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Britain and France were bluffing, or would vacillate if a new crisis were to arise. Even as it is, with the pledges as plain &s words can make them, it may still be found that, we have to reckon with inability to convince Herr Hitler that he has won the last of his bloodless victories. Long immunity has made him scornful and arrogant. He has established a legend of invincibi- lity. He and the desperate ad- venturers who surround him have come to believe that the Democracies will always crumple before the threat of war. They saw France and Britain move to the support of a mobilised Cze cho-Slovakia last May, and then retreat in September. From this and other evidence they are dis- posed to argue that, although it
[may be politic to halt for the
moment, it will be safe to strike: a little later on. There is ground! for belief that Danzig was post- poned until next September at a
oppor-
un-
Fifteen months ago Mr. Cham- berlain embarked upon what he then named his policy of ap-long Hitler-Ribbentrop confer- peasement. Parting company [ence, but the agitation and ac- with Mr. Anthony Eden, he turn-cusations go on and an
tunity to strike, in belief that ed and rent "the shams and pre-Britain's suspicions have been tences" of the League. There lulled, will not be missed. To followed, instead of reconcilia-reason thus is profoundly and tion and disarmament, a melan-perhaps fatally to mistake the present temper of the British choly series of events, beginning people and of their Prime Min- with the rape
of Austria and ister, who, man of peace though. ending with the occupation of he still be, is likely to prove in
execution of his new policy as. Prague. To that tragic record of stubborn as he was in pursuit of violence and dishonour another the old., chapter-an attack on Poland—
The guarantee to Poland is în would almost certainly have been truth, as Mr. Chamberlain des-- added had not the British Gov-cribed it, "a new and tremend- ernment hastily issued a "cover ous departure" in British policy. Its risks are great and evident. note" to Warsaw, with a com-
Yet, grave as they are, the plete insurance policy to follow. British nation and the British In justice to Mr. Chamberlain, | Empire have accepted them whose search for international falteringly and unreservedly, be- cause of the conviction: that the amity so nearly ended in disas-reign of unchecked lawlessness.. ter, it should be recalled that must end in universal disaster. he, originally described his pro-One way lies danger; the other Already gramme as "the promotion of way lies certain ruini friendly relations with other na- its first fruit in the restoration the policy of firmness has borne
tions who were willing to reci- of British unity: The country is procate and keep the rules of whole-heartedly with the system international conduct, without of guarantees against aggres- sion. To describe that system as which we can have neither stabi- "encirclement" of Germany is lity nor security." Nazi Ger-fantastic." Encirclement, if ever many has not merely proved un-it were expedient, has long since The most willing to reciprocate: she has become impossible.
powerful nation in Europe need cynically and repeatedly violated fear no neighbours. If on the the laws of Europe and repudiat contrary, her neighbours fear ed her own reiterated pledges. In this mighty Germany, it is be consequence, the world, so far nese have given them full gauge cause Nazi violence and ruthless- · from enjoying a new era of peace, to do so, and if they unite in has hovered agonisingly on the self-defence it is because life un- edge of war. It is impossible, der present conditions has be as the Prime Minister now ack come intolerable and union the nowledges for nations to live for- only way of salvation. Britafif, ever in such an atmosphere of Having undertaken their leaders surprise and alarm; and, appease-ship, cannot now look back. She ment having failed or rather must go forward with resolute never having been given a chance purpose and strength, gathering owing to Nazi intransigence friends in Europe and Beyond, Britain's only recourse is a re- and building an impregnable turn to collective restraint of the liance against would-be destroy-
lers of peace.
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