Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-03-06 | Page 12 | Legitimate Objectives

Legitimate Objectives j MARSHAL PETAIN of the Vichy government government government govern govern- ment of France brands the British bombardment bombardment bombardment bom bom- of industries in the Paris suburbs as a national catastrophe and describes it as a bloody attack striking only at the civilian population Yet in the same official account of the bombing from Vichy the statement is mader made r J Q that three of Frances France's biggest motor and aircraft works were damaged severely That doesn't sound as if it was a bloody attack di directed directed di- di only at the civilian population Likewise the same story makes the admission admission admission ad ad- mission that the Renault plant one of those heavily hit was turning out trucks for the Germans Wha in heavens heaven's name can France expect Britain to do sit do-sit sit idly by while French factories factories factories fac fac- tories under German domination and supervision supervision supervision super super- vision and guarded by German armed forces work 24 24 hours a day manufacturing the materials materials materials ma ma- of war with which Germany is blasting blasting blasting blast blast- ing Britain and her allies Its It's too bad that hundreds of innocent French people had to be killed as a result result- but it isn't Britain's fault if these people of occupied France are engaged in vital war production for Germany That's the price occupied France must pay for failure to destroy destroy destroy de de- de- de stroy these war industries at the time of or the German conquest and accepting their incorporation incorporation incorporation into the German war production ma ma- chine In war occupied country becomes enemy territory and war industries therein therefore are legitimate military objectives If the people people people peo peo- of France dont don't want these industries bombed then there is a simple answer let answer let them stop producing war materials for Ger Ger- many Otherwise they can expect further attacks at at- tacks tacks and and we hope they are arc delivered