Suchstatistics as have been published are notoriously partial andunreliable.
The German Government is combing the country for scrap. Naturally, I cannot disclosetheir identity.
Thus every phase of German preparedness, military or otherwise,has been shrouded in mystery. For the rest, silence, save when a pair met. This brings us to one sharp difference of opinion I encountered on themilitary situation.
It does mean,however, that the Government is looking ahead and is taking nochances.
The question is, Are they absolutely in the pink, or arethey a bit overtrained? Throughout those four ghastly years the morale of theGerman people was superb.
The Rumanian oilfields are on the decline. But he is hospitably received and welltreated. And throughout the months spentthere I did my best to get the answer. Anyhow, an acute shortage is unlikely to develop in theimmediate future.
But I didnt get the conclusive answer I sought. The question is, Are they absolutely in the pink, or arethey a bit overtrained? Under these limitations, I shall try toanalyze Germanys war situation.
Yet, from my stay in Germany,I envisage a more terrifying possibility.
The whole atmosphere of the place was uncannily mysterious.
Outstanding in this categoryis the Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia. Furthermore, the house-rules are clearly explained to him bythe guest-warden who has him in charge. We now come to the crucial problem of oil, the weakest spot inGermanys industrial armor.
Obviously, this vital source of supply must atall costs be maintained. Two orthree small blue lights, spaced at intervals, indicated the entranceto Ministries.
The German Government is combing the country for scrap.
This does not prove thatGermany is today faced with a crucial iron shortage.
None of those I talked to would say very much. Such an invasion, however, even thoughsuccessful, might on balance do Germany more harm than good.
Outstanding in this categoryis the Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia. None of those I talked to would say very much. Unless, of course, those munitions wereearmarked for quick use on a major scale.
The principle of private initiative has beenmaintained. UnlikeCommunists, Nazis are not obsessed by dogma; neither are they enamoredof logic. Many of these foreign residents werespecialists with a wealth of technical information.