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MIRROR OF OPINION
Jaration from Poland; and the Ukrainian middle class in the towns would provide the social basis for a state of Fascist type subservient to Germany. In the Polish Ukraine the landlords, the officials and the bigger capitalists are Poles, but the Ukrainian petite bourgeoiste is large enough to take the lead in the national- ist movement.
In the Soviet Ukraine, on the other hand, both the landlords and the middle class have been eliminated, and a i new kind of society has been created in which State officials have taken the place of the upper social strata of former times. This social or- der has given rise to conflicts of a new kind, but these are longer definable in terms nationality. It cannot be said that there is a struggle of Ukrain ian against Russian comparablo to that of Ukrainian against Pole.
no
of
The Soviet Ukraine is the part of the U.S. S. R. where genuine ly democratic tendencies are strongest, but just for that rea- son it is the least suitable for Názi penetration. Herr Hitler can find as many friends as he needs in the Polish Ukraine, but if he seeks them farther east he is more likely to be successful in Moscow itself than in Kiev.- "Economist."
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This history might have been We see serious danger that the very different had a just peace jeffrontery and insult of the Nazi been made after the World War. gathering at Madison Square Or had the United States lent Garden may cause public opinion its great strength to the League to reach wrong conclusions as to of Nations. Or had Britain and what are the proper limitations America ratified their agreement upon the right or free speech and to support France-even as they free assembly..
are now doing-easing her fears A fundamental distinction needs and possibly saving the French to be noted. If speakers at a effort to build up an encircling meeting incite to violence on the chain of alliances around Ger- part of their listeners, they most many. Or had there been a firm-certainly violate the law and can er stand over Manchuria, Ethio- and should be suppressed. The pia or Spain. Or had Russia not right of free speech includes no pressed a world revolution, fear right to conspire to break the of which still gives Fascism sup- peace, whether through local dis port in democratic countries. Or order or upon a revolutionary had a firm stand against aggres-scale. But the threat of violence sion and threats been combined by outsiders, stirred to opposi at any time with more statesman. tion by what is said at the meet- like measures to open up the ing, is a wholly different matter. avenues of trade and remove eco-If a community surrenders the nomic pressures making for war. right of free speech before such But "might have beens" are of threats and risks, the right be- and milling value now only as indicators of comes valueless what may be.
crowds are administering the law Behind and above the excite-and the Constitution instead of ments and manoeuvres of power the courts and the police.-"New politics those with eyes to see York Herald Tribune." can perceive the ideals of peace
and justice toward which men, by y Dr. Schacht's dismissal from the very nature of their true be the presidency of the Reichsbank ing, must strive. At such times came eventually as a surprise as this when brute force and un-
It is reasonable to assume reason appear to hold sway man that his departure heralds some may be more ready to turn to change of plan.
Herr Funk, who
him, religion and to the basic facts of than's spiritual brotherhood. Only was originally recommended to by such turning will the peace Herr Hitler, in 1930 by Dr. Sch- that all desire be put in place of acht himself. At that time, he the juggling and superficial paci- was a spokesman for the steel fication of power politics.- "Chris-industry.
*** He has an enthus-
tian Science Monitor."
When President Roosevelt
iasm for bureaucratic controls over industry, and capital; and as such he is regarded with par- ticular apprehension by the great spoke of "lifting democracy high capitalists, whom he used to above the ugly truculence of serve. Their late has indeed autocri
was expressing grown determination- of h-speaking world.
he
the unanimous the whole In
In that sense France has become
an integral part of the English-plied speaking world. It hates war; but
will not brook aggression.—The Observer.
The Ukrainians of Pola responding readily to
coming
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Carpatho
mory of A
xcept:
curious. It was they, who brought Herr Hitler ver, They final him. he had no fidney, Mhai sup- the