THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1998. ·
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VENTS of the past few weeks, many's efforts. It is true only in their bold policy hud achieved especially in Central Europe, so far as it touches methods oc- against the will of most Reichswehr should help considerably to remove casionally, not as it applies to ends. leaders. a number of misconceptions held This is clearly revealed in the dif- · The armed forces which had by many in the world outside re- ference in tone of Der Fuhrer's maintained their independence from garding the Third Reich. This is Reichstag utterances when the politics throughout the earlier post- man worker and of the strength of. all to the good, since whether the Third Reich had no strong armed war changes in Germany continued
the National Socialist movement. particular persons concerned look forces and to-day, when it-feels it- under the Third Reich the same at- Another myth which has probably with favour or disfavour upon Na- self able to resist all comers. But titude of obedience. In its oath to continued longest is that the Third ..tional Socialism, a truer interpreta- the ends are the same. Hitler, as the head of the state, it swore "un- Reich would be forced. to: surrender tion of its aims and methods can his followers affirm, is "fanatically conditional obedience to the leader because of economic difficulties, that' only serve to clarify fundamental honest," and he will not be to blame of the German Reich and people, in the end Germany would have to issues.
if the Reich does not recover its Adolf Hitler, as the highest com- accept. the conditions of the demo- To-day, after five years' develop- Gleichberechtigung (equal status), mander-in-chief." And as a result cratic states in exchange for credits ment of the Third Reich, it should which means the restoration of what of the February changes and the of different sorts. hardly be necessary to state
Such a develop- that was lost in 1918, and, addition, the subsequent military coup in Austria, ment is still not beyond the realm Hitler means what he says and has unity of the German-speaking races Hitler could justifiably claim in the of possibility, but it is very doubt- always meant it. Those people in Europe.
Reichstag that to-day there exists no ful for a number of reasons. whether within Germany or without
problem between the National So- tremendous energy of German dis- who minimized this fact not only A'popular myth which finally cialist Party and the armed forces. cipline, the preparation through de- did a grave injustice to Hitler's de- exploded last February was that "In this Reich everyone who holds feat in war and the memory termination and honesty of purpose the Reichswehr still had the final a responsible position is a National physical hardships in post-war years, but defeated. their own ends. word in the Reich, that it only had Socialist."
the technical skill of the German They should carefully reread to give the order and this regime The idea also that there exists a worker, the economic adroitness of "Mein Kampf" in the German edi- would disappear like smoke. There strong active opposition waiting its trade agreements, combined with tion (few have read it) and also was, it is true, a time, when the only for the moment to strike, that the fact that it takes a long time see how much of the 25-point party Reichswehr's counsels were given discontent among certain classes, es- to reduce so large a nation to sub- programme has already been realiz- full consideration but after the pecially among the workers, is such mission are all factors, which have ed.
occupation of the Rhineland in that they are ready to oppose the to be remembered. The word "bluff" has continuous- 1936, the National Socialists could present regime, is both a misinter- ly been used with reference to Ger- always point to the success which pretation of the outlook of the Ger-
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power of the democracies. Hitler has pitted the sense of injustice and the nationalist ambitions of 67,- 000,000 Germans. When all this has been said there remains to the advantage of the National Socialist regime the determination, up to the present; of the western democracies to avoid war at all costs, and of their failure to agree among them- selves upon a definite line of action. To many, the hope also remained that
some compromise could be found for an all-Europe understan- ding on a common basis which would have left the way open for a return to the League of Nations and collective security. To-day, there is as little justification for such a hope, as for the idea that the Third Reich will agree to Soviet Russia co-operation in any European pact. "Russia in Europe" is too strong a possible danger to German expansionist ideals to be tolerated.
To-day, the Third Reich goes its own way, confident in the strength of its new armed forces, to carry out its every desire. Anyone who heard the pronouncement of Der Fuhrer and Reichskanzler in the Reichstag, on February 20, must have remembered the words of an- other German Chancellor.
: Bis- marck, fifty years earlier, "We Germans fear Good, and nothing else in the world!" And the German drive to the east, culminating in the seizure of Austria, givės astounding impact to a boldness of national pur- pose surpassing even that of the Iron Chancellor.
TOO MUCH PIG IRON IN BRITAIN
London, To-day.
"The attention of the President of the Board of Trade was called: in the Commons to the increasing, sur- plus of pig iron.*
of.
The Parliamentary Secretary, in his reply, said, the application the industry for the imposition of a duty on foreign pig iron had been made to the Imports. Advisory Com mittee and was at present` · under consideration. He hoped an nouncement would" be made short- ly-British Wireless."
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ONSLAUGHT ON
TAX INE COMMONS
Sir Henry Page-Croft Also With The Critics
Contribution To THURLAND
Common Defence
--SIR JOHN SIMON
CASTLE'S GOOD FORTUNE
London, To-day.
