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Europe's Riddle
WAR
.or
PEACE
THEN Herr Hitler, in a passion of oratory, shouts from a platform
WHE
In the Lustgarten before which thou- sands of his cheering followers stand In massed array: "We want pence! I do not need to lead millions to the slaughter-house that a few millions may believe in mo"-does he mean 117
other
When he vehemently declares that llars and cowards misrepresent all false that Germany, that it is "to-morrow or the day after" the Czechoslovakin"— "will fall upon does he mean it?
When he puts forward a series of proposals intended to prevent war in to Western Europe for 26 years, reassure France against yet another to persuade Britain that wants only her friendship
127 does he mean
lic
does. Ho is quite
sincere
about it. I put these questions to inen who know him well, to those whose knowledge of the policies of the Nazi Party and of the minds of the Army leaders la, like Sam Wel- ler's knowledge of Landen, "exten- sive and pecullar."
that They agreed unanimously Hitler--and in this connection Hit- neither ler means Germany--was planning nor desiring war.
Yet not à British resident In Berlin rileves this.
Fear of Bolshevisin
"You ask why, if Hitler wants peace, he should be rearming at top speed; why, if he breaks one treaty, you should trust him with another?" said a German editor to whom I put tite question.
of
"Well, this is the explanation. lfe is rearming Germany not to menace France, not to invade Czechoslova- kin, nor to disturb the peace Western Europe. but because he knows Germany Is without security and is encircled by potential enemies
together all bound
alliancer against her. Above everything else, he Ands Soviet Russia arming with her might. Hitler is ready to make a peace pact with all neighbours except Russia, which le cannot trust. He fears Bolshevism above all
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his
high oficial of the Nazi Party said exactly the sane thing. All through the party, he said, there was no desire for war in the West, They all knew what mistake was made in the last war with Britain leagued
Germany. against
desired never again to fight Britain-nor,
matter, France. "Hitler gave up all claim to Al- sace-Lorraine,
Was Assured, be-
for
that
They
cause he means pence. Mar
Many people in Germany criticised him for that. But he stuck to his decision.
"Even now, when he has rearmed tlits country, he will welcome pro- posals for disarmament in common with all other nations. He wants to carry out big social reforms-big hausing schemes, for instance-and le cannot do that and enormous
military ex From a student of German affairs
mentality
an
I got another sidelight on the Nazl In relation fo war.
two world-trends
edere are
I was told,
10-
"One is the trend to National-Socialism which is ac- celerating throughout Europe; the other is the trend towards the break- down of Democracy and its end In Bolshevism for the
MGR609. Ger- many shows one such tendency;
Russin shows the other.
"Now. Hitler sees Russla as the enemy
of
the whole of the rest of Europe. He sees her growing power setting up stresses among people everywhere and he fears the out- come. That is the clue to Hitler's thinking his fear of Bolshevism as ho sees it In France and Spain and other countries, fostered and sprend by Ruslan roubles."
On the question of the return of Germany's colonies I received re- peated assurances that Hitler would never go to war to recover them. Will Hiller Keep the Peace?
of intense
propa-
Now against these categorical statements of men in a position to know, 1 must placo-to get the plc- ture in the right perspective—the Nazi compaign
German minorities ganda among that has kept Europe in a ferment political disturbance for the past five years. I need only cite Danzig, Memel, e
the Sudeton Deutsche Party agitation In
of
the
in Czechia up of Rumania!
oland, the
kld.
the French alliance, the trade overtures to Yugoslavia, the noppings on the Swiss border, the underground activities in
Finland and the Baltic States and, finally, the Austrian
These coup,
do not exactly betray a pacifist spirit--nor are they intended to, for they are all in line with the nvowed programme of the National- Socialist Party.
How far, then are Hitler's peace protestations to be trusted? Thint in ite
worries question that
every Foreign Office in Europe, I have heard a British Cabinet Minister say de- jectedly. "If only one knew when to rely on what he says!" That is exactly the trouble. No one can any with certainty what Hitler will or will not do.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1938.
