SAFE FOR WINTER

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1941, Page 6

SAFE FOR WINTER

TURKEY’S REPORTED BELIEF FRIENDLY TONE TAKEN TO GERMANY. CRITICISM OF BRITISH WAR EFFORT. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, October 13. “Turkey feels safe for the winter, because she is now on friendly terms with both Germany and Russia,” says the “Daily Mail’s” Istanbul correspondent. “A decisive German victory, however, undoubtedly would push her closer to Germany. The Turks eagerly await President Inonu’s speech on October 29, when the Turks believe the result of the offensive

against Moscow will be known.” Turkish newspapers meantime emphasise the cordiality of Turkish-Ger-man relations. They say England and America will be unable effectively to help Russia before the spring and also comment on the British refusal to establish a second European front and the failure of the R.A.F. to bomb Berlin regularly, which would have an immense effect' in neutral countries. The opinion is expressed that this is the only way seriously to affect German morale. German propaganda is beginning to build up a legend that, owing to the despatch of planes to Russia, the R.A.F. is not strong enough for more than routine raids against the Ruhr and Rhineland.

The “Daily Express” Istanbul correspondent quotes' Mr Gerede, Turkish Ambassador in Berlin, as saying that Germany is printing Turkey’s new note issue. Britain printed the last issue, but a German bomb blew up the ship taking it to Turkey in the Piraeus Harbour, scattering the notes for* miles. Street urchins stuffed their pockets with thousands of Turkish pounds.