NAZIS BLAME JAPAN

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 99, 21 January 1943, Page 5

NAZIS BLAME JAPAN

Predicament In West (Bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, January 19. The German Uress and public irre beginning to l.lame Julian for their present troubles, says the "Daily lieraid's" diplomatic correspondent. Hitler is no lunger confident: of coping with the Russians on his own and wants Japan to open a seeoinl front in Siberia. The Germans are openly saying that if Japan had attacked Russia, instead of Britain and America, things would noW be different for Germany. , Berlin is silent on the relief of Leningrad. but Signor Appelitis, the Home comiiienliitoi*. gave this Italian reaction : )) e have been deceived. When Russia fought her first battle against Finland we saiv her attacking with ill-equipped armies. Little we kneiv that behind this facade stood hundreds upon hundreds of magniiicently trained divisions ready to murcb. Berlin radio is betraying anxiety about the fate of the entrapped forces, and says Hint the fiercest struggle is against Hie Russian superiority at Stalingrad, where the enemy is attacking without respite ivith brigades of tanks and inlantr). and is pouring in thousands of shells. The German news agency has admitted that strong Russian thrusts gained considerable ground in the west Caucasus, but claimed these had been cut off and broken up.