Erich Maria Remarque's
THREE COMRADES
SYNOPAID: In the period direct- ly after the war, Brich, Koster and Lens, thras inseparable com- rades, have opened a @mali
auto repair shop. When Erich marrica Patricia Hollinan, a for- mar aristocrat. Koster and Lons are devoted to her and for her sake Long discontinian polition! work. But it is not until Pat is africken south ɑ never attack and night that Brich isarna che i offilated with lung trouble, a fact which Koster has made her conceal. It la now Autumn and on the evening that Pat la to leave for the "Bailiarium Lona becomes embroiled in a street riol, taking refuge with some comrades in a warehouse,
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Chapter Sovon
There was rain in the morning and Erich had a dreary sense of the fitnes of things. Lonz trapped like a mat in a warehouse; Pat, leaving for the loneliness of a ɑan!- tarlum.
He stood before the door of the Train. She was a bit above him on the platform, poised thero iko a bird about to inks flight. A blnite twisted in his breast. So fragile sho was and so dear — beyond all the wonders of the work. “Pat, in the | Spring you'll come back — all brown with the nun” He looked at her engerly, "Did you pack your silver dress?" She nodded ."You've got magic when you wear that dress. Don't wear it for anyone clan."
Koster's lip drew linak from his foot. "The police have nothing to do with this. They haven't lost a Irland. We have."
November... December Christmas Eve. Erich, stamped into Alfons' cato. "Koftor been here this evening?"
Alfons spread his pudgy bands and looked gloomy. "Not yet, He's a bard man to keep track of these days. He handed Erich a cup of puneb. "IIo'n probably outlook. Ing again. He's like a arany man."
In wrenching agony there camo to Erich a ploure of Kantar prow- ling up alloys, down dark, unlighted streets, in and out of dirty holes in-tlie-wall, looking for Longs mur derer. "If a job for both of us," ho said tonelessly.
Alfons shook his head, "No, ho's right. You've got Pat to think of“ Erich's haggard face was too old and too young. Pat to think of, But you couldn't hold a thought in your arms. It ainyed in your hond In- stead and tormented your aleep and ate your brains out.
Ono of the cafe girls called to him. “Play for us, Erich"
Alfons had busiled away. Now he returned with a package. "Here's present for you. It came threa days ago. She wrote me to hids It" He looked at Erich anxiously, "I kopt it in the leo box"
I fingorn slook a litle as ba unwrapped the box. Then be stared and stared at the muffler that Pat had knitted. It was like a blow and a carena ait at once. His eyes wero wet. Pai, a million miles away, Lenn gone. If only Koster werd here. The thought its to a summon for suddenly Koster ons there, framed in the doorway for a sec. Her mirth was mnd. "I haven't ond, a ghostliko figure. He advano- not magic for anyone else." Thoned to Erich'a tabia and eat down rebellion burst from her. "But oh darling what's the good of any thing-
He reached up and placed his band over her lovely, mobilo mouth.
"Lenz. It's Otto. Can you bear me?"
"Don't. I've been so proud of you all day. You mustn't give in. As long as you don't, you'ra bigger than what happens to you." So oury to say, so hard to do. He could have gone on his knoce before her, clung to the hem of her skirt and wop! liko a child.
heavily,
"It's over. I trapped him up a blind alley."
White, Erich multered. "I still way it was a job for both of us.
I'll never forgive you -- "
"If you'd been standing beelds me he'd have hit you." He hold out an envelope, "Open your telegram. it was at the houss."
"Anybody see you?"
"No. He fired firat, anyway. It was solf defense.“
"Then there's nothing to worry about," "No."
Koster suddenly appeared with a bouquet of flowers. "Those are from Lenz with his regrots and his love." "I hope he's not in trouble," Pnt said quickly. "All this fighting in the streole those crowds,' The whiello blow and she klased each one in turn, "Don't look, picaso read the wire. "When did you hear olther of you — **
The engine throbbed, chugged, made a great to-do and then Pat was gone. Erich stood ko a man of stone until the last coach was out of sight. Finally he turned to Koster, What's happened to Lenz?"
