in danger of dying out, says Newsweek. Elver since NapoleQnlc tulles, the popu- lation of France has declined rela- tive. to that of otlaer-.. European countries. From 1870 t0 3.913 Ger- mans multiplied at the rate of six times that of Frenchmen. Th.e losses of the World War were a staggering blow to France. Actual French casualties in time present , ontlict were only a trac- tion of those suffered in 1914.18. ;Silt the peculiar development of this war has brought the threat of racial extermination closer to eVance than ever before. There are three reasons for this: (1) the plight of the 1,350,000 French prisoners still held by the Ger- mane, (2) the effect of the food shortage on children, and (3) the eiteCt of rationing on adults. In Washington, Ambassador Gas- ton. Henry -Hays 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 pris- oners for a 40 per cent decrease in the birth rate and predicted that "at this rate the French will disappear in twenty years." At the same time Vichy issued a series of alarming statistics that reinforced the envoy's plea. Some 52 per cent of its kindergarten chil- dren were ill from privation, while infant mortality had trippied dur- ing the first half 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 conditions—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. Tile Germans provided the final irony. Recently six famous, Pawls restaurants, Maxim's, Fouquet's, Tour• -d' -Argent, Laperouse, Drou- ant, and Carton, were freed of food restrictions. A meal there, without wine, costs the equivalent of about. $7.50 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, Cala 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- sweepers: 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. 1 HIS CURIOUS By William T is � 1'1 a �� Ferguson 1 >wl IN 444ANSAS. THERE ONCE LIVED TURTLES I' 1445Z.VO F Ell r ' / Arctic°rn„�ti: Ideal Battlefield's Advantages In Arctic Cern- paigning Would $e With De- fenders The 'United States did exactly right in moving into Greenland and Iceland before the Nazis had a . chance to attempt it, and in malt- ing secure our hold on Alaska by means of 'new army and navy bases in Alaska, if the views expressed recently in Philadelphia by Ville jalnmur Stefanssou, noted Arctic explorer, are correct, Science ,Ser- vice maintains. Dr. Stcfansson de- clared that the Arctic regions, far from being an area impossible for winter fighting, are almost ideal battlegrounds for properly trained and equipped troops, w The time when manoeuvring in the Arctic would be really difficult is in summer. Then, the vast level stretches of marshy ground, threa- ded by wide, shallow .rivers and dotted with innuanerable lakes, would be veritable troop -traps, es- pecially for mechanized forces. But in winter, when the land is frgzen and the lakes covered with deep ice, lighting vehicles on wheels and tractors and ski -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 cli- mate than many parts of the Northwestern United States and adjacent provinces of Canada., In fact, many Arctic lands have rela- tively mild winter climates. Ice- land, wb.ich lies below the Arctic Circle, and Spitzbergen, which is well above it, are kept "air con- ditioned" by branclles of the Gulf Stream. Advantages in Arctic campaign- ing would lie with the defenders. By adopting the "Indian fighter" tactics used by the Finns when they were resisting Russian invasion in the winter oe 1939-40 defenders of almost any Arctic terrain could de - teat greatly superior numbers of invading troops. But 1f the Arctic frontiers were not defended, the great rivers like the Mackenzie and th Yukon would form great high- ways for easy inland marches. ,odo esteeeste ATTACK. ANC, KILL R•4777-E-5"/VA/<-.5., `THEY JUMP INTO THl• • AIR AND fOFGCEND UPOIal THE. SNAKE WiT1-i THEIR, SHARP HOOFS, AND THEN SPRING- AWAY. SCIENTISTS SAY: THAT 11-1ERF IS NO SUCH THINGS AS A SPFC'IAL_ .c©bG9 ^d anareese 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? 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 new 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 withoute unpleasant consequences to the skipper and his crew, the Stukas fell right into the hands of the British and they,,have been flying some of them ever" since, Italian insignia mad all. Wondeo what the Luftwaffe thinks ewhen it sees a German plane with the Italian insignia Bolen by the R,A.Pr? 11A010 REPORT DIALING WITH, DAVE: each Tuesday night production.. You'll, find them gripping, beari warming, and tender. Tuesday -10 8.00 pm. D,S,T. -- "In Ills Stook * * w :With the war actually brought to this continent, news and newsw commentaries become increasingly; significant. The National Nes, carried by practically all stations in Canada, 11 p.m, D.S.T, daily, is the clay's finest most autlieniid• resume. It does not attempt to analyze er speculate, bLt hringe all the day's news with any sig' nificanee attached to It. In the cora- mentary field, there are qualified spokesmen without number. Me'' Master T?niversidy's Dr, .le. T. Sal- mon reviews the news daily; at 7.15 D.S.T. from Cif00, Satoaday excepted — Sundays at 6,00 p.m. >; rya w 1150 Listening Tips: Catch the two most reoent ad- ditions to Sunday on CKOCid 1.00 p.m. — N. B. C: •s tamed sing- ing trio, The Ranch Boys! 1.15 p.e. —a Waltz and A Song — melodies by Harry Rorlick's great waltz orchestra, and songs by guest art - lats. 4.16 Sunday on CK.00, -offers the unusual mp,sic of Primo Scaia and his aceordeon band in mel- odies past and present Record ofeOtlie week—Concerto . tor Two, by Freddie Martin, the vocal adaptation of his famed Piano Concerto recording. He's the guy loam knows ALL the answers! Who has been ask- ing questions successfully for anany years on the .networks in We original quiz show "True or laalae." True or False comes to 01(00 Monday night January the 6th, at 9.30 B.D,S.I'. If you haven't heard Harry lately, you're • going to enjoy this new network series, '1.d.e women in the home -- in the factory — in the world of bus- iness. have become vital figures during tiles past few weeks, Their effores range from knitting socks at h•om.d for the forces, to per- forming difficult tasks origina)lY done l5y men, To unite the women eta the country in their war effort, K00 presents the Monday night 8.30 D.S.T. feature "A ° Woman Speaks on War," witO Mrs. Edith Hyder. • Tlie new seas,Mn brings new pro- grams to yoiv local station — watch for them. And, if you're in file babit of tuning in to Cla00, you will hear an unusual dramatic treat on Tuesday night, Jan. 6th, when the Liberty Theatre of the Air will be heard .for the first time. Broadcast .from 8.00 to 8,30 D.S.T., the Air -Theatre dramatizes the life and experiences of the famed Dr. Henry Maxwell — the great preacher, healer and Christian. Ad- apted from the bestaaeller "In His Steps," the Liberty Theatre pre- sentations are complete excerpts in OUR RADIO LOG .. sxnoi i' WAVE TORONTO STATIONS CFRB 860k, CBL 740k CKCL 580k, CBT 1010k U.S. NETWORKS WEAF N.B.C. Red 6OOk WABON.B.C. 0.15 9.)e 880k WOR (M.B.s.) 710I4. CANADIAN STATIONS CF05 Owen Sd. 1400k 01(00 Hamilton 1150k OBML Hamilton 900k CKTB St. Cath. 1230k CFCF Montreal 600k CFCII North Bar 1230k CFCO Chatham 630k CFPL London 1570k CJCS Stratford 1240k CFR() Kingston 1490k MC Sault Ste. 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