1941-04-14 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1941.

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION

From London recently has come the report that officials of the Polish and Czech governments in exile are engaged in what is termed the "first seri- ous effort toward organis- ing post-war Europe along the principles of voluntary cooperation."

Committees have been discussing a plan of Po- lish-Czech confederation since November and have! now, apparently, reached; the stage where they are: considering the extension of this plan to other na- tions in central Europe.

Against the glittering facade of the "new Eu- rope" which Herr Hitler

has erected with his! planes and tanks, the efforts of the exiled states- men seem, at first glance, pathetic. They have an idea, an idea which is slowly evolving in Igondon amid the shattering crashes of Nazi bombs that mock their most earnest endeavours.

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Hitler, too, has an idea; he dreams of a Europe that shall be tilled like a

Two conferences met recently in a surprising silence pon the pressed by the immense import- great estate for the bene-

England, the contrast between not unimportant problem of howance most of the speakers attach- fit of the conquering Ger- which was, I think, of extraordin-t was to be secured. It cannoted to American cooperation in The first was called be obtained from the House of building the post-war world; and And he has the the People's Convention, and its Commus; the by-elections do not not least to the further fact that force to put his idea into real inspiration was the Commitin, suggest that the extreme left they stated again and again that It explained the need would win even a handful of sea's. the only way in which we could practice -- indeed, he has ist Party

for a People's Government, at m- I believe that Messrs. Dutt and fairly expect American coopera- already made his dreamsisted that there must be an ad- Pollitt, if they were straightfor-tion was by proving that we had would have to tell us began that task of building a bet.

drastic social reforms. But the achieve their aim as Lenin and j deserved what contribution key to its whole attitude was the Trotsky did in 1917. Do they American idealism can bring. But to do so he has argumem that if a People's Gov seriously imagine that while Eng- The attitude of almost everyone

Lernent were to offer the German lish men were fighting one anthere was extraordinarily moving, cozened many of the Eu- people a peace without anexa- other, Hitler would stand by within its understanding of two things. ropean states into a gametion or indemnities they would folded arms? Both they and M.The first was the immense in-

desert Hitler, and we could at Pritt, an ex-Labour M.P. whose portance they attached of "beggar my neigh-ong last enter the promised land. hostility to the official Labour and religious freedom; the bour," which at last has! It was very interesting to hear Party gives him the position of was their emphasis that neither

No. 1 among of these was attainable ended with each realising this view put forward by Com Fellow-Traveller

munist leaders like Palme Dutt British Communists, protested economic security and an increas- that Hitler has beggaredand Harry Pollitt. It is less than loudly their hatred of Hitler. Howing standard of life for the masses them all. He has played eighteen months since they were they imagine that

policy It would be inaccurate to say that protesting passionately against could have any other result than there was agreement about ways upon the acquisitive in-appeasement. It is less than eigh-to present him with 20 over and means; the pacifist societies, stinct with a sure touch,teen months, also, since Mr. Pul-whelming victory I do not profess in war as in peace, have cach their It-then the Earl Browder of to know. But it is an interesting special nostrum to expound, and but so ruthlessly that the Great Britain was warning the comment on their loud assertion each is a little amazed that it acquisitive instinct as a left against "mouthing revolu- that democracy is dead in Britain does not appear obvious to the and explaining that not only should a conference others. But I wish I could convey basis for statesmanship is tionary phrases"

that there was no safety for the be held to expose the virtues of in words the intensity of the gen- quite discredited in every workers unless Hiller was over-revolutionary defeatism, on the eral conviction this important

thrown. Now, it nation but Hitler's own.

Russian model of 1917, appears, 3

body of social workers displayeri "People's Government" can

way to peace, but also, that the that the vital business sec- urc something which eighteen organisers should be able to an-generation is to remake the ethi- The circle of the robbed years of international agitation in nounce a great campaign to win cal foundations of our civilisa- and the duped is growing Italy and seven years agitation in support for their views.

tion, and their sense that the task Germany have not secured — An about the Reich; organised movement which

is wider

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of remaking will

all economic foundations. "We the area in which a con- break Fascism in pieces.

agree" said the Chairman, a dis- tinguished Nonconformist clergy- man, that the key to interna- tional peace is social justice."

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ish speaking countries. No doubt there is much that is wrong with their social and economic life. But I confess that the spectacle, ] war-time, whether in the quasi- Communist Conference in Lon don, or the Peace Societies in Ox-

The other conference Oxford and was held auspices of the National structive plan for real I do not know what evidence Council, a fedoration European

Mr. Dutt and Mr. Pollitt have for societies, varying from conserva- confederation their conclusion. Dictatorships tive bodies like the League would be welcomed is usually fall in the aftermath of Nations Union to extreme pacifist

organisations

the Peace spreading.

both Napoleon and of Nicholas Pledge Union. The members of is a fact as lamentable as it is 11. If the British Government the conference were mustly, significant-only be held in Brit- Doubtless there is little offered such a peace to Hitler, on think, Liberals that can be done with the facts, it would not only. outlook. The outstanding char-.

present a great victory for him; acter of the conference was such a plan at present ex-it would be a victory for: a man complete absence of any word cept to lay down general who has never yet kept any agree which implied hostility to the principles of collabora- such a peace is possible at once 250 men and women, many

German people. Here were some uf tion. But such prin- Nazisin is overthrown, and the whom had been bombed contin- ford, of some two thousand men

Egovernment which 'succeeds it

first ciples would carry a agrees to restore to freedom the workers,

uously, all of whom, as social and women able to discuss

principles, determined to criticise clergymen, teachers, the War Cabinet, Insistent on lay- message of hope to dountries Fascism has conquered had come into grim contact with ing bare every error and crime of is common ground between all the results of bombing, and the their country's policy, and assum- coerced peoples that parties. I do not understand why one assurance for which they were might well be of extremebr. Dutt and Mr Pollitt imagine searching was that there shoulding that this examination is

that it is otherwise, In the be no attempt to punish the Gèr- inescapable obligation, that is o importance, even in a years of "appeasement" neither of military sense, once Ger- them argued that Fascism, who man masses for the sins of their heartening spectacle. It is evid- ence of a vital kind that public 'rulers. That was, I thought, Q ther in its Italian or German heartening spectacle,

opinion is a living thing, that many suffers a major form, could be overthrown unless

altizonship means," for these peo- strategic reverse. Battles its military power was - broken. To all of them, too, it was clear ple, something more than the may not be

won with Neither of them brought forward that the military defeat of Ger-passive acceptance of orders from a single argument to show that many was not enough; they want their rulers. So Jọng”, as this words and ideas, but they the situation has changed. ed a programme for victory which temper prevails, so long the reality The Convention talked at great was related to the making of uof British democracy is, I think. are powerful allies in win-

length of what a "People's Gov-better social and International beyond the power even- of ́ ́ex-- ning a war.

crament" would do; but there was' order. I was particularly im- Ambassador Kennedy to deny.

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