Page 12 THE ATLANTIC VOICE Saturday September 5th. 1942 BULLETINS FROM BRITAIN mm Flags of the Allies SARGEANT ROMMEL task for to day NORWAY Some time ago one of Britain warmchair generals remarked: If Rommel had been in the British Army, he still be a sergeant. The remark was based on his mistaken belief that Rommel had at one time been a private lo, the rapk3 of the Reichewehr.
In fact, Rommel joined the German Army in 1910, ntendiog to make it his career. He entered the force as a Fahnen Jooker a cadet whose parentage and upbrioging made him a worthy member of the Officers Corps.
In accordance with German Army regulations, he learned his drill in the ranks but messed aod lived with the Officere. He weot on to an Officers School and was com missioned After the war he was demobilised aod became an enthusiastic Nazi, For a time he led the gangs of Stormtroc pers round the streets of Wurttemberg but late became an intimate of General von Epp, the leading Nazi imperialist.
When the Nazis reorgao! sed the German Army, Rommel became an instructor at Dresden military college.
He was in charge of anti aircraft protection, communicat.
ions and security when the German Army marched into Prague.
The Nazis have always gone out of their way to boost Rommel because of his close link with the Nazi ionerring. Every success that he has gained in Libya has been exploited to the maximum by Dr. Goebbels for this reason, Our fathers gave us liberty.
The Norwegian flag consists Men and women of our breed of a red field on which is im.
posed a blue cross bordered paid high prices in blood, sacrifice and endurance. We with a white edge. The design was probably chosen because took the gift for granted, like much else in our heritage.
of the resemblance to the Dacolourgi red, white and And many generations live nish and Swedish flags and and die without the founda.
tions on which they relied blue, were chosen because they were believed to be the being shaken.
Not so with us. We know old national colours of Northat justice may be fiouted, way.
that the common decencies of At the time ot the dissolu.
national and international life tion of the union with. Den.
may be thrown to the winds, mark in 1814, Norway and that liberty may be murdered.
Denmark had for many centuries shared the present Once again we have to pay the price of freedom. for our Danish merchant flag, a white selves and for mankind.
cross on a red field. In 1821 The past gave us liberty.
during the Union with Swo.
But the past cannot guarantee den, the Norwegian Parliament introduced the present and to morrow It is for us to that liberty will live to day Norwegian flag.
do that.
In 1844, a blending of the Norwegian and the Swedish the Swedish emblem was colours, a yellow oross in a blue field, was introduced in moved, and the Norwegian the upper left hand field of flag then resumed its present the Norwegian flag. In 1898 appearance.
re HIGH ARMS OUTPUT IN BRITAIN SAYINGS «We bavo reached the period in the war when it would be premature to say wa have topped the ridge, but we see the ridge ahead now. We see that perseverance unflinching, dogged, inexhaustible, tirelejs, valiant will surely carry us and our allies, the great nations of the world, and the infortunate nations who have been subjugated and onslaved, on to one of the most deepfounded movements of humanity which have taken place in our history. The Prime Minisler.
One of the things which has given me particular pleasure in these days is that it is particularly the young men and women who have understood what is at stake in this fight.
Our youth has stood firm. But the great aim of youth is not merely to make Norway free again but also to rebuild Norway and therəby to create a society in which all can livo a happy and free life in the future. King Haakon of Normay. In the last few weeks a new spirit of optimism has been buir in this is country. There is every reason for hope and confidence in the future, but none for easy optimism and stupid complacency. Nothing bat the greatest and moet total effort would serve for victory. Sir Stafford Cripps Lard Privy Seal The United States is changing over from the pro.
duction of the goods of peace to the productioa of the goods ol war with impressive speed. In the total volume of war production the has already surpassed G:eat Britaio.
This is uoderstandable. Her national genius and in dustrial layout have long been geared to the idea of massproduction. Her factories are, comparatively, unhampered by raids and the necessity of defence against bombing.
Her maopower, compared with that of Britain, provides an almost inexhaustible reservoir for her arsenals.
Yet. In spite of America truly magpificent achieveInents, there are still many things which Great Britain produces more cheaply, in terms of man hours, now her scarcest commodity. Even in the building of merchant ship3, where American industrialists, such as Mr. Kaiser, have made remarkable progress, Great Britain still uses fe.
wer man hours, on the average.
During the past eighteen months the output per person employed in the production of muoitions in Great Britalo has gone up by no less than a third.
These results have been achieved by the more intensive use of machinery; the simplification of the design of weapons; a reduction in the oumber of types in production and increased specialisation; and an improvement in maoufacturing methode.
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