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WHY

SUPPORT

Do

THE WAR

OWN to and including the satisfied as soon as all Germans

time of Munich, I-supported wore in the Reich."

the policy of conciliation. In

Second: It was expected by this I was in agreement with the all the experts that a new great majority of my countrymen.

war, if it occurred, would be far

the

I went further than the ma- more horrible than the Inst.... jority in believing that war So far ... the war, dreadful as should, at this moment In his- it is, has not been as bad as was tory, be avoided, however grent feared. This may cease to be provocation. I changed true at any moment a large- later through the influences of scale. attempt at invasion is the same events that changed made; perhaps the. horror has Chamberlain, Lord Lothian, been only postponed to the mo- Lord Halifax, and most of the ment that best suited Hitler's previous advocates of peace. In plans.

UFS

By Bertrand Russell

Lord Russell, distinguished philosopher and writer, one time pacifist, who now lives in the United States, has expressed vlew of what has happened But in the case of aerial at-

there views in a letter to the "New York Times." since, it would seem that it tacks on Great Britain, it seems

dictatorial powers,

and it was chill still refuses to stato-will might have been better for the clear that he has done his ut-

far from certain that, if the probably be found, if we win, to world if Germany had been op- most; and this has been enorm. posed at an earlier stage; but I ously less destructive than had previously democratic nations have contained an element of

won, they would re-establish de- imperialism. still think that the arguments been predicted in the most

moerney when peace had been for the policy of conciliation authoritative prognostications,

concluded, were very, strong. These argu- the reason being, apparently,

saw them,

were that defence against aerial at-

There came a moment-some I DEPLORE the short-sighted illiberality of British policy three.

tacks has made very great pro- other-when it became evident

will sny one moment, some an- in Indin, particularly the harsh First Germany had

been gress during the last few years that Germany would destroy the Nehru. I scarcely dare to hope imprisonment of such a man as treated with abominable injus-

On the other hand, the fate independence of the democracies that the world after the war tice at Versailles and after-

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is used by the "Hongkong Telegraph" to Wards; what the Nazis de. of subject populations, more one by one if they did not com- will be a good world, if we win, manded was no more than Ger- particularly in Poland, has been bine in armed defence. From many had a right to claim a good deal worse than had that moment the only hope for

seemed probable.

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equality with other nations, and union under the German flag of all populations that so desired,

democracy way war.

but if we lose it will be hell, probably for a long time to

come.

On both these grounds the Before the war began it might arguments for armed resistance have seemed preposterous to it must be met with such hope It is a tragic alternative, but to German ambitions have been suppose that Hitler could aim at as the times permit and with a

:

WHILE the Allied forces are THIS irst argument collapsed shown to be stronger than they work domination. Now it seems determination that in winning with Hitler's occupation of appeared to be before the war probable that he does so, and his the war we shall not lose what

began,

success is sufficiently possible to we are fighting for. the non-German parts of Czecho- slovakia. Until then, the Ger-

Third: I feared that, if once call for the utmost vigour.in

There is one hope that is im- man Government had done there was war, the issue, who- resistance..

portant, and, I think, not Uto- nothing that could rightly be ever was nominally victorious, I know that the war, even if plan that at the end of the war called foreign conquest. The would be military dictatorship. it ends in victory, involves very some step, less ineffective than world had been told, in the most It

that, for the grave dangers to democracy and the League of Nations, may be emphatic terms possible, that duration of the war, every bel- freedom. I fear also that Brit- taken toward the Federation of Hitler's aspirations would be ligerent Government would need ish war aims-which Mr Chur- the World.

being pressed back in the Balkans no excuse is needed for returning to the Far Eastern front to discover possible pro- democratic, and pro-axis de- velopments during this fateful year. Spain and French North Africa represent the western flank of the Empire's world-wide war set-up; the Far East is the opposito flank. To keep these strategic positions passive is as important just now as win- ning a war in the centre, that is, in the Mediterranean and the Balkans.

Overmuch importance need not be given to the Japanese successes at Ningpo and Foo- chow; the astounding thing is that these ports have been

́allowed to serve the Chinese so well for so long. Like a new broom the recently-appointed Commanders-in-Chief in China, Admiral Shimada, have aspired to infuse life into the decaying expedi tionary forces. Their achieve- Iments from Kwonghoi in the south to Foochow in the north have been little more than manoeuvres to blood fresh troops.

General Hata and

941

was obvious

and all that

by William Barkley

TURN the scroll of history and pin-point it at

the year 941.

ITALY, Sicily is occupied by the Saracens, Southern Italy by the Greeks; the rest governed by myriad dukes, marquises, counts, many of them city walls. Now the rival lords, fearing one an- descendants of barbarian Hordes who destroyed other, are arming their vassals and founding hun- dreds of city States.

"If we (in the United

thing escapes that fire and sword can destroy. But the Greek fleet and the "Roman", army destroy Igor's force, and he takes not one-third of his men back to Russia.

POLAND. Here is a haven of pence. Mieczyslaw, Brat Christian Duke of Poland, has abolished pagan- Ism and established ils mild rule without bloodshed. His father was of a peaceful disposition, too, and It "For this honourable reason his reign fur- nishes no materials for history."

CHINA. Here, too, was peace. They are playing with a new toy Invented by one Fung-thou

States) keep quiet we in said to this period in Poland..

may

see a world of

the vintage of ten

23

German bandit dukes descend on them. But centuries ago

(Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State)

they are overwhelmed by the biggest German of all, mightiest man in Europe. Otto the First, King of Germany, soon to be crowned by the Pope in Rome as King of Italy too.

