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A HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE?
from the world, to mind his peas without provoking visions of a sword swallower, and his cues as they are given to him by his seniors, dare he affirm that he is Does Hitler aim at the restora-to fall into the dilemma of the never liable at a "groaning board" tion of the Holy Roman Empire, character in "The Young Visi- which in some form or other
1806?
Mr.
lasted in Europe from 962 until tors," and get "flustered with his
forks"? This vast organisation, which Voltaire said was neither problem that may confront him Nor is that the only advanced' holy nor Roman nor an Empire, on such an occasion. He may be consisted of a heterogeneous mass helped first, and then, as of peoples, and so did not con- A. A. Milne has pointed out, form to that fundamental of racial unity on which the German "Casting a hasty eye round the Fuehrer has exalted in the past. number of diners,
company, he has to count the But racial unity did not impe size of the dish, divide the one estimate the the acquisition of Bohemia and by the other, and take a helping Moravia.
In these circumstances, certain that the fashion which he in- of the appropriate size, knowing incidents of the last five years augurates will be faithfully fol which were not regarded as of much significance at the time ing, and expert coaching, are lowed." Surely, intensive train- have suddenly sprung into pro-needed if he is to meet a crisis minence. A reproduction of the of this sort with an crown and sceptre of the Empire front; and crises equally exacting was received with acclamation at confront him at every turn of the the Nazi Party rally at Nurem-social round. So that perhaps berg in 1984. In 1936 a proclama- once again the West has some- tion on German parade grounds thing to learn from the East. in stated that Austria was once part the matter of deportment. of the Imperial domains.
When Hitler entered Vienna, im
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Austria, as the guardian the As much as the race for re- crown of the Holy Roman Emarmament may be regretted, it is pire; while the broadcast which interesting Britain is obtaining announced the acquisition of from it some good things as well Bohemia by the Reich described as ones which cannot be 30 Bohemia as a former province of described.
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the Empire. Now that conquest The good things include evacua- seems to have been added to race tion camps where children from as the actuating force in German crowded cities will be able in: policy. these facts take on added peace time to spend holidays in interest because they accord with the pure atmosphere of rural Herr Hitler's declaration in "Mein surroundings. Encouragement for Kampf" that continental expan-food growing is another benefit, sion rather than the recovery of for this means enabling many colonies should be the first mark who now live in squalid slums to at which Germany must aim. return to better conditions But does even the ambition.be- upon hitherto neglected farms. hind the Third Reich's drive con- There are other desirable develop- ceive the possibility of such an ments besides. Redistribution of Imperial restoration? At one industry helps remote areas time or another the Holy Roman where unemployment is now rife. Empire embraced Germany, Swit The developing of trunk roads. zerland, North Italy, Austria, will be helpful to trade. Yet an- Bohemia, the Netherlands, Savoy other development which is use Lorraine, and others. Its power, ful is co-ordination of national however, was not commensurate effort and the mutual co-operation middle of the thirteenth century a common aimed a with its vast extent. After the of the community as a whole for
the Emperor emjoyed, only a very|| Unfortunately that common aim nominal - authority over its con must now be defence against at- stituent parts. In its early day's tack by another section of man-
was a
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