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SECURITY—
Sir Arthur Salter puts forward a plan for world peace in his book, entitled "Security-can we retrieve 11?" The Telegraph" does WILL notice that the first
not agree with all he says. But It people lo squeal against the
prints this article-which is made Freedom of the Press are the
up of extracts from his book-be- countries whose newspapers are regi
cause he knows so much about home defence and international affairs mented and controlled,
that his views are always of great publle importance. The book published at 83, 6d. by Macmillan and Co.
The Japanese Consul General's protest to the British authorities in Tientsin respecting reports of barrier
incidents there is typical of the efforts that have been made to muzzle the Truth, although Japanese methods are childishly crude com- pared with those employed by Hitler and Mussolini.
FTER discussing Britain's rearmament muddle, the need for
real A.R.P. and the pos- sibility of reconstructing the Government, Sir Arthur Salter produces the following mani- festo of policy.
He suggests that the British Government should publish such a manifesto to the whole world:-
Wo propose to state with com- plete candour the British attitude towards the Versalles settlement. As Germany claims, that settle- ment was-not- in any true sense negotiated but imposed.
We fully recognise the fact that the temporary inferiorliy of strength of Germany to a com- bined opposition no longer exists. There can be no question now of any inequality of status or rights.
The Japanese Consul General's
protest is so ridiculously a travesty of facts and a contradiction of its own statements that, apart from other considerations, it defeats itself. When, in addition,-it-is-known that the incidents to which it refers as evidence of "malicious propaganda and falsehoods" have been fully sub- stantiated by reputable American and, in one case, even a
German News Agency, and were also the basis of reports based on official accounts to the House of Commons, the effort
THIS does not mean to brand British newspaper corres-
that everything in the pondents and News Agencies as dis-
Treaty must now be cancelled. It is obviously imprac- seminators of falschools and propaticable, and would presumably not ganda is revealed for what it is be desired by Germany, that the crude attempt to shackle the British Press.
British people cherish their free Press, because democracy cannot exist without It. There are, of course, some exceptions, but you usually find that they are the type of people who
| secretly nourish the Idea that a Hitler
of
Any remaining Injustice, and in- equality in the Versailles Treaty provisions should now be removed.
1914 political structure of Europe should be re-established.
Germany has already secured the removal of many of the un- equal provisions of the Treaty.
Reparation is onded; there are no unequal disarmament restric- tions or inferiority as regards armament preparations; the
demilitarisation Rhineland
or a Mussolini wouldn't be so bad that "throughout the Continent there
for Britain. They are the type of was a relaxation of that sense of people who attempt to damage the tension which six months ago was reputation of their free Press-as oppressive." Germany and Italy have attempted and as Japan is attempting now and raise a howl each me truth, when truth is unpalatable, Is published..
Even as he spoke, Germany was mobilising. Within a few weeks Europe was in full crisis.
On January 31 this year, he told the House of Commons, "It is not true
In times of crisis, they claim, to say that the polley of appeasement newspapers should not scare
public with Indiscreet articles, notain that matter how truthful they are.
thehas falled. On the contrary, I main- a steadily succeeding." The echo of his voice had hardly ceased before the Axis Powers had gobbled up first Czecho-Slovakia, and
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If these critics will glance over
then Memel and Albania.
the newspaper flics for the past few years they will see that the British Press, as a whole, has given a re- markably fale unbiased pleture of Press did not give warning of the
world events.
It has been a piciare much fairer and much more unbiased than that provided by the regimented Press of three critics-Germany, Italy and Japan, or even by our OWN politicians..
our
Take some examples.
It cannot be said that the British
Impending disasters.
Now, in the Far East, it has the same task. That task is to inform the world that outrages are being committed against British subjects in Tientsin, that the Inalienable rights of Britain are being threatened in Swatow, Kulangsu and Shanghai and that these events, which many people
CAN WE
RETRIEVE IT?
being a condensation of the main arguments of this important new
book by
Sir Arthur Salter, M.P.
ended; the Saar has returned to Germany.
In addition, Germany has incor- porated in the Reich what was not before within her sovereignty.
