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Show NAZI OCCUPIED LANDSHOSTILE A second front in Europe, wherever opened, will be effectively effect-ively supported by the people in occupied countries said Elmer Davis, Director of the Office of War Information, in releasing a pamphlet entitled "The Unconquered Uncon-quered People". This is the first official pamphlet to be issued by the new information office. "The Unconquered People" tells the story of mounting anti-Nazi anti-Nazi resistance and cites numerous numer-ous specific cases of sabotage, industrial in-dustrial slowdowns, underground activities, guerilla warfare, and stubborn refusal to submit to the Nazi tyranny. "The American people should know the facts of the heroic resistance re-sistance to Hitler by their silent allies in occupied lands," stated Mr. Davis. "Harassing the Nazies day and night at the risk of death, the people of occupied Europe Eu-rope have dedicated themselves to shaking off the Nazi yoke. They want the American people to know that when the time comes to create a second front it will be effectively supported as a front of liberation. "A second front will be a two-way two-way operation: we need Europe's help, Europe needs ours to gain freedom. Evidence in the "Unconquered "Un-conquered People" demonstrates that they rest their lives and hopes upon a United Nations' victory." The pamphlet recalls that local lo-cal Frenchmen recently mistook Commandos raiding the coast of France for a full-scale invasion army. "Swiftly turning upon the Nazis," says the pamphlet, "they seized German arms and produced produc-ed hidden weapons. This is the shape of things to come." Copies of "The Unconqeured People" may be obtained from the Office of War Information, in Washington. The pamphlet was illustrated as a patriotic contribution con-tribution by Edmund Duffy, Pulitzer. Pu-litzer. Prize-winning cartoonist of the Baltimore Sun. "The Unconquered People" traces the gradual rise of resistance resist-ance after the first stunned moments mo-ments of defeat, when "the main problem was to keep alive, eat, and find a place to sleep." Hitler's Hit-ler's armies were ordered at first, says the pamphlet, "to seem good-natured and mannerly. The Nazis believed, or pretended to believe, that people whose homes had just been bombed and whose cities had just been destroyed would take the invader to their hearts. But by its very nature the 'New Order' could not for long hide its true purpose, whole sale plunder of the occupied countries, scrapping of every vestige of personal freedom, complete Nazification." Resistance at first took simple forms, such as refusal to obey the commands of the German authorities, turning of backs when Nazi columns swung down the street, and coughing loudly in movie theatres when Nazi officials of-ficials appeared on the screen. Gradually the resistance mounted, mount-ed, becoming a groundswell of revolt. As examples, the pamphlet pamph-let cites: Resignation of Norwegian bishops, bish-ops, teachers, and nurses. Planting of Dutch tulip fields to resemble hugh Dutch flags, visible to RAF flyers. Kidnaping of German soldiers by Breton fishermen. Overt anti-Nazi demonstrations and parades. Publishing of hundreds of secret sec-ret newspapers. Wrecking of troop trains, puncturing punc-turing of oil wagons, incorrect sorting of ammunition. Slowdowns in factories making mak-ing arms for the Nazi war mach-in mach-in c Open warfare by Yugoslav General Mikhailovitch, and other oth-er guerilla groups. tW.c Telling the story of Hitlers seizure of ' hostages in reprisal for those who resist his New Order", the pamphlet says, One cannot hope . to list accurately the thousands upon thousands ot people fathers, mothers, children, child-ren, corner grocers, doctors, postmen post-men who have been slam by the Nazis. Examples of the Ges- hostages in reprisal for the shooting shoot-ing of 26 German soldiers. "Not until the ultimate victory of the United Nations has been achieved." says the pamphlet, "can the full story of this heroic Stance be told. The black curtain cur-tain of tyranny is now drawn a-cross a-cross Europe. But occasionally the curtain blows back for an instant in-stant and we see a continent Sgling in chains. For an instant we see the streets ana shattered houses of an occupied town We sense the co d relented relent-ed fury that peaceful citizens Jfel toward those who bombed their homes and destroyed their liberty We see the dull expres-Sss expres-Sss faces of the occupying troops- men surrounded by an invisible wall of contempt, forever for-ever on guard and forever marching march-ing through streets whose very stones are hostile. |