Koster's words wore teres but enough. "Come on."
Twice, thrice, Erich read the printedt message. "Come soon dar- ling Patt
Koster's brew clouded as he too
from her last 7"
"Lena than a work ago." There was. thunder in Brich's heart "Why?"
"You better get her on the tale. phone right away."
Holding the receiver Erich had quoor thoughts in the way of a drowning nian, Just to think of all those snowy telephone polos, row Pushing through the milling tide after row of them going up the of political partisans in the gray mountains. They were all connected wot atracts, they made slow pro- with 'snaky uttle wires that would gress toward the warehouse. Now presently bring him a. volco a and then. from a distance, there voice that might not be there. Thon camo sporadio rifle and revolver his heart leaped to its normal place fire, Banners and placards boaring and Pat's laughter cut into his elogans passed before their vision thoughts. but there was no order or organ- ization to the orowd. Just a seeth Ing mob spirit ruled the day.
Then, Just as they reached the warehouse, a dreadfut sceno mot thoir oyod. The place was being besieged by n crowd of hoodlums. "We've got to get to him," Koster ground out but Erich gripped his arm and pointed. From a sido en- trance of the building a sortio of twenty defenders was emerging and advancing on the attackors" with revolver and rifle. Lent was at the hend of the men, "I knew he'd come out in front," Hoster said despair. ingly.
"Darling," she trilled "Oh, my darling, I'm so glad you called.. Oh, you mustn't say things ka that...you make my oars tinglo."
Finally, Erich dared ask her the dronded question.
Lightly as ever, her answer came, but it clogged his blood and turned his bones to water.
"They want me to rest uzi. Yos 800, I— I havo a little operation next week."
His voice came out, guttural and choked. "Operation? What kind? What for?"
Bho might have been planning a particularly festive party. There Eelch was like a man demented. was no blat of fear in her words, "Get back, Lez,” he screamed, "got Just gaiety and laughter. "Beems I back!" Then he froze. On a balcony, don't need so many ribs. It isn't a youthful sniper. stood polsed, hisį dangorous. But the mereat rifio aimed at Lons. There was a break, "I wanted to talk to you. I grin on his face, unutterably ovli. wanted to hear your voice." He fired and Lens clutched his He choked back a sob. She was heart and sank to the ground. It too little, too fragile for the doc. was as proposterously, simple as tor's knife. It was differant with a that.
great strong healthy woman, like As Erich and Koster-pushed for that Mrs. Bchultz, for instance, who wand, the battle became a hand-to-had bought the limousine that day, hand encounter moving away from Why did the world have to be like their fallen comrade. Koster-knelt this? Why did the weak have to beside him and hold him in his be strong with so little strength atma "Leak. It's Otlo. Can you to begin with? Why couldn't it hear me?"
have been himself, instead?
Long ayalide fluttered, He smiled "Pat, I'm coming. Koster and I fonbly, "I look & long time — but will start tonight. We'll drive up in I finally made up my mind." The 'Baby, We'll be there tomorrow." door of the warehouse opened and
"Oh Erich. P'u, just, alt here. I Doctor Becker approached them. I won't mova - until then.";p. He looked down at Lang' inert form
T
Adapted For M. G.M. By BEATRICE
FABER
Chapter Eight
The two weeks had come and gone and now here was Pat backc from the operating, room, mending alowly, inch by inch. Erich was in the villago getting flowers whon Koster paid her his first vilt dur thg har convalescence.
Bhe wiggled one finger at him an ho came in. "Otto, my dear." Thon slowly, she rolled her head. "Do you think it was worth it? Belling 'Baby' I mean to pay for my opera- tion? A grand racing car ke
that.
His lips trembled, "The Import- ant thing is, how do you feel?"
