HORRORS OF WAR

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21363, 6 March 1941, Page 4

HORRORS OF WAR

PUNISHMENT FOR NAZIS A correspondent of a London paper writes:— “When I pass our shattered buildings and read of the horrors in Poland and elsewhere I see red, and think that German civilians should be. bombed. But when 1 put emotion aside and strive to be guided by reason I feel there is a better course. “Another correspondent says that we should not attack civilians until planes can be spared from bombing military objectives, that is until the German military machine has been broken, when it will be no longer necessary, and would be purely punitive. Now I agree that the Germans should be severely punished, but I would like it done in another way. “I take it we shall not this time try to exact astronomical sums of money from the beaten enemy, but why should we not use German labour and material to undo as much of the damage they have done as 'possible? I visualise trainloads of furniture and other essentials, raw materials, etc., loaded by Germans and proceeding in an endless stream to Poland and other despoiled areas. “To give another instance, the libraries of the Inner Temple, University College, and the Savage Club have all been destroyed or badly damaged. I feel sure, however, that there are sufficient books—not all German—in the National Library of Berlin to make at least a start in refurnishing these three great libraries- So please do not let us bomb it.”