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The Press
YOU
WILL nolice that the Arst
people to squeal against the Freedom of the Press Bre the countries whose newspapers are regl mented and controlled.
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.
Joe GOEDBELS
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"I'M DANZIG WITH TEARS IN MY EYES,"
SECURITY-
Sir Arthur Saller puts forward a plan for world peace In his book, entitled "Becurity--can we retrieve J[2" The "Telegraph" does nni agree with all he says. But IL prints this article-which is made up of extracts from bis book-be- cause he knotvs so much about home defence and international affairs that his views are always of great public importance. The book is Macmillan published at 8s. 6d. by and Co.
·
A
FTER discussing Britain's rearmament muddle, the need for real A.R.F. 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:-
We propose to state with com- plete candour the British attitude towards the Versailles settlement. As Germany claims, that settle- ment was not any true sense negotiated but imposed.
we fully recognise the fact that the temporary inferiority
of
strength of Germany to a com- bined apposition no longer exists. There can be no question now of any inequality of status or of rights.
The Japanese. Consul General's protest is so ridiculously a travesty of facts and a contradiction of its own statements that, opart 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 dose, 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 Agencles as dis-
Treaty must now
bo cancelled. It is obviously imprac- seminators of falsehoods and propastcable, and would presumably not ganda is revealed for what it is-a be desired by Germany, that the 1014 political structure of Europe crude attempt to shackle the British
should be re-established. 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
Any remaining injustice and in- equality in the Versailles Treaty provisions should now be removed.
Germany has already secured the removal of many of the un- equal provisions of the Treaty.
Reparation is ended; there are no unequal disarmament restric- tions of inferiority as regards armament 'preparations; the
demultarisation Rhineland
13
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
ond as Japan is attempting now-
Even as he spoke, Germany was mobilising. Within # few weeks
and raise à howl each time truth, Europe was in full crisis. when truth is unpalatable, published.
is
On January 31 this year, he told. the House of Commons, "It is not true
In times of crisis, they claims, to say that the policy of appeasement newspapers should not scare
the has failed. On the contrary, I main- |
public with Indiscreet articles, no tain that it is steadily succeeding"
matter how truthful they are.
The echo of his voice had hardly ceased before the Axia Powers had gobbled up first Czecho-Slovakia, and then Memel and Albanin.
If these critics will glance over the newspaper fles for the past few years they will see that the British Press, as a wholo, has given
It cannot be said that the British markably fair unblased picture of Press did not give warning of the
world events.
are-
It has been a pleture mich fairer and much more unblased than that provided by the regimented Preas of our three crilles Germany, Italy and Japan, or. oven by our politicians.
Take some examples.
Own
Impending disasters.
Now, in the Far East, it has the one task. That task is to inform the world that outrages are being Tienisin; that the inalienable rights committed against British subjects in
fof Erilain are being threatened in Swatow, Kulangsu and Shanghal 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.
changes
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 may
THESE reasonably be taken into account, as, some offset against remaining inequalities im- 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-gulit clause by Germany cannot be re- garded as a voluntary admission of responsibility, since Germany had rio option but to sign the Treaty.
We are propared to propose a formal cancellation of the war- gulit clause.
We recognise that the period of the Versaillea Treaty has ended and we would assent to the nego- tiation of a new Treaty and to tho formal cancellation of the exist- ing Treaty simultaneously with tho 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- bodled in a new treaty or treaties.
On July 27 last year, Mr. Chum-belleve part of the Axis plan; must berlain told the House of Commons to be allowed to pass unchallenged. po
a conference inter- national trade would be discussed. We should be willing to co- operate with Germany in finding methods of meeting 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 econo- mic influence.
We recognise, for example, the naturally complementary charac- ter of the economic relations of Germany and a number" of "the countries in the South-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
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areas to Germany. She would also favour extending the Mandate ystem 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 colonics.
No country should, by virtue of its authority, obtain any economic 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 the same; and it is quite род sible for countries which are governed under funda- mentally different systems to live together in peace.
The Indispensable condi top of this, however, is that cach 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 foren 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 limitation of arma- menta, All the proposals in this announcement are, course, de- pendent upon a settlement which: includes this as an indispensable element.
We consider that the principle of arms limitation should be, in the broadest terms, that of equality of strength for countries of comparable status and re- sources.
WHAT is needed is not: an impracticable arlth- metical parity, but what may
be called 4 political. parity "that is, a sumclent op- proximation to parity to give the political result of equality.
Each country should be so. strong that it need fear attack by no other country. No country should be 10 strong that it would feel itself strong enough to attack.
As regards the air, Great Britain would welcome 'negotiations (na once suggested by Germany), for the elimination of bombing nir- craft altogether, but coupled with
suitable control of civil aircraft. to provent substitution.
She in any caso urges that all countries should be encouraged to devote their effort in a much greater proportion to air defence as distinct from air attack, le.. to measures of civilian defence and, a higher proportion of interceptors as against bombera,
The British people are pacific, and have, in the last few years, as in the years that 'preceded 1914, " displayed this characteristic in a way which has sometimes crented the illusion that they will yield in- definitely a strong mensee or even that they have lost some of their ancient virility.
The four years that succeeded 1914 showed how fallacious was any such belief; and II the fost should again be repeated. the same stiftening of the "national"- will to meet a challenge, the. Samo determination to carry: through to the end, would be found again.