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of the Greater Reich as soldiers gle of the Papacy to reach a of conquest. Except that the in-working basis with the ultrana- vasion is now approved by Brit- tionalistic ideas of states in which ain and France and therefore it has a traditional interest. cannot be resisted by Czechslova- It is probable that the biologi- kia, it is difficult to detect a very cal basis for a race purity move- great difference between the ment that would be naturally at- final plan as approved at Munich tractive to Italian nationalism and the Memorandum Ultimatum was set forth without any inten- which Herr Hitler handed to Mr. tion of breaking in. upon that Chamberlain at Godesberg. "cordial collaboration" that both In return, Europe gets peace. Fascism and the Papacy have It is true that ho one is quite made constant efforts to main- Bure what sort of peace it is or tain. And now that the Pope how long it will last. All we do has sharply taken the biological know for certain is that Herr enthusiasts to task for their dis- Hitler has staged another bril- criminatory theories there are liantly successful climax of the signs that the Government will policy of blackmail based on a rather tone down its theories threat of war. The democracies, than enter upon a major contest (put as good a front on it as we with Vatican City on the point. can, an
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Concordat with the Vatican în Signor Mussolini has been 1929, accompanying the famous praised for his. intervention in Lateran treaty, and four years response to Mr. Chamberlain's later the Roman Catholics of appeal, but it would have been Germany obtained a similar docu- more startling had he done other ment from the Berlin Govern- wise. "If we back each other ment-both recognising Roman up, if we share zones of influence Catholic rights in education, mar- between us, if we gamble with riage, and non-political religious the weaknesses and the fears of groups have not been able to the democracies, by holding our conceal the intrinsic differences united forces as a threat above over the new theories of state. A their heads, both of us can secure form of government that claims substantial advantages without complete control of education, of risking the outbreak of a general the reading matter of the public, war which we could not keep go- of all youth organisation, leaves ing for any length of time
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