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Some observers think that Germany will take the law into her own hands some day when Danzig is not upper-most in peo- ple's minds. At present Poland is fully prepared for a sudden coup. The possibility of the Danzig Senate's declaring

the city part of the German Reich is: also engaging Poland's attention.

If Europe is not to give herself up to the continual pushing of frontiers hither and thither ac- cording as the dominating coun- try or the war victors deter- mine, due attention must be paid to Colonel Beck's remark last week: "The Free City of Danzig was not invented by the Ver- sailles Treaty. It has existed for many centuries as a result, pro- perly speaking, if we set apart the emotional element, of a posi-

Hong Kong, Saturday, May 27, 1939.tive 'cross between Polish and German interests."--"Great Bri- tain and The East."

MIRROR OF OPINION

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According to Herr Hitler re- It is clear that Britain's new sistance by Britain, France and bold conversion policy must fail Russia to Germany's seizure of and fail disastrously unless Czecho-Slovakia would have been. there is complete faith that the encirclement. The organisation British Government means busi-of resistance to any act of ag- ness. Appeasement is no mortar gression against Poland or Ru with which to bind together the mania is an attempt at encircle- bricks of the anti-aggression ment. Offence is a virtue, defence pacts.

a crime. But even the defence How can the nation be con- that is being organised imports vinced of the Government's de-no blind maintenance of termination? How can Europe be status quo.

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convinced? In our view there is So long as the doctrine that only one way to carry conviction, might is right prevails in Berlin a way which we have long been and Rome, then the only answer urging. It is the inclusion in the is the organised defence which Cabinet of the men who realised it pleases the propagandists in from the start that the one hope those capitals to call encircle- of peace lay in courage:

Mr.ment. Churchill, Mr. Eden, and Mr. Duff The wisdom of the peaceable Cooper. Their presence in the discussion of contested claims. Government could not be misin- has been recognised by every re- terpreted.-"Time and Tide.”

sponsible statesman in the Peace Front countries, most notably There are millions of citizens and most recently Colonel Beck.. who are hesitating, and with jus-But argument cannot begin till tice, to proceed wholeheartedly threats and provocation are laid. under Mr. Chamberlain's banner aside. along these difficult and unplea- can take that step, for the threats- Only Germany and Italy sant paths. There are millions are emanating from them alone. more who, though on this matter. -"The Spectator:"- they would give the present Ca- binet their vote, would far rather give it to a wider and stronger Herr Hitler has developed a Government.

new technique in warfare. He- If the Opposition can fairly be has developed tactics that amount: asked to accept a measure that to a warfare of nerves, which he- their own foreign policy requires, has exploited successfully ever Mr. Chamberlain can with at since he marched into Austria. least equal fairness be asked to The Totalitarian States are be-- take into his Cabinet the men ginning to realise that the time. whose policy he has adopted.- has come when Britain is strong: "New Statesman and Nation". enough to call a halt to these tactics, and she will be able to en- Everything depends on British force the command. preparedness to weather the first It does not seem possible that storm; not only our own self-pre-when Hitler realises that there servation, but the morale of our is nothing more to be gained allies and the prospects of others from a war of nerves, he will joining us. Everything depends commence a war of bloodshed, on it. What, then, should be unless he does this as a last des- done?

përate effort to create a diver- First we should have a War sion from the internal affairs of Cabinet now. The Hoares, the Germany. "West African Re-- Simons, the Runcimans, and all view." who have not the wit nor the

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courage to handle strategical Indirectly the imminence of matters, should be weeded out."full employment" brings very Lord Stanhope's speech, and Mr. much closer the point at which a Chamberlain's flabby reaction, recasting of financial policies be- was a revelation of the standard comes essential if we are to avoid. of competence with which the inflation. Prime Minister is satisfied among When the 350 million borrow- · his lieutenants. Lord Lloyd, Mr.ing programme

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| Churchill and others who nounced, there seemed to be some have courage to take decisions ground for hoping that "full em- should be brought in at once.... ployment" could be postponed:

We must also press on with a until about next spring; this view Grand Alliance. Time is short; was then expressed, with some all the more reason for pressing reservations, in "The Economist. on. Thirdly, we should immedi- A reconsideration______ that ately stop the scandal that al-opinion is now necessary. Full lows British merchants and pro- employment, with the changes fiteers still to sell pig iron and in financial and economic policy scrap iron in large quantities to that it demands, will be upon us Germany The National Re-long before next spring.