25, 1939,
T REALLY IS
have perfect dis- ovolutionary dis- ate against that.
only
assume the Nazi Party ideas is merely he aim of which es in a state of that, at any mo- agged into these ares. They will at home, by it- r poverty. Only it the expense of to us Have-nots . Let us devour and away on the
es Nihilsmus.-- bas president of came into fre- trouble for his sold his estates
everything depends on the wishes of actually condemned. Russia is to be Hitler. But what are his wishes? what broken up into her component parts, are the secret thoughts of the dictator most of which by the decree of Pro- about peace and war?
We have seen this "broad strategy" of his at work in Vienna and Prague, It consists of surprises, diplomatic snares, breaking one's word, in fact in any kind of trick by which the other independent nations can be taken in. "In this respect," says our author, "Hitler remains true to the teachings of Clausewitz: supremacy in arma- ments is often sufficient to obtain one's desires without a war. A state possessing this supremacy can force its weaker adversary to concede all its demands. Looked at from this aspect, the pacific assurances of Germany are sometimes as sincere as anything can be in politics."
HITLER'S PROPAGANDA
The literature of Hitler's Germany public opinion portrays England as an utterly de-
Of
justice which us, the Chosen
CIFISM
as been saying,
ks of the Ger- pacifist at heart. will surprise dea of rescuing abt and indis-
into it a mili- ery fine in its must be ad- ly utopian idea, reality. A na- ith its ideal of is to say, sick- desire for mili- entirely lacking grit, presents an to the Nazi ist subtle
pro- nge these lovers riors. The con- energy of the feparations, the form of activity ought the Ger- of complete austion."
the above pic- Prussian officer
ʼn people will
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vidence belong to the Imperial German territory, Room must be found for 100,000,000 Germans. Yes, Russia is to be liquidated one day, but this great purpose requires careful camouflage. In 1917 the German General Staff on the Eastern front issued propaganda pamphlets to the effect that in order to relieve Germany of the Russian (you can't help making a good change)
menace, the Ukraine must be encour- aged to break away.
NO DRAUGHT VENTILATION (fresh air without shivers)
This is what he says: “It must! We will provide an adequate trial be forgotten that, should National-
run on any Vauxhall model, and socialism fall in its plans in western and central Europe, it is quite on the demonstrate its patrol economy cards that it will ally itself with Bol- shevik Russla, in order to divide up the world. That would, of course, mean starting from the very opposite pole to that from which it first started out.
"In the new Thirty Years War that generate country, corrupted by the Jews, afraid of war and even likely is now going on, despite its pretended numerous and to be forced to surrender her colonial ideological character, empire. Any insult can be offered her continual changes of front are going with impunity. Moreover, as England on all the time. If they decided on Nazi leaders will disarmed at the very time when it such a policy, the was well-known that other nations execute this volte-face without the were arming to the teeth, was that slightest hesitation. In 1937, at the time not clear proof that she was prepared of the purges in Russia, several Ger-
renounce her great man newspapers commented heritage? As to France, nobody in placently on Stalin's real or supposed Germany bears her any ill-will; on the anti-semitism. The differences in the contrary war with her would be very ideologies of the various European unpopular. The French are respected dictatorships are not very clearly de- excellent soldiers. Nevertheless fined, and are more a question of in- France's former commanding position terpretation and of temporary in European history is a thing of the past. Not only is she incapable of
"An alliance with Russia in the taking the offensive, but can no longer critical days of September 1938 might defend herself. Owing to the steady have caused Hitler to proclaim a new decline in her population she will soon social revolution. Although he stated disappear altogether from the map. in 1934 that the social revolution had She is finished for good and all. These come to an end, he has always kept are the kinds of argument used in the possibility of extending it as a Germany and Italy by those who seek card up his sleeve. Those who have to justify their hostility
towards been in touch behind the scenes in France.
the last five years are quite convinced on this point.
to abdicate and
The Idea is spread about-until they have come to believe it themselves- that it is only necessary to give France one violent shock, in order to over- throw her. All the same, they would prefer not to have to draw the sword against us; as to which Herr Rausch- ning has the following interesting pas- sage: "Hitler's plan is to
thods.
com-
me-
"A German-Russian alliance would merely be the junction of two streams running into the same sea; the sea of world revolution. Whether Nazism will one day adapt itself to Bolshe- vism, or whether the latter will sim- ply melt away into Nazism, the re- weaken sults of this fusion will be the same. France without resorting to blood. It would not be as ordinary coalition. shed, by manoeuvring her into an ever between two Powers for political rea- more unfavourable position. While sons. If Germany and Russia combine, pretending sympathy for the French they will transform the whole world. people, he will declare her government Such an alllance would be a wonder- to be her chief enemy. Internal dissen- ful stroke of policy for Hitler." sions are hoped for, when Hitler would
assume the role of liberator of the French nation, in much the same way
most French- as Napoleon acted in Germany in the
y for centuries old days.
other countries
lter and mer- y Europe ex- credible hap- Tat could never by an unwar-
g mean to tell ple have been of subjection, elf to serve us of which it so, this docile us with the
e near future.
for the moment
"Anyhow, French military power
is likely to come to an end in much the same way as did that of Czecho- slovakia. France will capitualate be- fore the Maginot Line has shown whe ther it was really invincible or not. To sum up, the Powers who are solely concerned to keep what they have goi will, in one way or another, have make room for the Powers of the future."
GERMAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
The present position of Germany vis-a-vis Russia is very much more difficult to define. In principle, Russia has
been not only threatened, but
By George McManus
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