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some Jap. transports off the coast of Japan. This is hitting the Jap where he lives. "Home, swat home!" The Japs are-fmding that the American eagle has a wide wingspread. It is no mere coincidence that " U.S.A." and " Aus.’ contain the same letters. aa submarines have sunk
What is the Russian advance doing to the world? It is making Hitler wonder how far he can back-pedal without falling off the saddle. It is convincing Goebbels that there are times when, if
honesty is not the best policy, it is the only policy left. The trouble is that he has never kept up the premiums. It is causing the German people to realise that it’s going to be hard to disown the mad dog of Europe when the dogcatcher comes round to collect damages. It is teaching them that " Booty is only sin deep." It is giving them a taste of the bitter blood mixture they recommended to others as a cure for the ills of Europe. It is giving Frenchmen hope of again being French without tears. It is making Mussolini believe that his dear old friend may become too weak to keep up the friendship. It is causing quislings to feel queasy round the collar. It is producing fear of the old-fashioned rope trick. If Hitler goes down they may go up-swing high, swing low! It is producing the suspicion in Britain that the Invasion Test may not come off on account of Germany’s inability to raise a team. It,is causing Japan to wonder if an Axis can be on the square. It is encouraging all democracies to unite for the threatened peace,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 137, 6 February 1942, Page 8
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