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MIRROR OF WORLD OPINION

U. S. CRITICISED:

HITLER'S ELATION..

answer this

sort of

One wonders. if the Gerinan people There was no hint of the quaran- feel the pride and elation Herr Hitler tining" which the President had expresses, over the conquest of Po- spoken of in October 1987, no hint of land — a conquest of strength over And the measures "stronger than words weakness, machines over men. but short of war" of which the Pre- one wonders how many people in all sidont had spoken in his message to the countries-even under the mad- Congress in January of this year. In- ness of war-are going to fall into the stead there was an exhortation that mental stupor which accepts atrocity childish Americans must do nothing even to stories, which responds to show their disapproval of German boasts and threats of throwing back five tactics. The Radio was urged not to or ten stones if the other child throws permit "propaganda" talks by com- one, which does not feel a deep re- mentators, and Hollywood was re-vulsion against talk of God blessing quested to abandon the production of "our arms" in an unholy and unpro- pictures which might be offensive to voked attack on another people and Germany and therefore unneutral. the admitted destruction of innocent

The press meanwhile, with few ex- non-combatants. ceptions, adopted the somewhat · One cannot strange attitude that the completely thing by pointing out wrongs or in- impartial attitude of the neutral re- consistencies. The British Government quired that news from either camp has issued an interesting document must be treated as equally suspect and comparing this speech and earlier pro- despite the long German record of nouncements by Herr Hitler on the prevarication Berlin accounts of the folly of any agreement with Russia origins of the war were given equal and on the satisfactory state of Ger- credence with those outlined in the man-Pollsh relations under the non- House of Commons by Mr. Chamber- aggression pact of 1934. Such replies lain. The exhortations which had fol- are necessary to keep the record lowed Munich that a strong stand straight. They will have some effect should be taken were forgotten and with all peoples still able to reason, Britain, which at that time had been whereas the Reichsfuhrer seems to blamed for putting pressure on steel the hearts of his followers. the Czechs

But manifestly German demands by armed force, were now blamed for failing to put similar pressure on the Poles. Accom- panying this at- titude which it is difficult not to de- scribe as hypocriti- cal were, smug and sanctimonious. re- the flections superiority of the American at- position and

"Aren't titude. these Europeans awful? fighting again," was the

on

resist not to

general tenor of this type of comment.

the

London and Paris feel that the only answer to his ironi- cal "limitation" of German aims as

FREEDOM OF SPEECH. lying west of the

Freedom of speech is best con. ceived by having in mind the picture of a place like the Ameri- can Congress, an assembly where opposing views are repre-

where sented,

Idens are not merely uttered but debated, or the British Parlament, where men who are free to speak are also compelled to answer.-Walter Lippmann in "The Atlantic Monthly."

Urals and Ukraine and his tacit de- mand for accept- ance of a German- Russian division of Eastern Europe is continuation

the war.

of

Every individual'

consider for must himself

js what Involved in this tremendous de- cision. Certainly only those ready themselves to make every sacrifice could ask the people of France and The peculiar nature of American Britain to undertake the task they now Yet if the issue was whether support and the very limited value of face. American friendship was thus made there was to be continued aggression evident. It was of a type which ceased amounting to anarchy in Europe it has when most needed. In order to gain not changed. And all who believe American good will and retain it a stable and just peace was impossible course was followed, advocated by the then must feel now that it could not United States, which when it led those come out of another and a worse who followed into grave and over Munich.-"Christian Science Monitor."

the whelmingTM" danger, resulted in friendship being withdrawn. There is no doubt that if the German demands had been accepted and another com- promise made the United States, both Great Britain lacks objectivity and its official spokesmen and its press, has no constructive policy. This is so would have been loud in their con- bitterly resented in Germany that the demnation. British action in comprom- German people believe England has ising with force and aggression and not the slightest comprehension of the lawlessness would have been contrast- untenable situation created by Ver ed with America's firm and uncom- promising opposition and there would have undoubtedly been loud com- plaints that the United States had been let down by British action. "N.C.D.N."

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GERMAN CRITICISM

OF BRITAIN

sailles. The German people feel con- strained to make resolute note of this.

The only constructive policy is for Britain to support unreservedly a re- paration of the damages done twenty years ago in ́Eastern Europe--accom- plished with British connivance. IDEAS RULE THE WORLD "Deutsche Diplomatische und .litische Korrespondenz,," Berlin.

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RUSSIA EXPLAINS

Po-

We have no assurance that the Bri- tish leaflets will reach the German

In his report, to the eighteenth con- people in any but a physical sense... That enemy or neutral opinion will gress of the Communist Party, Stalin be greatly caffected by German pro- said, "We want close, peaceful and paganda, on the other hand, is now good neighbourly relations with all highly: improbable. But in the neighbouring States." This has long mere existence of this vigorous war of been the fundamental principle of So- words tharesingsomething reassuring, viet Russia's foreign policy which, has tifmania: the belief of both sides always tried to safeguard universal that now after all, can and do rule peace.

Stalin also said, “We shall continue the world. It reveals a conviction on

irt olithe British and French not to maintain” this position as long as kan right but that right our neighbours observe the same at- ht. It does so in the sense titude and do not seek, directly or #demonstrate that right indirectly, to strike at the integrity e: it strengthens the and inviolability, of the Soviet States'

ermination of one's frontiers.”

over neutral opin The pact of non-aggression and -neutral adherence, commercial convention with affect a substantial many a

Sed prelude, to opinion itself."New_pansion of friendly relations

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