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WHY IS SUPPORT
THE WAR
DOWN
to and including the satisfied as soon as all Germans time of Munich, Tsupported were in the Reich.
the policy of conciliation. In Second: It was expected by this I was in agreement with the all the experts that a new great majority of my countrymen. war, if it occurred, would be fur
I went further than the ma- more horrible than the last.. jority in belleving that war So far... the war, dreadful as should, at this moment in his it is, has not been as bad as was tory, be avoided, however great feared. This may cease to be the provocation. 'I changed true at any moment if a large- later through the influences of scale attempt at invasion is the same events that changed made; perhaps the horror has Chamberlain, Lord Lothian, been only postponed to the mo- Lord Halifax, and most of the ment that best suited Hitler's
In plans. previous advocates of peace.
UFS
By Bertrand Russell
Lord Russell, distinguished philosopher and writer, one time pacifist, who now lives in the United States, has expressed view of what has happened But in the case of aerial at-
these views in a letter to the "New York Times.” since, it would seem that it tacks on Great Britain, it seems dictatorial powers, and it was chill still refuses to state-will might have been better for the clear that he has done his ut- world if Germany had been op- most; and this has been enorm- far from certain that, if the probably be found, if we win, to posed at an earlier stage; but 1 ously less destructive than had previously democratic nations have contained
won, they would re-establish de- imperialism. still think that the arguments been predicted in the most
mocracy when peace had been
for the policy of conciliation authoritative prognostications, concluded.
An element of
These argu- the were very strong.
reuson being, apparently, ments, as I saw them.
There came a moment some I DEPLORE the short-sighted were that defence against aerial at-
illiberality of British, policy three.
tacks has made very great pro- other-when it became evident
will say one moment, some an in India, particularly the harsh been greasing during the last few that Germany would destroy the Nehru. I scarcely dare to hope imprisonment of such a man as independence of the democracies that the world after the war On the other hand, the fate one by one if they did not com- will be a good world, if we win.
First Germany had treated with abominable injus- tice at Versailles and after- wards:
Nazis de- what the
many had
years.
than had
indicate news which is strictly copyrightmanded was no more than Ger. of subject populations, more bine in armed defence. From but if we lose it will be hell,
a right to claim- particularly in Poland, has been that moment, the only hope for
probably for a long time to equality with other nations, and a good deal worse
democracy was war, union under the German flag of seemed probable.
Before the war began it might all populations that so desired.
It is a tragic alternative, but arguments for armed resistance have seemed preposterous to it must be met with auch "hope to German ambitions. have been suppose that Hitler could aim at as the times permit and with a
the United Press Associations, who ro elther whotly or in part without previoui arrangement.
serve all rights and forbid republications,
JAPAN'S OPPORTUNITY
in the
On both these grounds the
come.
WHILE the Allied forces are THIS first argument collapsed shown to be stronger than they world domination. Now it seems determination that in winning with Hitler's occupation of appeared to be before the war probable that he does so, and his the war we shall not lose what
success is sufficiently possible to we are fighting for. the non-German parts of Czecho- began. slovakia. Until then, the Ger-
There is one hope that is ́im- Third: I feared that, if once call for the utmost vigour in
resistance... man Government had done there was war, the issue, who-
portant, and, I think, not Uto- I know that the war, even if pian that at the end of the war.. nothing that could rightly be ever was nominally victorious, called foreign conquest. The would be military dictatorship, it ends in victory, involves very some step, less ineffective than was obvious that, for the grave dangers to democracy and the League of Nations, may be world had been told, in the most It emphatic terms possible, that duration of the war, every bel- freedom. I fear also that Brit- taken toward the Federation of Hitler's aspirations would be ligerent Government would need ish war nims-which Mr Chur- the World.,
being pressed back Balkans no excuse is needed for returning to the Fur Eastern front to discover possible pro- democratic, and pro-axis de velopments during this fateful year. Spain and French North
Africa represent the western flank of the Empire's world-wide war set-up; the Far East is the opposite flank. To keep these strategic positions passive is as important just now as win- ning a war in the centre, that is, in the Mediterranean-and-the- Balkans.
941 and all that
by William Barkley
"If we (in-the-United
URN the scroll of history and pin-point it at States) keep quiet we
Overmuch importance need TURN
the year 941.
not be given to the Japanese
Sicily is the
+
successes at Ningpo, and Foo-Southern Italy by the Greeks: the rest governed may see a world of
chow; the astounding. thing is that these ports have been allowed to serve the Chinese so well for so long. Like a new
by myriad dukes, marquises, counts, many of them descendants of barbarian hordes who destroyed city walls. Now the rival lords, fearing one an- other, are arming their vassals and founding hun- dreds of city States,
broom the recently-appointed German bandit dukes descend on them. But they are overwhelmed by the biggest German of Commanders-in-Chief in China,all, mightiest man in Europe, Otto the First, King General Hata and Admiral of Germany, soon to be crowned by the Pope in Shimada, have aspired to infuse Rome as King of Italy too. life into the decaying expedi- tionary forces. Their achieve ments from Kwonghoi in the south to Foochow in the north have been little more than manoeuvres to blood troops.
The Grecks advance and ravage Benevento.. The Ger- mans defeat them, cutting off the right hands, cars and noses of Greek prisoners. Otto brings pauleiters with him, establishing colonies of Germans in every
and Saracens. ·
the vintage
centuries ago
of ten
thing escapes that fire and sword can destroy. But the Greek fleet and the "Roman" army destroy Igor's force, and he takes not one-third of his men back to Russia,
POLAND. Here is a haven of peace. Mieczyslaw, first Christian Duke of Poland, has abolished pagun- “Ismund established his "mild"rule without bloodshed. His father was of a peaceful disposition, too, and it is said to this period in Poland. For this honourable reason his reign fur- nishes no materials for history."