Labour delivered an onslaught on the tea tax in the
An exceptionally high tide, the
House of Commons yesterday, moving a reduc-result of the typhoon, and a heavy
LATEST INDUCEMENT TO JOIN ARMY
ր
London, To-day.
A new long service enlistment
tion of the duty on non-Empire tea to fourpence swell sweeping in against the bows scheme with increases in pay, instead of eightpence.
of the Thurland Castle were chiefly family allowances and pensions responsible for the ease with which rights, was announced by the War the vessel was refloated, it was Minister yesterday, disclosed this morning.
The tax was described as mean and contemptible
and as hitting the poorest classes. Mr. D. Chater (Labour, North East Bethnal Green) said that workers were being compelled to buy cheaper tea which meant foreign tea.
Brigadier - General Sir Henry Page-Croft (Conservative, Bourne- mouth) regretted that Sir John Simon's proposal narrowed Empire preference.
It was supremely important to maintain the proportion of tea coming from India, especially in view of the negotiations for better facilities for Lancashire products entering India.
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE
Sir John Simon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, replying em- phasised the democratic principle of all contributing for the common defence.
The Labour amendment was de- feated by 229 votes to 129.-Reu-
ter.
CHINA AND CUSTOMS ARRANGEMENT
Hankow, To-day.
It is designed to make the Army more attractive to men desirous of
twelve
The ship had been lightened by making it their career and will be the discharge of 600 tons of
limited to 5,500 men per year. water ballast and about 200 tons
The men may enlist for of oil, and those aboard were contemplating taking on ballast years and have the right, subject VON DIRKSEN again, because she was beginning to good character and fitness, of to bump, when a particularly continuing for a further nine years. heavy wave struck the bows, Men applying for the new enlist- swinging the Thurland Castlement must be between 18 and 24 right round. A few turns of her years of age. The number is limit- in deep ed to maintain the strength of the water again, and proceeded al-reserve. most immediately to Hong Kong.
London, To-day.
The new German Ambassador, Herr von Dirksen, paid a courtesy call on the Foreign Secretary yes-engines and she was terday afternoon.-British Wireless.
Mr. W. G. Robertson, of No. 173, The Peak, has reported the loss of [three gold rings from his residence.
The Thurland Castle's cargo is now being discharged into light- ers at Stonecutters, after which she will go into dock.
FINDING RECRUITS
Speaking of the scheme, Mr. Hore Belisha said that recruiting
for the army was at a rate which had not been known for some time though with increased demands for the other national defence services
Important Items On The the task of finding the 53,000 re-
Agenda Of Little Entente Conference
Bucharest, To-day.
cruits wanted this year was not becoming easier, also 40,000 ritorials were required.
Ter-
In the case of the Territorial Army it could be brought to strength at once but for its territorial basis.
For example, some units could
over a great many units were
up
The agenda for the conference of the Little Entente probably be filled four or five times to begin at Sinaia to-day, will, according to to strength and 20 per cent. over newspapers which profess to have information establishment.--British Wireless. from the best-informed sources, consist of the following five items:
(1) Recognition of the Italian Em.
pire,
(2) The question of relations to
Hungary,
(3)
The Chinese Government is care- fully studying the documents and is issuing an official statement on the subject in a day or two, de- clared the Chinese spokesman to (4) Reuter referring to China's attitude towards the Anglo-Japanese agree- ment on the Customs.
It is reliably learned that in principle the Chinese authorities will adopt a firm attitude to up- hold the integrity of the Chinese Customs and the desire to main- tain the service of foreign loans.
On the other hand, it is admit- ted that with Shanghai at pre- sent under Japanese occupation, the Japanese will do their ut- most to control the revenues.
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INTEGRITY OF CUSTOMS
According to well-informed quarters, the Chinese authorities are reiterating the 'stand that integrity of the Chinese Customs be respected and their desire that service of foreign loans be ob- served.
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The matter is believed to have been discussed between the Bri- 'tish and Chinese authorities, with a view to finding a satisfactory solution. Reuter.
through the withdrawal of the German representative from .the international Danube
commission,
MADRID BOMBARDMENT
Barcelona, To day. The decision about the atti-(5) The examination of the posi- tude to be taken on the ques---- tion of States of the Little En- Over 50 were killed and-a con- tion of the next session of the tente with regard to great siderable number wounded in last League of Nations,
powers who first in London night's bombardment of Madrid, and now in Rome are concern-which though it lasted only a half The adoption of an uniform attitude towards the Danube ing themselves with affairs of hour, is described as the worst of problem that has arisen Central Europe.-Trans-Ocean. Ithe war.-Reuter.
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