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BUT CORDIAL DAN MAY EVALUATE THE TALKS BETWEEN HITLER AND MOLOTOV IN BERLII

Russo-German Pact: Is It Working?

THE first anniversary

of the German-Rus- ̧ ̧ sian friendship pact of

By OTTO

ZAUSMER

American Economist and Lecturer on European Affairs

The whole election campaignr in the Baltic States was based on the slogan "liberate the Baltic peoples from the Fascist A well- plutocratic yoko.". Stockholm Socialdemocraten, trade pact of August 16, tirely in the U.S.S.R. a few was nearly ended, the German

weeks ago gave Russia com- Foreign Minister, Joachim von anw in the Russian move in the 1939, brought official plete control over the eastern Ribbentrop, visited the Pope and Baltic a "aign that for the celebrations but little half of the Baltic Sea. Up to is understood to have suggested Soviet the Ukrainian chapters of then, it had been more or less it "Holy Alliance" against the Mein Kampf' are still decisive.” e German "mare nostrum." "red" danger of the Soviet. He trade or friendship.

Despite assurances of Germany, moreover, through hinted that the Reich would this action, has lost the import participate in such "a holy war" close collaboration by ant economic supplies of the if the Pope would bring about Soviet and Nazi leaders, Baltic States whose trade is now peace between the Allies and Germany first. He is said to controlled by the Kremlin.

have attempted to convince the Hongkong Telegraph. the co-operation has

After a brief lull, Moscow took Pope that the Nazi-Soviet pact been more external than advantage of Germany's pre- was purely commercial and not internal, or in other occupation in the West to seize political. words, for public con- and the Bucovina from Rumania. Nazi Views About sumption in foreign, While official Berlin declared that everything had been pre- under the provisions of the Telecommuni- countries and for prac- arranged with the Fuehrer, the

August 23, following the which were incorporated en- When the Russo-Finnish war informed Socialist paper, the

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1940. Wyndham St., Hongkong

Telephone: 28015

THE prefix "Special to the Telegraph" Ja used by the tangkong Telegraph" to indicate news which is strictly copyright

cations Ordinance. 1916. Buch news as hear the Indiestion "Up" to received in

the United Prese Associations, who re- serve all rights and forbid republications,

arrangement.

WE'D LIKE TO KNOW

the rich food store of Beasarabia

How deeply the Germans re- sented the Soviet Incorporation of Lithuania, Laivia, and Estonia may be judged from the hurried evacuation of Germans, from Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia when Russia began its diplomatic affensive in the Baltic.

The Anal annexution of the Baltic sites by the Soviet leat July did not

make the headlines in German papers. The fact was reported in obscure two three-line dispatches, without editorial comment.

or

A few

weeks ago, Ferdinand Stalin

Buchansky, Slovakian Minister of the Interior, was reported to have Prof. Carl J. Burckhardt, been dismissed after the return of Interview with Herr Hiller in Berch- teknar on the date of publication by tical purposes in the deal spokesman of the German Em- former High Commissioner of Joseph Tiso, Slovak Premier, from an bassy in Bucharest described the the League of Nations in Danzig, tesgaden. The punished Minister was Russian action a "British trick," in a report to the League, blamed for pro-Soviet feelings. Tils either wholly or in part without previous in Eastern Europe.

instigated by the British Am- described an interview with successor, Sano Mach, leader of the Many Russian moves 50 bassador "who pushed Joseph Herr Hitler in which the latter Nazi Hlinka Guard, was sold to have the Bessarabian "talked about the Russians and been ordered to crush any Pan-Sinvie far have been a blow to its Stalin into

or pro-Soviet movement, said that the Germans know

Very recently, the German Com- partner of the friendship.adventure."

them better than anybody else, munist Party published a manifesto in THE official reply to the pact. When Poland was Slavic Union because hundreds of German Ny Dag, official organ of the Swedish officers. had served in the Communist Party denouncing the petition forwarded through the overrun by the German inva-

Trend

Russian Army. The Russian European war, The new Europe," the newspaper said, "will be a Europe "Telegraph" from 147 evacuates sion, the Soviet stepped in

of enslaved workers and peasants, a Occupation of the Rumanian Army had no striking power." in Sydney which observes, inter and without any risk, took

Europe

of destitutions and famine for the working class." It openly attacks alia that "there is little likeli- what Herr Hitler must have territory was to be only a pre-

the German rule in France and found hood of it being possible to coveted for himself: the oil lude to a much more serious threat to Germany and Italy:

