Broadcasts to Germans
The appointment of a triumvirate, consisting of the Fore' Secretary; the Minister of Information, and the Minister Economic Warfare, to control political propaganda, pri propaganda to Germany, raises again the question (which David Thomson, Mr. Noel Baker and Commander King- have this week been discussing in the correspondence colu of The Times), whether there still exists in Germany substantial body of opinion to which an effective appeal can made against the follies and crimes of its rulers. The direc of Russian propaganda, who are masters in their own sphere, evidently convinced that there is, and Sir Stephen Talle quotes a number of facts going to show how largely the B.B in its broadcasts to Germany is working on that assumpu On the other hand, the German author of an article on a la page of this issue adduces depressing evidence of the co pleteness to which all classes of the population have fro varying motives accepted the Hitler regime. The conchs to be drawn is that, while it is no doubt wise to persist endeavours to restore some at least of Hitler's bemused su jects to sanity—a letter in our correspondence columns co tains some interesting suggestions on method—it would foolish to entertain any extravagant hopes about immedia results. The Germans will be Nazis so long as Nazi arms ar successful. Military reverses are needed to change them.
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