Evening star., 1933-10-18
BY DIR. RAUSCHNING,

BY DR.. RAUSCHNING,
President of the Senate of Free City Of
Danzig.
DANZIG. October 18-The relations
between Danzig and Poland must
always be governed by desire for
mutual cooperation.
This is not only laid down by GER
tain treaties concluc I'd through the in
strumentality of the League Of Nations,
but is also necesSitated by geographical
and economic conditions. 1t was I'M
perative that, at some time or other
conflicts and chickering's should cease
and that the atmosphere Of distrust
should be replaced by one OF mutual
confidence.
Recognizing these necessities and in
spired by the belief that confidence
can only be created by confidence. the
National Socialist government of Danzig
resolved upon a bold step. Its repre-
sentatives went to Warsaw and pro-
posed to the Polish government that
the existing difficulties should be over
come by direct negotiations. 1t can
be said now that the experiment Is a
complete success.
PacificatiOn Route Opened.
dress by applying for a decision ac-
cording to formal law was abandoned
in favor Of a more practical and far
more satisfactory one. that Of subordi-
mating the conflict to the principle OF
acknowledging each others national
interests. In acting thus, the Danzig
government prepared the way for de-
velopment of world wide importance,
the political and economical paciflca-
ton of Eastern Europe.
The unqualified recognition Of the
right of each nation to lead its own
life in conformity with its own ideals
is the OILY possibility by which correct
relations between the peoples of Gen.
trail and Eastern Europe can be re-
established. Such a settlement, in
order to be permanent must be founded
on justice, mutual respect and a sin
cere desire to make it success. Agree
ments secretly subjected to mental res
ervationS cannot be of real use to any
of the parties concluding them. Poll
tics. like business, must be conducted
on honorable and straightforward lines.
Understanding Reached.
The present occasion is not the first
attempt toward an improvement of the
relations between Danzig and Poland
by resorting to policy of direct negotia-
tiCns. But in the past basis for an
understanding was lacking. Poland has
always been a nationally minded coun-
try with national government, where
as DanZ;g used to be governed along
the lines of liberalism and information
alism. Now Danzig. too, has a national
minded government expressing the
national sentiments of its inhabitants
Thus. both peoples have arrived at a
better understanding of each other
their mutural respect has increased
and the necessary foundation for mu-
tual respect has increased, and the
ne cesSary foundation for mutual conf
dence has been created.
The aim of the agreement now con-
cluded on the basis outlined above is to
secure-and. beyond that. to extend
tine vital interests of each contracting
party. Politically. therefore, the great
est stress had to be laid upon~the solu-
ton of the problem of the national
minorities. without which a stabiliza =
ton of the position In Eastern Europe
is unthinkable. In it's treatment of the
problem the Senate OF Danzig has based
itself on Reichs Chancellor Adolf Hit
ler's saying that every nationality is
entitled to receive our fullest respect.
Legal Agreement Basis.
In applying the principal to the Po-
lish minority. the Senate has set an
example which ought to be followed
The action of the National Socialist
government represents the first step
in so far as Eastern Europe is con-
cerned-toward policy of founding the
position of minorities upon direct legal
agreement instead of fixing it, as in
the past, by political treaties.
What is necessary now is to make