"German Imperialism manifested the new order." Only big German allow the return of evacuates in wells of East Poland and the Russia is slowly but steadily

industrialist leaders who want to en- frontier with Rumania.

rich themselves by war and conquest and whose lust for power is insatiable, desire the continuation of the war of suppression of other peoples, the Communistic organ holds.

the near future," is not very encouraging to the husbands

driving toward a Slavic Union After Joseph Stalin had in eastern and south-eastern thus eliminated the danger Europe and closing the door to who, through an elected com- of a Nazi attack on Rumania any Fascist expansion in this direction. This old Pan-Slavism and Russia's southern fron- has always been the most tier, he "protected" the three dangerous threat to Germany, Baltie States, Lithuania, even under the Kaiser. Now it Latvia, and Estonia "against is being revived by Germany's

Soviet "friends.' British Imperialism."

mittee, are to present a similar petition to the Imperial Govern-

ment.

Undoubtedly this reply to the Sydney petition is made without prejudice to any other over- tures from either husbands or evacuates; almost as certain is it that the Imperial Government will base their decision on the husbands plea very largely upon advice from the Hongkong authorities; the tenor of that advice will probably be the de- ciding factor.

Britain Under Handicaps

If the British really had wanted to threaten the three States, they would have had to. do so through the narrow Straits of the Skagerrak and Kattegat first, which was impossible in the face of Germany's strong defences there.. To reach home Logic argues i that there is no reason why, if again, they would have had to retrace their steps with the the Colony, is safe enough for prospect of being bottled up in some hundreds of British women the Baltic and destroyed by and children, why it should not German forces. be safe for some thousands; logic, however, can often be made the servant of circum- | atances and relegated to a posi« tion where it can be loftily This has certainly ignored. been the crise with evacuation.

a

But the fiction served its The next day purpose. Russia had taken the small nations under its wing. It reported that the Yas Soviets

build would

between **Minginot line" them and the West. This Russian defence line. was to reach from the western most point of Lithuania on the Baltic coast along German-Russian the new frontier through Poland down to the Hungarian border. Clearly, this would be a defence against Ger-

Public opinion, when it is un- animously expressing a reasonable request is dangerous to ignore, but in a time of war, it loses much of its potency, largely because the authorl- ties can both legally and morally plead exceptional exigencies and the right to take action considered neces- sary to deal with them. "Orders are orders" has been the cry of the

.Then came the war on Fin- Hongkong Government, concerning evaruation, and, It is added: (at least land. Here the Soviet took the

many.

On April 20, the Manches- ter Guardian carried a r port of a book the Nazi' Party had intended to de- dicate to Adolf Hitler on his This fifty-first birthday. book, the Manchester Guardian said, had been confiscated one day before it was to have been publish- ed because of a strong pro- test by the Russian Am bassador in Berlin.

in

Economic Support

Ignored

While the fletion of friendship be-

The book, entitled "Our Semi-official propaganda from Leader," on page 87 carried a tween Germany and Russin is still Moscow-and-the-activity of the picture of Joseph Stalin with being kept up, the much advertised the caption "Stalin, Secretary economic support for Germany has Communist parties in Yugo General of the Communistic not been mentioned for months. For a few months after the commer- Slavia and Bulgaria call for "the Party in Soviet Russia and ruler cial agreement, Berlin indicated that overthrow of the Fascist govern- of that impoverished country, Germany ments in the Balkans."

These facts scarcely accord with the friendly but non-committal words which Herr Hitler and Prime Minister Molotov have been exchanging from time, to time. But the less, respon- sible leaders are more free to express their opinions. That may be borne out by a brief review of the con-

and Russin would boost their trade to many hundreds of mil- llons of marks. By the end of the

As

nd-

He began his Communistic career as a bank robber. His year, German military circles political achievements consist of mitted the great disappointment. the sanguinary extirpation of early 05 November, 1939, numerous high Communist func- Militarwochenblatt, a military week- tionaries, starving the people, ly, said that Russia was unable to and thoroughly ruining the provide those very materials which. Germany needed most: food, copper, granary of Europe."

zine, nickel, lead, antimony, and tin. Only coal and Iron could be expected, raw materials of which Germany had other means of supply.

Press Comment

in Russia

.