A flash of the old smile. "I think they took my backbone out by mis tako." She had kept pretending that who had had a child. It must bo nloe to loays a part of yourself be. bind you. For then the child might look at Erich in a certain way and Erich would remember her. For n moment she'd be there. "I can't understand it, Otto," she said quiet- ly, Impersonally, "why two people should love like Erich and me and yet, one die."
(Conclusion} Thilla were steep and snowy fut never once during that day did "Biry' racing power faltar. Ba-"You're a long way from hind the wheel Koster'a faco was taut and prim. Besida hlut, Erich nat with clenched handa.
Then, Incredibly, there she was, us they rounded a bend waiting on the front steps of the place, looking young and chlo in a blue show suit. Erich gazed at her and anid stupidly, "We thought you'd be in bed." Then he folded her into his great cont and Kontor was aqueezing her hand and nobody Auld anything Important but every one sold it at once.
Ho shook his hond vlously.
many hours alone I've figured it "I don't know. Lying hero for so out. If you eat lens, I can live a tow work longer. If you elarve yourselves, that might mean a fow moro months. could still breathe a 1tle, my heart And all as that I tit beat for what?"
In the entrance hall, they wore greeted by Dr. Plauten. "In the bo- having?" Erich neked, feeling curt- ously lighthearted.
The man's eyes twinkled. "In a way, Rather wild you know. Rasp barry syrup cocktails, alcoline-loss cigarettes and dancing
Without you Erich," Pat put in.
Pat looked young and
chic in a blue trow suit.
"For us," Koster mald hoarsely. "Happiness I never thought I'd know. A now world to live in, for
rich."
The door opened and her husband came into the room. In and Koster would be leaving ha row minutes. This latter slipped away so that they might have this last space of time for themselves.
Erich kissed her hand. "In a month you'll be walking around with no fever. In three months you'll be out of here, back to the city and Epring."
Erich was about to malco at Her eyes gllated. "Ob Erich let's laughing rotort when he saw that not go back to the city. Let's go to the doctor was beckoning him aside, South Amerten and roll down to When they were alone, Plauten Rio. Down with all the monkeys said gravely "Aftor the operation and coffee." Her body was burning, sho'll have to lia very still for a parched, aching for the cool touch fow weeks. A sudden movement of shade and water. might prove fatal."
"In the Spring."
Krich looked away wretchedly, Things haven't gone so well have they?!!
"No, now. We're on the deck of
a boat in the morning. No, it's night and we're wilding Into A ̈
"If phe'd stayed in the city scented, dark harbor." would have been worse."
He handed. Erich a slip of paper that totalled up the cost of the, operation.
Ho laughed encouragingly, "I'm making syos at the native girls and you're getting mad."
She looked at him, almost glass- The figures seemed to dance fly. "And always I'li bo vary strong wickedly. "I hadn't realized it and never tired. I'll never sloop bo would be so expensive." His jaw causo life will be too good to sloop Ughtened. "But wo'll raise the away. We'll travel up the Amazon money somehow." Out in the cor- unui wo find little mud huls with ridor he showed Hoster the anti- our names on the door. And we'll mate. "Over a thousand marks. go in." What'll we do, Otto? We've got to ralse it but how?"
Koster was scrubbing his chin. There's a full moon tonight. I can make the city by tomorrow—”
Erich gripped his arm. "How are you going to get the money?"
A-luminous light glowed in Kos- ler's eyes. "I'll got it. You forget all about it. Forget everything ox cept Pat tonight."
Otto, don't do anything crazy. Tell me what -- -
He nodded. "And I'll look at you' and you'll look at mo." Ho kissed ber lightly and started from the room. "Now darling, I'm going to pretend I'm not rally leaving. Then pretty soon I'll be back."
Erich. Ficaso. Again." "O" He came back and knoit bealdo the bed. Thank God for you Pat. Vary gently he touched har forehead. Then he was gone. She was supposed to le quito still. She was supposed to a very still or she would die, the Doctor had said. But Gottfried had died because it was honorable. He had died bravely and proudly.
