Show ! f i I SMI SUNDAY MARCH 23 1941 V "Hatred of the Germans ' in Denmark is increasing day by day" xX Dr Simon UNCENSORED! JJOW do the Danes accept the Nazis after a year under the Hitler yoke? What is it like inside Denmark today?x Here is the whole dramatic story UNCENSORED vivid authentic told by a man who for four years fled before the heavy boots of Fascism and who- watched Denmark fall pathetically into the hands of Hitler’s ' army Dr Josef Simon born in Vienna In 1912 was sent to Denmark after World War I to be fed and sheltered while famine stalked Central Europe He returned to bis homeland after two " years and was educated in Austria' He received his decree as a doctor of treinr'the 'University ' of ‘philosophy f r Vienna i After Austria fell under dictatorship Ur Simon was twice arrested and iV failed for participating in the under-- f ground movement for democracy He spent a month in prison in February 1935 and was Jailed again from December 1936 to May 1937 His second sentence came after the discovery of an in his ' thome underground newspaper In 1937 he fled to Denmark and lectured in universities there When the Nazis invaded he lay in hiding for two weeks to escape being captured and sent to a concentration camp Two months ago he was able to leave Denmark and make his way to the United States via Moscow and Vladivostok Now safe in the United States after his long flght for liberty he writes this remarkable first-han- d account of th$ Nazi troubles in Denmark 1 i r- - - i ' ' - By DR JOSEF SIMON People meet In public places and' sing old 'and new patriotic songs : Then a short address Is made en- couraging the people to hold out until national liberty is achieved again German' soldiers of’ course r break up these meetings whenever they discover them air raids because the British flyers are unable to tell which are really farms and which are airdromes camouflaged j by the Germans '' ' HEiXazis today control Denmark — but in body onlylnot jn I I 'soul The Danish spirit is still free The hatred of the (jer-mans in Denmark is increasing day 'by day but it is hiostly “ a burning deep inside j The Danesare ‘‘freezing out” the 'Nazis Czechoslovakia the people spatxvhen we One Nazi officer said “In Poland shot darkness in But here they are freezthe in they passed worst ing us out That is the k ing ' had already risen to 400000000 crowns Besides there is the cost of the army of occupation The factories lack fuel and raw materials Unemployment is quickly increasing Many Danes have been forced to go to Germany to take work in armament industries j There is hardly - an automobile in Denmark today except for4 those brought In by the Nazis' The Danes have been forced to' hitch- - their autos It is not that the D’anes are willing to accept the occupation calmly It is only that they recognize the futility of resistance against j an overwhelming force and prefer (to conserve their they will strength until the day 'when ’ be delivered Already they have seen 'their country pillaged to a point that will make’ reconstruction difficult "when freedom is regained The first morning of the occupation' it was 'declared that one German mark should be equal to two Danish crowns Since the crown had more purchasing power than the mark this turned out to be the first bonus of “protection’’ Denmark was once third in the list of Great Britain’s European customers Large quantities of foodstuffs and artificial fertilizer made it possible for the Danes to maintain their j high level of agriculture Now unable to get' vital Imports farmers ' have found it necessary to slaughter their livestock Already they have killed one-thiof their cattle of their hens The farmers must continue to reduce their stock in this way and so the supply of natural fertilizer is also cut down If this keeps up Danish farming will be ruined after a few years y two-thir- ds - J rPHE Germans have taken over two-- A thirds of' Danish exports including bacon eggs and butter Yet because production is declining this will soon be less than they received before when Germany took about one-thiof the exports Germany can send nothing in exchange At the end of October the German debt for import- rd J t s ' v Denmark is short on 'wheat soap and many other necessary ’supplies Living costs rose 30 per cent during the first six months of the occupation There is a total blackout in Denmark The rules are very rigid Newspapers must' stop writing warnings to Danish girls concerning the dangers of “dating with German soldiers' They must accept" news about the war and about foreign policies only from German sources - This makes little differ-- " ence to the Danes however because nearly everyone listens to the Danish broadcasts from London every night- even though severe penalties face those caught 'listening to such programs ‘ 1 A TORE A were ’ than 90 German refugees imprisoned shortly after the occupation- - and 20 more were sent back to Germany where they were probably killed On order of the Gestapo the Danish government has already been changed twice although in each case the government had the overwhelming support of the deputies Dr Munch who had been foreign minister for 20 years was the first forced to resign Christmas Moller Conservative leader was also forced out because he openly declared! his sympathy with the' Norwegian people It is not permissible to sound the air-ra- id siren when English planes appear overhead because the sound A aft one-Danis- ’ ‘ t sing-moveme- nt' -- - rd - to horse teams fuel tea coffee I the people do 'not always acwould interfere with the activities of Nazi domination cafmly Only cept Nazi batteries The Danes German propaganda war movies are therefore have very little time to shown on theater screens but when ' scurry to safety when an air raid be- ' ever German planes are seen there Js Nevertheless they appreciate ginsloud hissing Af the sight of an Eng- the sight of English planes as an aslish plane cheers fill the house surance that the war is by no means A proof of national unity was given over one million Danes paid homage when ' “The English are entirely welcome i to their beloved king on his 70th birthh whenever they come” said Not remained many day byes dry ' farmer when the king spoke to the crowd" ex Last summer shortly after invasion his trust in a coming deliver- -i the Germans built one airport pressing ance l( after another on the west coast and in On this night conflicts with German ' northern Jutland In some places new soldiers arose in Jmany places Thou- roads were laid for the transport pf sands of students gathered around1 the 4 f gasoline and supplies Hotel Angleterre where the German Many of the German airports in staff resides and sung there the Dan-is- h Denmark are disguised as farm buildthe Norwegian -- and the Englisn ings with rough sheds thrown up to national anthems They cheered the deceive the enemy The result has three kings and 'did not retire until the worked hardships on farmers who reNazis threatened Jto use tanks main in constant danger from English A demonstration of the Danish feel- which has ings is the seized the whole country' People meet in public places and there sing old and new patriotic songs Then a short address is made encouraging the people to hold out 'until national liberty Is achieved again! German soldiers t course break up these meetings whenever they discover them Mostly though the Danes don’t 1 demonstrate by actions but by disreThey try garding their conquerors to live1 as though the Germans weren’t ' there The king leads tpe way by taking his horseback ride every morning Just as he has always done The Nazis-are- ) aware of the people’s attitude toward them To show Danish "enthusiasm” tot the 'folks back n the Third j Reich they pse this means: German soldiers bring toys and cakes 'to Danish school chil&en' and bribe ' them to say “Heil Hitler!” for the newsreels I Neither bribery noCpersecutlon will break the spirit of the Danes though They are quiet now waiting for the bright day ‘ahead i They know liberty will come back to them When it does they will be ready to receive it JoyI fully anti-aircr- " i ! TUT ‘ H quiet-hatre- d ‘ 1 t- i - j j - - 1 ! ' |