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the Mediterrar and the Far Bast could be handled more eas- ily and more effectively, and last, but by no means least the League of Nations could be re suscitated and the rule of law again set up in place of the rule of might.
The concept is one which must appeal immediately to all men of good will. Its practicability will view which is taken of modern be measured, however, by the
Germany. There is one school of thought, with much history on its side, which believes that the Editor, and be accompanied by the character of the German
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the First Reich was conceived in but force and born of plunder, so the
Third Reich is systematically preparing to carve its way with the sword to its self-appointed place in the sun, and that the ul- timate objective of Nazi policy is the domination of Europe, if not of the world. On the other hand, there is another school of thought which, while admitting the military tradition in Ger- many, believes that she has, in a large measure, been the victim of circumstances, and that the growth of the military ideal was Hong Kong, Monday, October 4, 1937- struggle for unification and free the natural consequence of a long
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THE PROBLEM OF GERMANY
dom from foreign interference pursued through several centur- ies. It is argued that had Ger- many been treated liberally at Versailles she would have for-
Herr Bohle's plea for Anglo- sworn militarism in favour of
lies.
points of view. In any case, few
German understanding, in the
an enlightened policy of co-oper- course of his Dorchester Hallation, and that the advent of speech, can hardly fail, because Nazism was the inevitable re- of the tone, manner and occa- keep her in political and economic sult of a misguided attempt to sion of the appeal to evoke res-servitude to the victorious Al- ponse even among those to whom the German" system of govern- ment is anathema.
The truth, as the "Round The world situation to-day demands that no somewhere between these two Table suggests, probably lies offer of friendship shall be sum marily rejected on any count. Not since the dark days which will dissent from the belief that immediately preceded the great
the ultimate issue of peace and catastrophe of 1914 has the war, with all that it involves, will world been so beset with wars
be mainly determined by the and rumours of wars as it is to-ability or failure of Great Britain day. It is therefore natural, as and Germany to reach some com- it is also profoundly important, mon basis of political and econo- that the question should be ask- mic understanding. The para- ed with growing anxiety and ur- mount importance of such an un- gency whether something cannot derstanding, if indeed it be ob be done to assuage our present tainable, has recently been elo- discontents and arrest, before it quently urged by two eminent is too late, our progress towards students of foreign affairs Sir the great abyss. Among those Philip Gibbs and Mr. A. L. Ken- who have followed observantly nedy-in two notable books. and thought at all deeply about Both writers have little stomach the steady deterioration in inter for either Nazi doctrine of the national relations which has been intolerance of the Nazi social gathering momentum for some system. Both believe in the ne- years past, it is now generally cessity for Great Britain's pre- recognised that the only key to sent rearmament programme, the pacification of the world lies and there is no suggestion that in the solution of basic problems we should embark upon the fatal provided by the attitude of a re-policy of securing peace by pay- surgent Germany once again de ing Danegeld. The proposition is manding her place in the sun. simply that we should, before it Whether that problem is capable proves too late, make a supreme of solution without resort to the attempt to reach a just settle- arbitrament of war, which willment with Germany, negotiated only provide the grim solution of upon the basis of equality of mutual destruction, is a question rights. On this basis, a satis upon which opinions may differ, factory naval agreement has al- and to which only the recording ready been concluded, a fact finger of history can give a final which differentiates the present answer. But of the transcen-relations of the two countries dent importance of the problem sharply and happily from those there can be no real doubt. As of the pre-war decade.
a timely and able article in the fessions, if not the acts, of Herr last issue of the "Round Table" Hitler dog not suggest that the pointed out, if Germany could in larger agreement is impossible of some way be reconciled to her achievement. Indeed, it is no neighbours and brought back in-exaggeration to say that, to the concert of Europe, the achievement affords the only sure growing threat of a new world way of avoiding catastrophe war would quickly fade away;Isuch as would send Western the present armament race, so vilisation” reching"