"Bhut up and tend to business, I'll be bok, in a couple of days." The enchantment of mountain duak had fallen as Pat doscended the stairs that evening all in silver Panting a little alte struggled radiance. Erich stood back, awed from the bed and approached the The silver dress. Pat, you've turn-window. Then, bracing herself, she ed on the magic again."
atood groot. rtch and Koster were She laughed and curteoyed. at the sleigh. They woked up and "You've done a pretty amazing job suddenly who stretched her arms in of magle yourself. A Grand Duke a quick, passionate movement to- ward Brish, knowing with the fiery
at my service,"
He touched his dinner jacket | pain, that she was breaking the wryly. "Service is right. This bo- shain of life to save her love, bor longs to a waller," Then he bowed, honor. "My wife gave me soma dancing
There WAN & Isasons. May I try them out on you Eriob. Then his arm writhed and Gay wave from MindameTM**
dropped in horrible realization. A Suo gushed, "I'd adore 12" And moment later he had rushed in and as they glided over the floor, "You picked up the crumpled heap bo- know, I adore your wife. How'd she side the window. ever happen to marry you?” Erichi managed a particularly intricate stop. "But you're wonderful dar ling."
Im not bad," he agreed smugly and tripped.
Her smile was tenumie, half over. the border already. "It's right for me to dle darling. And It's not hard when I'm so ill of love like a bee is full of honey when it comes
home in the ovonlug.
She laughed. How blessedly good, Weaks later Erich stood over the to be able to laugh and joke about two gravas with Koster beside him. slily, foolish things. "I'd never want People did go on, they ate, they to dance with anyone else,"
faughed, they slept. But somewhere "You'll have to dance with avery in the hidden recesses, 11fo. had one in tha aiver dread, ba ani stopped. That was bla secret. It tenderly see, I know its ef-| halped. "South America's so vary far away," he said quietly, "I wish “I couldo sad said softly. This they word going with ur dress in töö füof memories of us.
Bide by alde he and Koster walk- I'll never, wer it again. Fil put it ed up the path. But as they moved sway in my hope chest."
along, they were suddenly four and But Erich firmly differed. "No, Erioh knew all at once with a wave (you'll always wear it even when of exaltation, that those shadowy you're and old lady and li's all torn | Tigures of Put and Lenz, gravo ant Into moonbeams". Please, he im- tender, would always walk beside plored some Unknown Listener, them toward whatever lay ahead. Please let her live to be a very, very old lady → for me...
with infinite compassion, “Was ho better. And one may be Cardint your comrade A staring silence. the success of Mussolini's drhtalon "He was mine too."
Bnow came that night to blanket in spite of the sanctionat di Long's myo. In the light of the vol of the nations has not dawn. Erich Bald hopelessly. "May on him.
be we should have told the police."
Suppose there 18 fresh
trouble over Danzig or Memel, or that
At the moment
he believer in and when the whole German people, Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakla peace and wants pence, he will even by dint of "Helling Hitler" and ab-finally make the country too hot to mako some sacrifices for peace. sorption of National-Socialist doc-hold them. Or
suppose,
abovo
But Hitler is not a normal man, trines, are a ready weapon to his everything else, that Soviet Russin, He can convince himself of his own hand to be sincerity even if he changes his mind what then? wielded as he wishes which Hitler hates so morbidly, does twice a week.”: To-day "he, moatis
The Fuhrer is himself authority 150mething In international affairs of he disapproves Will Hitler peace, but no one can say what he for the cynical dictum, "The Ger-keep the pesce then? Untill Europe will mean to-morrow.
has not the slightest notion how known with certainty the answer to When German · roarmament, la a people must be misled if the ad- these questions it will continue to complete, providing him with the of herence of the masses: la sought."" arm, against Germany, the greatest armies in the world, Machiavelli could not have put it
A. C. Cummingw:
man
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