THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 6, 1989
NOTORIOUS PRESSURE ON PRAGUE: REVEALING BOOK
ON MUNICH
Munich and the Dictators, by Rthat "peace can neither be attained W. Seton-Watson. (Methuen, 5s.) | by yielding to dictation nor by sup-
Danubian Destiny, a survey after pression of awkward facts.”
Munich, by Graham Hutton. (Har- Professor Seton-Watson concludes rap, 78. Gd.).
with a powerful argument for Bri- Word Warfare, some "uspects oftish co-operation with Russst and German propaganda and English the United States as the only way to liberty, by John Gloag. (Nicholson defend Peace and Freedom, und Watson, 3s. 6d.)
"It is no exaggeration to describe this as the most formidable demand ever addressed by a British Govern- ment to a friendly nation in time of peace, and the Prime Minister may | be challenged to produce from the history of our foreign policy any document so ̧ humiliating, and so contrary to the spirit of our coun- try."
1
What Germany's present rulers want is a redistribution of the world. If their plans dominating the coun- tries which border the Danube suc- ceed, they will be able to attack the British Empire and break it ́up.
:
"If their enterprise is successful, | it will not be due to their own merits. It will be because of their opponents' shortcomings."
Mr. Hutton, an authority on South- The reference is to the Anglo- Eastern Europe, develops this iden French Plan of September last for in a most valuable and also fascinat- the dismemberment of Czechoslo- ing series of chapters dealing with vakia at Hitler's request. The the New Danubia, the economic and speaker is Professor Seton-Watson, | military obstacles in the way of the country's greatest living authori- Hitler, and the methods by which the ty on Central Europe, whose indict-democracies might check his crimin- ment is made more weighty by his al ambitions.
confession that, up-to-Munich, he They can only do it, he says, if was a supporter of the "National" they "completely close their domes- Government.
Worse than that discreditable document was the notorious but still too little understood pressure on the Czechs to accept defeat in advance.
PRESSURE ON PRAGUE Here the Professor is able to re- veal, from cipher information that reached him at the time from the highest sources, the exact nature of the "Midnight Ultimátum” delivered under verbal instructions to Presi- dent Benes by the British and French Ministers in Prague, Mr. Newton and M. Lacroix, the latter "reduced to tears by his humiliating position.".
Britain leading: France, the two Governments told the Czech Govern- ment that
Vc ranks, adopting a completely na- tional foreign policy and defende system." He clearly does not con- sider that we have that system, or can have it, with Chamberlain as Prime Minister.
GERMAN VISIT
I have not heard of Mr. Gloag Be- fore, though he is described as "a well-known novelist, critic and broad- caster." He avows himself the un- intellectual average, man, swayed by prejudice and mass emotion.
He began to hate Germans Idst September, when he imagined there was going to be war-not realising that the scare was a Tory stunt. !
When he came to his senses he de- cided to visit Germany so as to get the people into the right perspective "If it does not unconditionally and once more. He was written a at once accept the Anglo-Franch useful and interesting account of Plan, it will stand before the world what he saw and heard. as solely responsible for the war. There seemed to Mr.Gloag to be which will ensue (they are thus ap- among the people genuins of desire parently entirely exonerating the for a settled and orderly state of German Government.)"
affairs. But they will follow. where
2
Britain would under no cir- they are led, They are so accustom- cumstances. march, and France ed. to "listen to the sergeant-major, would not fulfil her treaty obliga-|obey orders smartly, spring to at- tions. The Prime Minister blandly tention, salute, goose-step, and they told the House of Commons on love it." September 28 that “the Czechoslovak Government was urged to accept the Anglo-French proposals!"
*
Our only hope of standing firmly against something which would be very like Fascism lies, Mr. Glang Gravely challenging Chamberlain's says, in refusing to be regimented, unprecedented departure from con- In keeping what liberty we have, stitutional practice in conducting and declining to surrender any of it foreign affairs, and his "totalitarian under the influence of Government tendencies", the Professor asserts propaganda,
Here's Luck!
EWO
BEEF
Fage
QUEENS
#30.515-7:208930 TEL 31453
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY ·
THE DRAMATIC AND THRILLING TALE OF CHINA'S ONLY WOMAN RULER !
VIOLET KOO
(Star of SABLE CİCADA).
in the Spectacular
Historical Romance
“Thousands in the Cast! With English Subtitles
TO-MORROW -
M.G.M. Picture
+ SHOWS DAILY
2.30 - 5.20 .720 - 8.60`
STAN LAUREL •✨ OLIVER HARDY
in "BLOCKHEADS"
MAJESTIC
THEATRE
NATHAN -ROAD KOWLOON TEL: 87222
MATINEES: 20c. 30%. EVENINGS, 20%.-30‹:50.70)
TO-DAY, ONE DAY ONLY
RETURN SHOWING BY SPECIAL REQUEST. !
JUDY
GARLAND
SINGS and the whole world turns into song! This ski is bound for the top...heer her now in her greatest kit!
FANNY BRICE
radio's newest sensation, ia HEAR
the MOVIES NOW!
ALLAN JONES
All the world. Joven a loves thức com sing like it done. He does hiq hast gpposits lovely ·
Everybody
MUSICAL
Sing
TO-MORROW AND SATURDAY
THEIR GREATEST ROLES SINCE “CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS””! FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW MICKEY ROONEY
"LORD JEFF"
EXTRAI TO-MORROW.