THESE changes may reasonably be taken into account, as some offset against remaining Inequalities in- posed. by: the Treaty,
For what may remain to com- plete the account, we are prepared to make a substantial contribution along the lines which will be here- after indicated.
The acceptance of the war-guilt clause by Germany cannot be re- garded as a voluntary admission or responsibility, alnce Germany had no option but to sign the Treaty.
We are prepared to propose a formal cancellation of the war- gullt clause.
We recognise that the period of the Versailles Treaty has ended and we would assent to the nego- tiation of a new Treaty and to the formal cancellation of the exist- ing Treaty simultaneously with the entry into force of the new one.
The best procedure would appear to be that, after a period of nego- tiations between the principal Powers concerned and due prior preparation, there should be a World Conference with a view to a European settlement to be em- bodied in a new treaty or treaties.
On July 27 last year, Mr. Cham-bellove part of the Axis plan, must) berlalu told the House of Commons not be allowed to pass unchallenged,
In such a conference the opposed belligerents in the last war would negotiate upon equal terms to- gether with each other and with countries which were neutral in that war.
At such a conference inter- national trade would be discussed. We should be willing to co- operate with Germany in finding methods of meating her particular. requirements, which are adjusted to her economic and financial system.
It is possible that the solution may be found in part in the recog nition of spheres of special écono- mic influence.
We recognise, for example, the naturally complementary charac- ter of the economic relations di Germany and a number of the countries in the Bouth-East of Europe.
THE part of Germany's claims which most directly affects Great Britain is that which relates to colonies.
We propose to discuss the condi- tions under which we consider that this problem could be dealt with as part of a general settle- ment. Otherwise what is sug- gested would be impracticable.
Britain would be prepared to consider allocating certain colonial
GRIN AND BEAR IT
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areas to Germany. She would also favour extending the Mandate system as widely as possible and not merely confining it to the pre- war German colonies.
A start should be made towards the international administration of colonies.
No country should, by virtue of its authority, obtain any cconomic advantage for its nationals which is not available to the nationals of other countries upon the same conditions.
Great Britain, and France and the USA, are democracies, governed through repre- sentative Institutions.
There is no necessity for the pattern of government for all countries to be tho same: and it is quite pos- sible for countries which ate governed under funda- mentally different systems: to live together in peace.
The indispensable condi tion of this, however, is that each country should deal with the others on the basis of what is relevant to their foreign relations, and should refrain from attempts to impose, by force or by intrigue. their own form of government upon countries
which live under another,
WHILST Great Britain is willing-to-make offers to Germany, she cannot however, make surrenders under menace.
It is evident that if the present competitive race in armaments continues it must lead to a general war.
No settlement therefore is of any real value unless it includes a re- duction and Ilmitation of arma- ments. All the proposals in this announcement are, of course, de- pendent upon a settlement which includes this as an indispensable element.
We consider that the principle of arms milation should be, in the broadest terms, that of equality of strength for countries 10- of comparable status and sources.
WHAT is needed is not an impracticable arith- metical parity, but what bo called # political parity"-that is, a sufficient ap- proximation to parity to give the political result of equality.
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Each country should be 50 strong that it need fear attack by no other country. No country should be so strong that it would feel itself strong enough to attack.
As regards the air, Great Britain would welcome nggetlations (as once suggested by Germany), for the elimination of bombing air- craft altogether, but coupled with a suitable control of civil aircraft to prevent substitution.
She in any case urges that all countries should be encouraged to dovate their effort`in a much greater proportion to air defence as distinct from air attack, 1,c.,to measures of civilian defence and a higher proportion of interceptors. as against bombers.
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The British people are paclile, and have, in the last few years, as- in the years that preceded 1914. displayed this characteristic in a way which has sometimes created filusion that they will yield in- definitely to a strong menace or even that they have lost some of their ancient virility,
The four years that succeeded 1014 showed ́ how fallacious - wat any such belief; and: if the test, should again. be repeated."-the same stiening of the national will to meet a challenge. the same determination, to carry through to the end, would be found again.