Show Famine and Disease Threat May Bring Blow Against England Gutted Faces Black Future if War Lasts Long It was inevitable that the recent meeting between Hitler and Mussolini al Brenner Pass should have been immediately followed by reports that the Axis has completed j plans for invading England this fall or bad weather To some neutral military this is almost incredible ii would involve the gravest and most far reaching risks that Hitler has as yet Despite there is at least one sound reason for believing that the reports may prove That reason is famine and di two of the most deadly of the Four Horsemen of the No one knows exactly how serious the food situation Ls in Hitler-occupied But It is known that the conquered countries have been systematically gutted of their food in order that the German army and the people can be The fine herds of products of centuries of have been slaughtered for Already the people of France and elsewhere have fell the as basic notably become more because of her is better off than but even there the people exist on a bare subsistence Threat of Famine Great wars have always brought the threat of and sometimes the it is a reasonable supposition that this different as it is from predecessors in so many may be the precursor of greater hunger than the modern world has In the when embarking on the great adventure that is have usually been But the long before war began last were living on short And the wars of the past were usually fought by professional at least at the and military life was but one phase of the life of the In the present and to a lesser have been following a war economy for many years men and material has been dedicated to preparing for Production of food has necessarily been held to the lowest possible minimum substitutes of little nutritional value have long been It is not unnatural that serious diseases have been growing in both number and intensity for many moons in Germany and of is the ever-present allay of famine and once it gets the upper hand becomes according to the international grapevine that mysteriously brings past the iron-clad European censorship has already come to And plague respects no The lack of soap in Europe is a factor Here dirt provides the finest possible breeding place for any kind of Effective Europe has never been completely self contained it must there is almost no commerce between the old world and the save for that which is controlled by The British fleet is carrying on the blockade and is prepared to extend it for to Spain if If Britain were to the great Axis' merchant marine could again go to the four corners of the to come homo laden with all that the people of Europe now So long as Britain the Axis will be able to obtain almost nothing outside the gutted land it If Hitler docs attempt an blow against England this will be one of the principal reasons for There are some who believe that the possibility of famine points to the way that the dictators' grip on Europe may finally be A hungry they will revolt against their masters there is little 1 choice between suicide and But there is another side to An Alan Gregg writes in the Yale are varieties of Reduce abruptly alt forms of food after an adequate and you will still be strong enough to riot for gradually reduce to zero some essential of your diet and you will finally be too weak to protest with So famine in captured might actually play into Hitler's hands by lessening the ability of the conquered peoples to effectively It is not expected that there will be widespread famine this It is considered a certainty that it will come in grave form next if the war uj going on and Britannia rules the Few dare anticipate what Europe bo like if the war lasts four five as some military authorities The iW pies would be i victims of war who never saw I a and never heard the wa of a Some in this country would 1 the conquered people with food I and other But Brit ain has so far refused to pass re- lief ships through the 1 on the very reasonable 4 that the dictators would seize C their cargoes once they were doJ Europe will not get help from |