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potent potential peril to peace than the purely pro-Nazi move- ment. National Socialism, as Herr Brinkmann says, is Germany's private concern; and if Germany would only regard it as her pri- vate concern-as, in the end, she will probably be compelled to do, like the Russians were compelled to regard Bolshevism, by pres- sure of internal economic circum- [stances it need not worry other nations, overmuch. But anti- Semitism is farther-reaching, and its possible repercussions and ramifications are endless. It is here, we fear, that the sparks of conflagration lie smouldering.

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largely controlled by inter- national Jewry, If the recent and large-scale mobilisation manoeuvres in German have proved anything at all, they have National Socialism, declares proved that Germany cannot af Herr Brinkmann, Under-Secre-ford to go to war. She has nei- tary to the German Ministry of ther the cash. nor the internal Economics, is not an article for resources of food, coal, oil, iron, export, and Germany has no de-rubber, or other

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her political philosophy on any it must be remembered, are Jone. She wants only to be left technically described merely as alone to slove her own problems, "little practice year." "Medium and is ready on her side to res-practice year" is planned to fol- pect at all times and without re-low 1939, and "great practice servation the national forms of year" in 1940. And even "great life of other countries. Nobody, practice year" (if it comes off), we imagine, will have much fault with every available peacetime to find with that statement as a resource mobilised, will not be statement. If only it were a state- comparable to the immense strain ment of fact, those conditions of of a real war lasting more than a universal peace and security few months,

which the people of all nations Of oil alone, in a real war, Ger- are so eager to attain, but which many would require at least so constantly elude their grasp, twelve million ns a year. Her would be well within reach. Al-peactime consumption is about most every record of the Hitler half that, of which some four regime, however, goes to show million tons are bought from her that it is not a statement of fact, potential enemies. And regarding but a statement of fiction, no food, it has been stated by an au- longer even piously professed by thoritative: · American observer those to whom the utterances of that the food situation in Ger- Herr Brinkmann are of no im-many is already what one might portance whatever.

expect after a year or more of It is only too evident that Na-war. tional Socialism is regarded by The truth seems to be that in the leaders of Nazi Germany as the international poker game an exportable commodity. It is Germany has now played her best being assiduously exported to al- cards. They are good cards, but most every country on earth. It they are lying face upward on has already added two significant the table for all the world to see. new words to the vocabulary of The democracies still hold their nearly very language. In Eng- best cards in their hands. And lish. those words are "Nazifica- they are better cards than those con" and "Aryanisation." In com- on the table; and certainly better, parison with the stealthily spread also, than those held by Italy and ing penetration of these two Japan.

new forces in world power po'l- The time has come or is fast tics. the attempt of Soviet Russia approaching to abandon this in the ninteen-twenties to Bol-stupid gambling game. The table shievise the world was a feeble can be put to more profitable. and half hearted affair. Yet, un-use. It is required for a serious til that attempt was virtually round-table-discussion, More bluff abandoned because Stalin and will get neither dictatorships nor his lieutenants, after the flight democracies anywhere. A genuine of Trotsky, soon realised that the effort in the direction of appease. internal affaire of the Soviet de ment

anded their undivided attention

was rightly

oth sides well