The Greeks advance and ravage Benevento. The Ger- mans defeat them, cutting off the right hands, cars and noses of Greek prisoners. Otto brings gauleiters with him, establishing colonies of Germans in every

and Saracens.

F

This man had cut figures in reverse In wood, pressed them on ink and stamped them on paper. That woS printing, and soon literary examina- ilons are being held for entry into the Chinese Imperial civil service. They are just starting a new fashion of binding the feet of female infants.

ENGLAND. Last year (040) King Athelstan died. He was crowned, In Kingston-on-Thames marketplace, king of an area not much bigger than the home counties. He first had the idea of a United Kingdom of Great Britain. A Dane rules from Tees to Forth. He dies; Athelstan takes his title.

Italian city to counterpoise the them. The Huns descended on and bloodshed. The kings in The Dane's son Olaf raises an locals, who are now pillaged by him at Augsburg, aided by rebel turn war on rebellious nobles so my in Ireland and lands at the Humber from 730 ships, Olaf poses In Tokyo most voices have Germans instead of Norse, Huns Conrad who, raising his helmet numerous that for a century as a minstrel, wanders through the been harmonised recently to one

to breathe in the heat of the even their names are not record- English camp. marks Athelstan's key; finish off the China Inci-

Norsemen ravaged the quarters. Athelstan moves and his Luna, a town between Pisa battle, was killed by an arrow ed.

quarters are taken by the Bishop of dent first. The fact that this and Genoa,

The Huns were coast. remembers the in his throat.

Selborne, who with his suite is mur- sentiment has not been backed Baltic pirate Hastings, who, hunted like wild beasts, and they up by reinforcements seems to pillaging the coasts of France and the rebels, when caught, PORTUGAL Ruled entirely dered in a night foray by Olaf. confirm a growing impression and Spain, was refused a land- were burned alive in quicklime. by Saracens, who have main- tained the ancient Roman munt

meanwhile

Somewhere perhaps in that Eng-

that Japan is willing to seek a ing. Hastings "dled." There Slays ravaged Prussia, Huns cipalities. But in the mountains political solution,

was lamentation in his ships. and Tartars pillaged Bavaria, of Asturias there are hungry Ilsh camp are the ancestors of Mr keeping the military, threat to His "corpse," brought ashore Norse laid waste the Rhine. tribes of Gothes soon to descend Cordell Hull whose New World Is the fore by savage slashes into for Christian burial, sprang to

and crush Moors and natives not to be discovered for just five cen- the weak but resilient line of the life. He massacred bishop,

turies and one year. FRANCE. Saracens hold the alike. Chinese armies and foraging

No man in 941 could have "fixed expeditions into unexploited ter- ritory.

clergy and soldiers; then cursed south, Norse the north, Germans his luck. He thought he had the west. In what is left of RUBLANIA. A Finnish tribe, the this pin-point of knowledge set down captured Rome, but it was Luna. France warring barons fight, Magrats, have Just seized this land. here. Men could not, then see, ber Rumanians call in the Tartars, who yond their noses because they lacked GERMANY. Every duke and murder and massacre.

beat Magyarn and Rumanians too, books in these bloody, furbulent.

earl in turn has rebelled against The Norse desperadoes still turning them out of land and pro- times. King Otto, but he has mastered joke of Rollo, who, becoming a perty, ruling from the Danube to the

Don.

French duke, had to do homage

of the

If a suitable intermediary can be found peace can be restored to Asia before the invaders and

Printing is our apy-glass which the invaded get inextricably

the year 1780 Gibbon wrote: caught up in the turmella of the withdrawal of Japanese garrisons to French King Charles by kiss- RUSSIA. This giant land, is con- they did not possese. Looking back, experiences of 4,000 years European octopus. Britain does elsewhere. An armistice period, of ing his foot. Rollo refused, but vulsed internally and assalled by The not want an extension of the say eighteen months would suffice for ordered one of his men to act countless hordes of Tartar horsemen, should enlarge our hopes and dimio

Even so its King Igor, Russians trade treatles and the status of for him. The soldier, as proud of all agess has her, like Tonstans ish our apprehensions. The arts can conflict in which she is engaged. treaty ports to be settled and Chinese as his chief, lifted the king's tinople. That great city is the capital never be lost...Every age The Chinese cannot hope to win authority reasserted firmly but with-foot and tipped the King of of what is left of the Roman Empire, creases the real wealth, the hoppi.. back every inch of their ter- out recrimination. With the addi-

and throughout its lands in Greeca ritory by arms; North China tional assurance to other Powers that France from his throne amid the and Asta floor there is that strangeness, the knowledge and perhaps the

virtue of the human raco," they must regain by the assimi- furtier expansion in Asia would be horse-laughter of Rollo.

state-pence. SPAIN. Two kingdoms, Leon Intive powers that have con-economic and not military, Japan

A few years later the French Re- Igor collects 10,000 small craft

and volution knocked Gibbon's settled could help to open the vista of pence signed previous conquerors to end prosperity, to which she and and Castile, are held by the with forty men aboard such, oblivion. They have a right to other nations in the Far East are Suracons with Spanish dukes all precisely. In the year 041 for world to pieces, giving birth to that Conâlantinople, " Ho. burna and new ordered freedom which we in demand ह Kradual but completo entitled.

land people in constant revolt ravages Thrace and Bulgaria. No, our day now defend.

world has, Increased and still in-

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