Evening star., 1931-12-07

All are practically paralyzed by Frances
domination of the gold situation and
Herewith the political situation.
If France is permitted to continue to
pursue her policy of financial bullying
and political extortion, as Is now the
case, the world in a certain sence will
become French France thus realizing
her program Of world domination, COM
pared with which certain dreams of
Louis XIV appear insignificant and in
nocent. The area between Cadiz,
Calais, Copenhagen and Constantinople
has become virtually French territory.
The rest of Europe win have to bow
down before the new factor, whose
manpower in case of war will come
from Africa, the meaning every Amer
ican school child can realize. Europe
under French domination will cease to
be European and will be in danger of
becoming African. A parallel is the
Roman Empire in decline using in
creasing numbers of Teutonic soldiers
and falling gradually into the hands of
various Germanic races
Europe and the world have the
choice. If world conscience suffers de-
feat through French militarism Europe
is lost and the ultimate outcome will
be chaos.
End Of u. s. Isolation Seen.
America is daily turning more from
an observer into a sufferer In the Eu-
ropean drama. The time is coming
when America will be forced to discard
the old Washingtonian doctrine of polit-
ical isolation. She will find it impos-
sible to expand commercially through
out the world while simultaneously pre-
serving her political aloofness. America
Will have to talk up" in this hour of
destiny.
AS a matter of fact, the United
States has already started to express
an opinion on the present situation.
] refer TO the statements of Senator
William E. Borah and Representative
Louis T. McFadden.
There you have genuine American
Ism asserting itself In plain everyday
language. That Is perhaps the reason
why the man in the street has taken
an interest in the involved problem
Senator Borah today is almost as we'll
known in the world as any Of the great
statesmen of the past SO years
Ihe now historic clash between Pre-
mler Laval and Senator Borah has
served to illuminate the world problem.
On one side Is regional, revengeful
narroWness; on the other side q vast
capacity to visualize problems, so to
speak, from above. That is and always
has been the only way to lead man
kind out of threatening situations onto
common ground, good will and mutual
understanding.
Things Must Be Reshaped.
OF course, things In Germany must
be reShaped entirely, You must realize
the masses who are going to sweep our
delegates into control are thoroughly
disguised and disappointed with all
goings on since Germany signed the
versailles treaty. Those millions be-
hlnd me today are not expecting me to
preserve the present system.
quite the contrary is the case They
are yearining for a new state, new
ideals and heroic conceptions instead
OF the banal platitudes our parliament
tarlsm has bestowed on them these last
years. Those masses want to feel some
one single head Is responsible, and not
the ubiquitous anonymity of the state
bourgeois party system.
SsVenty-fve per cent of all my fol-
lowers are hand laborers and belong TO
the proletariat. This will in itself
Sufrlee to put at ease any one who
might fear secret monarchial plotting
behind our party.
March on Berlin Spiked.
1t stands to reason that the new
state which will emerge in the not dis
tant day will not be abused for the
pleasure OF some selfish clioues. That
would be utter insanity.
nevertheless, new Germany will not
hesitate to re-employ whatever was use
ful in the old pre-war regime.
Here let me say that the absurdity
OF all rumors concerning Na1 march
on Berlin and the like is evident. The
collapse OF the present regime is only
question of weeks or months. Why,
then, try to hasten the process whose
1nevitability is mere matter of organic
necessity? 1t is like trying to hasten
the coming OF Spring with a pocket
lantern
Spring is surely coming for our poor
unhappy Germany, but we cherish no
Illusions that the beginning of our re-
glme Will be easy. However, we are en-
tering on this effort with a solemn
determination to give Germany back 10
the Germans.
Thus far Chancellor Bruening has
made no reply to the Hitler statements.
put tomorrow Or the next day he will
ADDRESS the nation in a radio broadcast
Recently he has been devoting much
time TO consultations with the cabinet
concerning new series of emergency
DEGREES which President Won Hinden-
burg Is expected to sign tonight, and by
tomorrow he probably will have learned
from Prof. Ludwig Kaas, the Centrist
leader and apostolic protonotary, what
the Catholic hierarchy thinks of Hit
lers bid for power. Prof. Kaas is ex-
pected back from Rome tonight.
Meanwhile government circles char
acterized the Hitler assertions as wa
porings" and expressed confidence that
the chancellor will be able to make out
a good case for himself, good enough
at least to give him leeway for the
Winter program of price and wage ad-
Justments, on the success of which the
governments future hangs.
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