Last week France met German invasion for the third time in a life span, met it with traditional realism, rhetoric and resourcefulness. To a meeting of the Chamber of Deputies death-serious Premier Paul Reynaud said: "Hitler wants to win the war in two months. If he fails he is lost and he knows it. ... We are perfectly aware of the danger. We know the days, weeks and months coming now will determine the centuries to come. . . . We must not content ourselves with hope and words. Our soldiers are fighting and French blood is flowing. . ....
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