Early In February, Vladimir Potemkia, Soviet Vice-Commissar trolled Soviet newspapers. . During the last week of May for Foreign Affairs, informed Sir Further indications as to the and the first week of Junej

William Seeds, then British Am- bassador to Moscow, that "tho state. of relations between Soviet newspapers pointed_out

help Germany will get from Rus- Moscow and Berlin may be that the Conservatives in Eng- kin is much waller than the found in the following collected land and France had prevented British or the Germans them-

selves talukermans items:

the Allies from using their

at all winter the The facts are that all In the October issue of the whole strength against Ger-

d railways were Cominternational, ap- many.

If these conservative Danube was frozen and

jammed, throttling Germany's imports Soviet pearing a few weeks after the forces, it was said, were to be from the cast and southeast. There treaty of friendship had been pushed aside, Germany in a year was only the one railway line with concluded, German imperialism or two would be in a serious the normal gauge from

throug

Russian Poland to m was charged with "enslaving position.

to a Nazi-Soviet agreement And again, foreign peoples."

Izvestia, oficial Soviet organ, on December 3, 1939, 300 freight cars "year after year Mr. Chamber- declared that the German hope were supposed to run over this line lain deliberately strengthened of an early victory was a gross daily. By the end of February, 600 loaded and 700 empty curs had rolled Hitlerism for an attack on the exaggeration. The war Wag

over the instead of 18,000.. Soviets,"

"

"Holy Alliance"

Red Star, Soviet Army organ,

Proposed stages..

Sabotage Charge Made

Neutral observers alleged that the

Reich

likely to last a long time. pointed out that the war in the West was only in the beginning True, the Allies had by inference) if our superiors order strong Mannerheim line, the

naval bases, and A few weeks later, the made serious mistakes because compulsory evacuation in July and Finnish then cancel it in October before its crippled the country's agricul- Bolshevist urged attack on "all they did not learn from the past Russians, sabotaged the traffic to the Another survey indicated that up to ture and industry, thereby pre forms of bourgeola dictatorship' wars. Nevertheless, there may completion, that's not our concern.

What, however, the Colony has venting Finland from supply- and called upon the Communistic be big surprises in store, the May 120,510 tens instead of the 450,-

Austria, Czecho- Red Star added.

000 expected by the agreement had never been told, nor even given an ing Germany with raw materials parties. In

rallway line. This coversroit Im Inkling of, is the amount of in- and leaving the Finns at the Slovakia, and Germany to urge Trud, Soviet Trade Union been shipped to Germany over that formation which the Hongkong Gov- mercy of Russia should any the workers of their countries organ, ascribed the French de ports not only from Russia but also attack be deemed to ask for peace instead of im- feat to Munich and the readiness from Rumania. It would seem to in- ernment gave, is giving, and is likely future

perialistic wars.

of the Allies to excludo Rusala diente on unwillingness on Rusala's to give to the Colonial Office

the During the Russo-Finnish from European politics at the part to fulfil both the ecommercial and political agreements between the The new naval positions in compulsory original not only of the.

two totalitarian countries roached evacuation scheme, and its abandon Finland and in the Baltic States war, Russian newspapers re demand of the Axis,

printed an article of a Rumanian In July, Herr Hitler made the year pr ́ad ago, ment, but the continuance of restric-

magazine saying that Germany, final pence offer to Great Britain. In the light of these facts, Herr tions upon evacuates returning. complaint in met with an airy ex- that the least the authorities can do, France, and England had built it was transmitted by radio all Hitler's bow, planation that a "state of emergency if they cannot hold out hopes of Finland's fortifications against over the world. In the United hech on July 10 and the pollte reply exists, but it cannot be argued that poitions meeting with success, is to the emergency has been notably let the public into their confidence; Russia during the last four States several hundred stations later, seem to have meant agreement visible; In any case surely it must it is not State secrets that are want years. "Such inner fraternity tuned in. In Soviet Russia no only on one point: that neither have lessened somewhat to permited, but a statement on general was created by the Great Powers radio station carried the broad randy yet to dare an attack on the ise, compulsory évacuation scheme to causes which will allay the doubts since they all are anti-Soviet," cast of the leader of the "friend of feel strong enough to start wat te, theivedy so much has been laft and suspicions of husbands and the article concluded. unexplained about thin avertation, la

Levacuates alikoji

ing either the need or desire%

necessary.

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to the Soviet in his

of Prime Minister Molotov a few days

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agolnit one another ERALDA