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44 fir Trbe salt galit Ztibunt 'April 20 1941 I 444444044I--40--44-114-41r-'4144 -4 1 I 4 April prd 20 1941 rbt Salt gakt Ztibunt 40 "it-W--4--o---of-et-- 41r -wwr Sutiday Morning 0 EMS' Sunday Morning 0 4 A Rlieo 1 dy U4q1n- DriV0 77rote OWIll r- 144 11) Lot i on the British Isles more costly and probably ales successful operation than the Balkan war But for a series of unfortunate circumstances and underestimation of Germany's possibilities on the European con tinent the campaign might have' been successful The "sure gam ble" might have worked As it is Great Britain and her allies have to meet a most disagreeable situation full of dangers for the inunediate future 1111' Unpreparedness of Yugoslays Politics and Mistakes At Fault Expert Points Out II 11 42 2144 112 EAST 12Rivc SUGAR HOUSE rCigallt SAVE I SOUTHEAS OR 160 rzt -4 2144 112 EAST' DRIVE 1311-T-1 SUGAR HOUSE) 6-8691 Cr SAVE PINtimbrom000100000010000 DOnit Miss This Marvelous Do' n't This IflarvelonA alstance "short of war" in the event they became involved In a war with Germany The Xugoslays received a similar promise of assistance from Moscow and the Hungarians were administered a public spanking for having occupied Yugoslav territory Muscovite diplomats and military leaders believed as did those in London and in Washington that the new Balkan front would keep the Germans busy for many months and would somewhat weaken Germany's military prestige Matsuoka wen to Moscow more or less on a "fool's errand" as diplomatic dispatches from Berlin reported his frame of mind when he left the German capital But he arrived in Moscow at a time when the German forces were smashing through the Greek and Yugoslav defenses Then Tovarich Stalin 'began to eat out of Hitler's hand once more The Russians know that Hitler was angered by their gestures towards the Yugoslays and the Turks Stalin also knows that German agents have been boring from within in the Ukraine and In the Cossack region of the Kuban and the Donetz in preparation for an eventual attack against that section of the as lap' as the Caspian 'sea Herr Schullenburg the German ambassador at Moscow did not mince his words in con versations with Premier Molotov and impressed upon him the urgent necessity of a Japanese-soviet agreement Matsuoka had warned Hitler that the Japanese government might waver if such an agreement was not reached forthwith and that the role of Japan against the United States and Great Britain might become negligible unless a neutrality treaty were signed forthwith The success of the German arms In the Balkans cinched Herr von Schullenburg's arguments and gave Matsuoka a treaty which would dispose of the qualms of the cautious members of Tokyo cabinet The Russian-Japanese treaty is bound to have repercussions not only on Japan's attitude but on the future campaign plans of the Germans In the near and middle east The Turks have been quiet lately and have been massing fortes In Asia Minor to meet a possible German drive against the Suez canal by way of Asiatic Turkey Syria and Palestine The defense of Turkey is predicated in Russia's attitude During the last six weeks Moscow has been having a love feast with Ankara Not only has the soviet government promised the Turks complete neutrality in the event of a Turkish-German conflict but Moscow has also undertaken to provide the Turkish aviation and mechanized forces with the nec essary war paraphernalia With these Russian promises and with a good British mechanized force in Palestine the Turks were looking to the future without much fear Under such conditions they were willing to meet the German onslaught Whatever explanations Moscow may give Ankara now there is little doubt that the confidence of President Ismet Inonou in his friends across the eastern border must have weakened For Tur-- key is sure now to be attacked by the reich because it Iles in the path of the eastern tornado While the Gerinans still are battling In Greece reports from Bulgaria say that intensive preparations are being made by the Germans for a drive to Constantinople and thence to Asia' Minor in an effort to reach Syria and Palestine and thus attack from the east the British position on the Suez canal Military experts who look at the situation objectively are convinced that Hitler will devote the remainder of the spring and summer to cleaning up the Mediterranean But this means an attack on Egypt the Suez canal and the forceful Incorporation of French North Africa in the axis' new order These same quarters feet that If it had not been for the British endeavor to form a Balkan front- the Germans would have devoted their energy to an attack itov Idea dp 1140049 I mom' or ts 1 i irokih4111 i 't A 1 it 4 4' 1 I ItOt ILI A aciat 114e- 6 tWit Itc6-! '1 7 1-: i to lii- 6-04 it 1 f)el-r'rlite646 ff I t' 4er 1 rr- '011 7 -4 i4----lr7 41111 r''' i if 1-4-' 1---------- if-'' 1 --i 0 --14" il 141i 1 201'' 1 7 4 1040! 