In the elections held on September 14, 1930, the Nazis emerged as the second strongest party in the Reichstag. After it came the Communists with 4.5 million votes and 76 seats in the Reichstag. Then in the elections in July and November 1932 the Nazis became the strongest party, and the Communists retained third place with 89 seats in July and 100 seats in November.

That the Communist Party had not become the strongest party during the past few years had been due solely to the emergence of the National Socialists; but for them the Communists would probably have seized power by means of a bloody revolution.

Subsequent developments in Germany, particularly after the occupation of Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939, began to arouse my misgivings, I felt that there was a very real danger of war with Britain.

During the last few months before the outbreak of war I began to doubt whether our political leaders correctly appreciated the British mentality; I could only hope that Hitler would in no circumstances allow us to become involved in a war with the Western Powers.

It was with a feeling of extreme scepticism that I heard the news of the allegedly unavoidable attack on Poland and, though I was not in the least surprised by it, the declaration of war by Britain and France was a bitter blow.

No attempt of any kind must be made at rescuing members of ships sunk, and this includes picking up persons in the water and putting them in lifeboats, righting capsized lifeboats, and handing over food and water. Rescue runs counter to the most primitive demands of warfare for the destruction of enemy ships and crews.

Be hard, remember that the enemy has no regard for women and children when he bombs German cities.

The replacement of Admiral Raeder, Commandet-in-Chief of the German Navy, by the U-boat expert Admiral Donitz (announced on Saturday) is regarded in Sweden as a substantiation of recent signs that Hitler is pinning ail his hopes on winning the war by U-boats. Stockholm reports

say that it was known there that Hitler had virtually stopped all major naval building in order to build submarines. It is said that the rate is almost one a day.

Raeder, who "has been appointed Admiral-Inspector" is being relieved of his daily work in the leadership of the Navy" at his own request"

Donitz has been chief of the U-boat fleet. He is reputed to be "the greatest submarine expert" in Germany, and is the inventor of the "wolf-pack" system.

According to the German radio Admiral Donitz, in an address to the German Naval Staff when his flag was hoisted over the German Admiralty, said: "The entire German Navy will henceforth be put into the service of inexorable fight to the finish."

In an order of the day, announced on Saturday, Donitz said he will continue to Command the U-boats, personally.

The dismissal of Admiral Raeder will add to Germany's despair, for he was a man who was trusted, says Reuter. The Navy - least Nazified of the German forces - will deplore, his departure. Raeder put the Navy before the party and as far as possible kept It efficient and self-respecting. He Is replaced by a more ardent Nazi.

Only the Fuehrer has for years realized with what danger Bolshevism threatens Europe. Perhaps even this year, Europe will realize that Adolf Hitler is the only statesman of stature in Europe. Europe's blindness will one day come to a sudden end and thereby bring Germany's psychological help and political possibilities arising therefrom.