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STALINISM
throw responsibility for countinuance It was not long after Lenin's death of the war upon the shoulders of Great that Stalin broke with the communists Britain and France will not succeed. It on their cardinal party policy. Stalin may serve to convince the uninformed was more interested in Russia German masses of the alleged justice of Russia's collective farms, Russia's their cause, but the reception 'which with offensive has met this peace Five-Year Plan and Russia's exports. Thus, Lenin's visionary internation- throughout the world, and more parti- alism was tossed overboard together cularly in the United States, clearly with the programmes for world revolu- demonstrates that this very naive ges- nowhere tion. In their stead, Stalin installed, ture will carry conviction as the
chief objective of the Soviet outside the borders of Germany. Great Britain and France will run no risk of Union, nationalism.
The change, of course, was made not by one single stroke.. In Stalin's mind, the enchanting word "interna- tionalism" still lingered. It was Maxim Litvinov who went to Geneva and London to talk about the doctrine of "collective security" and the "indivi- sibility of peace." Russia during this period was trying extremely hard to becorie a respectable member of the international family. Her efforts, how
cold-shouldered by the
ever, were powers.
It was this snobbish treatment of |Russia which probably brought about, the final metamorphosis of the Soviet Union. Furthermore, Russia, still smarting under the mistreatment by the "democracies" realised that serious threats exist both on her western and eastern borders. The only way to check the German and Japanese menace was to play the game "na-- tionalism" according to the rules of the other nationalistic powers. In this
moral condemnation if they treat it will the scorn it deserves. They would do so, however, if they were now to dishonour their pledged word in the manner which Herr Hitler conceives could be so facilely done under his threats, threats which are to be ac-. cepted for what they are worth, The Allies seek an honourable peace, one in which the world may be assured that the rule of law shall again be vindicated, and that these freebooting forays by unscrupulous men shall once and for all be stopped. That is a peace
worth fighting for. This thing which Russia and Germany offer is most cer- tainly not worth accepting, for Herr Hitler has created a set of conditions in which such a peace as he now seeks
be very
offensive. would indeed "N.C.D.N."
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new role Stalin, by his recent actions THE LITTLE BROWN MAN in Poland, Latvia and Rumania, show-
ed that he is capable of dispensing dy-
namic and aggressive nationalism with
as much shrewdness and
The most powerful individual in the world to-day is not Herr Hitler or
dramatic Sign Mussolini; not- even the Pre-
flourish as any other aggrandizer of sident of the United States. His naine
his era. "China. Press."
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HITLER'S AIMS
What is Hitler after this time? Ex- traordinary that it should to-day be necessary to ask and answer that ques- tion, for apart from a few funny lies told to trick simpletons or give knaves excuses for selling out to him, he has never disguised his alm.
It is world domination.
is Gandhi of India, a frail little fel- low who boast not a single bombing plane or battleship. Ideas and ideals constitute his armament, and he gets results.
with
Gandhi is a fighter, but not material weapons. He is fighting war, greed, intolerance, economic slavery, the pomp and power of material
success.
STREIT EDIFICE
The building of the Streit edifice of necessity begins with the democracles because as yet the dictatorships won't acknow. ledge any law. beyond their own arbitrary rulings. Their state, In Hegel's words, is "God walking on earth." That is to say, there can be no higher court beyond the national frontier, ——- H. Ellista.
A tight-lipped, pale faced Balt. named Alfred. Rosenberg years, ago supplied Hitler with
of a plan conquest in Europe. It was based on the pre-. War dreams of the Pan-German party and the politico- economic aims of Imperial Germany which were tem- porarily realised.. when Germany carved up Russia un- der, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
Rosenberg's Plan would reduce. Rus- sla to an Asiatic satrupy; make Ger- many master of South-Eastern, Cen- tral, and Baltic Europe; smash France; reduce Britain to impotence, and lead straight to the dismemberment of the British Empire.-"Cavalcade."
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In the highest sense this little brown man cannot fail because his ideals are funda- mentally, right, just and true. It is significant that he has only two ple- -tures in his room, "The Washing of the Disciples' Feet" and "The Cruci- fixion." He does not claim to be a Christian, but acknowledgea an unpayable debt the teachings and ex- ample of Christ.-Edgar DeWitt Jones in the "Detroit News."
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TOO MUCH MEANING The first reaction to news of the German-Russian move is that this de- velopment alters the situation. From now on a new set of "realities" must engage the diplomatic realists.
'NAZI TECHNIQUE
From now on the peoples of the The technique of the Reich is unmis-
world must wrestle mentally with takable. With the threat of a possible Russo-German military alliance, comes utterly new possibilities. Their previ- further menaces as to what the Gerous efforts to keep courage high, to weigh intelligently the significance of man forces will do if the war is pro-
developments, day-to-day
to find longed, and in general the German
had been government appears to be endeavour- peace along trails which ing to create a horrendous bogey for marked and re-marked throughout fruitless the purpose of striking fear into the many months may appear peoples of Britain and France in the and as ephemeral, as grass which the hope that public opinion might force wind passeth over.
In fact, too much meaning, should their Governments to come to terms. Nothing is more unlikely to succeed. not be read into the announcement. Nor are assurances that: Germany has Certainly it should not be assumed no designs against Britain and France. that this is the prelude to a much- German-Russian offensive That is much too threadbore a device dreaded
to delude the peoples of the world alliance by which they would divide and nowadays. Herr Hitler has designs Eastern Europe between them against any and every country from then tackle the West. Basic Interests whom he fancies he can wrest some- of both appear too much opposed for thing, and he has betrayed his word that. Other German-Russian so freely and with such flippant fre- ies, such as that of Rapallo in 1922, quency that, he is now, simply not be have amounted to little."Christian lieved. For that reason his attempt to Science Monitor.”
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