11)111x 44t-trctI1141-- it 14- 4-1-'1 A 1 0 or ie 1-- i r-'1t r-' li AN I ''41: 4 -A 10Wonder-Pleces Compri ling latest Vaulty Sod: Chest Bench upholstered Fins Davies Coll Springs' Guaranteed Quality Mattress Is A pair 'of Vaulty lamps ohm Lad an Indirect fie4 tamp Choirs rot Chest Mirror of PS lows By Constantine Brown supposedly sure gamble in the BO ians has turned into a tragedy for the British and their allies combination of mistakes politics underestimation of the enemy and bad luck has transformed what appeared to be a promising campaign against the axis into a serious setback The Yugoslays were totally unprepared to an organized force like that of the Ger- mans Because the British have no war ma- teriel'to throw away they hesitated to send the necessary aviation and motorized units into thecountry so longas the Belgrade government continued hesitant about the course A of action it would take Hence when the Ger- mans who knew the shortcomings of the Ser- bian army better than did its own general staff attacked in the mountains there was little the Yugoslays could do c1 Moreover While the strategic conception 4 of the Yugoslav high command (for with- Mr Brown 'drawal of all the troops south of the Danube leaving northern Serbia Croatia Slovfnia and Dalmatia without military de-tense) was excellent politics prevented its accomplishment Under pressure of the non-Serb elements the army was spread throughout the country with no Greece has no arsenals to pro- less 'than three full army corps vide the defending forces with In the regions north of the Dan- what Ls necessary to fight the stbe These were lost without making a dent on the erierny's German onslaught neither has striking potency while the nat- it sufficient food to feed its pop ural 'defenses in southern Serbia ulation and the fighting armies were not protected fully by an Hence the chances for -a pro-adequate army Not only were longed resistance along the well Important and able army units prepared lines from north of tent across the Danube to be Larissa to the Peloponnesoi are lost 14argee quantities of essen- slim Even in manpower the tial wsir material also were Greeks and British ire inferior moved by the Markovic govern- In numbers znent to "safety" in the region Without attempting to divulge Cf Zagreb and Ljubljana major military secrets it can -6- There were practically no gen- be revealed that the British have eral staff consultations between not more than 60000 men in the Greeks the Yugoslays and Greece The Greek army is re the Brjtish to decide upon a con- dud now to less than 300000 eerted plan Altogether there I I 4 I I I a 1 't I 1 I -t 1 I I 1 I I I I 2 It -6--- I I men Against this force there Is a Germany army of 12000001 (700000 at the front the balance kept in reserve in Bulgaria and Rumania) there are some 500000 Magyars a dir to be thrown into action if the situation requires their use and there are 300000 Bulgars ready to march wherever German general staff may need them notwithstanding the assurances the Bulgarian minister at Washington has given the state department during the past week that the Bulgarian army will not participate effectively in this war Italian forces are not included in this survey The impending tragedy in the Balkans is likely to have grave repercussions throughout the east even though the incident has fulfilled part of its purpose: To draw Germany's main attention from the British Islet and give the United States more time to speed up its assistance to Great Britain The signature of the Russo-1 'Japanese neutrality pact last the Russian diplomats in Moscow and in Washington had given definite indications that such a pact would not be signed unless the' Japanese surrendered the-ChinOse eastern railways and the towns of Mukden and the first major sequel of the Balkan tragedy Matsuoka's visit to Berlin and Rome was considered in British and American diplomatic circles as a complete flop because it occurred at a time when the Italian fleet had been defeated at Cape Matapan and Herr Hitler had suffered a diplomatic defeat at Belgrade The Russians stuck their necks out by promising Turkey all as South East's 0 Greutest Greatest Jar-J' 1 rth'N) 0: Waterfall Iledroom 10-Piece "Quality" Outfits American Walnut or Bleached FinishiCompare this suite with more expensive ones having tenter-guided drawers dust-proof cases and other quality features S6 Just try to match it all for -h dust-proof cases and other quality features '6 14 15 Just try to match it all for 115 Down-115 a Added CbarnsO Bleached Maple I Other 10Tiece Bedrooln Beautiful Bedrooms $7950 $5950 Enjoyed By Thousands A New Completely rem 'rated South East wet corned the throngs of Home Lovers Friday and Saturday Now while low priced stocks are still at their height don't fail to Shop 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