CUINA. Here, too, was
peace. "They are playing with a new, toy Invented by one Fung-taou.
This man had cut figures in reverse in wood, pressed them on Ink and stamped them on paper. That was printing, and soon literary examina- tions are being held for entry into the Chinese Imperial civil service. They are just starting a new fashion
(Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of binding the feet of female infants.
of State)
'tained the ancient Roman muni-
ENGLAND. Last year (940) King Athelatan died. He was crowned, In Kingston-on-Thames market place, king of an area not much bigger than the home counties. He first had the idea of a United Kingdom of Great Britain, A Dane rules from Tees to Forth. He dles; Athelstan takes his
title.
an
fresh Italian city to counterpoise the them. The Huns descended on and bloodshed. The kings in The Dane's son Olaf, raises
army in Ireland and lands "at the locals, who are now pillaged by him at Augsburg, aided by rebel turn war on rebellious nobles 80 Humber from 730 ships. Otal poses In Tokyo most voices have Germans instead of Norse, Huns Conrad who, raising his helmet numerous that for a century as a minstrel, wonders through the camp, marks Athelstan's to breathe in the heat of the even their numes are not record- English been harmonised recently to one
Norsemen ravaged the quarters. Athelstan moves and his key: finish off the China Inci-
Luna, a town between Pisa battle, was killed by an arrow ed.
quarters are taken by the Bishop of dent first. The fact that this and Genou, remembers the in his throat. The Huns were const.
Selborne, who with his suite is mur- sentiment has not been backed Baltic pirate Hastings, who, hunted like wild beasts, and they
PORTUGAL. Ruled entirely dered in a night foray by Olaf. up by reinforcements seems to pillaging the coasts of France and the rebels, when caught, confirm a growing impression and Spain, was refused land- were burned alive in quicklime. by Saracens, who have main- that Japan is willing to seek a ing. Hastings "died." There Slavs ravaged Prussia, Huns cipalities. But in the mountains Somewhere perhaps in that Eng- political solution, meanwhile was lamentation in his ships, and Tartars pilinged Bavaria, of Asturias there are hungry ish camp are the ancestors of Mr. keeping the military threat to His "corpse," brought ashore Norse laid waste the Rhine. tribes of Goths soon to descend Cordell Hull whose New World is the fore by savage alashes Into for Christian burial, sprang to
and crush Moors and natives 'not to be discovered for Just five cen- the weak but resillent line of the life.
turles and one year. He
FRANCE. Saracens hold the massacred bishop,
alike. Chinese armies and foraging clergy and soldiers; then cursed south, Norse the north, Germans
No man in 941 could have fixed RUMANIA. A Finnish tribe, the this pin-point of knowledge set down expeditions into unexploited ter- his luck. He thought he had the west. In what is left of ritory.
captured Rome, but it was Luna. France warring barons fight, Magyars, have just seized this land, here. Men could not then see be
Rumanians call in the Tartars, who yond their noses because they lacked boat Magyars and Rumanians too, books in these bloody, turbulent If a suitable intermediary can
GERMANY. Every duke and murder and massacre.
The Norse desperadoes still turning them out of land and pro- times. be found peace can be restored carl in turn has rebelled against to Asia before the invaders and King Otto, but he has mastered joke of Rollo, who, becoming a perty, ruling from the Danube to the
Don.
Printing is our spy-glass
which French duke, had to do homage
they did not possess. Looking back, the invaded get inextricably
to French King Charles by kiss- RUSSIA. This giant land is con in the year 1780 caught up in the turmoils of the withdrawal
Gibbon wrote: of Japanese garrisons
Rollo refused, but vulsed internally and assailed by The experiences of 4,000 years European octopus. Britain does ciaowherd. An armistice period, of ing his foot.
countless hordes of Tartar horsemen. not want an extension of the soy eighteen months would sufice for ordered one of his men to act com es de 1ron question, should enlarge our hopes and dimin- our opprehensions. The arts can trade treaties and the status of for him. The soldier, as proud of all ages, has his eye on Constan- never be lost. Every age of the conflict in which she is engaged. treaty ports to be settled and Chinese as his chief, lifted the king's tinople. That great city is the capital world has increased and still in- The Chinese cannot hope to win authority, reasserted, firmly but with-foot and tipped the King of of what is left of the Roman Empire, creases the real wealth, the happi- buck every inch of their tor-out recrimination. With the addi- ritory by arms: North China tonal assurance to other Powers that France from his throne amid the and out its lands in Greece mess, the knowledge and perhaps the
Asia Minor there is that strange virtue of the human race." atalo-pence. they must regain by the assimi- further expansion in Asia would be horse-laughter of Rollo.
economic and not military, Japan SPAIN. Two kingdoms, Leon Igor collects 10,000 small craft. A few years later the French Res lative powers that have con- could help to open the vista of peace and Castile, are held by the with forty men aboard each, and volution knocked Gibbon's settled signed provious conquerors to aid prosperity to which she and oblivion. They have a right to other nations in the Far East are Saracens with Spanish dukes salis precisely in the year 941. for world to pieces, giving birth to that
Constantinople.
burns and new ordered freedom which we in: 0 gradual but completo entilled.
and people in constant revolt ravages Thrace and Bulgaria. Now our day now defend,
demand
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