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had no choice in the matter, and that
If he had not been resolute and stern,
civil war would have broken out; this
statement he based on the apparent
discord which had arisen within his
own party. One reason why Hitler
seems to emerge triumphantly from
the crisis-in the eyes of his own
peoples, of course, the fact that
all opposition, in parliament and
press, has been completely silenced;
no criticism is tolerated; attacks
against Hitler and his government
need not be very ferocious in order
to be considered treacherous; and
traitors must die" Herr Hitler has
decreed.
So, the compulsory praise which
legislators and newspaper editors in
Germany bestow upon their chancel-
lOr does not, after all, mean so much.
1t does, for instance, not mean enough
to convince the rest of the world that
Hitler acted wisely and fairly. To
the contrary: Summaries of published
opinion in many countries give one
the very distinct impression that the
chancellor's prestige may have suf-
fered a death blow.
Foreign Affairs.
Foreign opinion found no profound
sincerity in the utterances of Adolf
Hitler-had not, perhaps, expected
any, therefore, could not profess dis
appointment. But disappointment was
registered abroad because Hitler
failed to say anything about the for
eign relations of his government;
something had been expected-some-
thing about disarmament, something
about commerce, something about the
moratorium affecting German indebt-
edness to other countries. But not
word was said along these lines.
Treaty Talk.
One special reason for hoping that
Hitler would have committed himself
was the fact that on the day he
spoke, reports were current through
out Europe that secret agreements
had been arrived at between Great
Britain and Franc agreements
which implied the possibility of Eng
land rushing to the defense of France
in case of a new armed conflict.
OF course, London denies; Paris
denies. AS diplomacy goes, denials
are not always to be taken literally,
but in this case there is reason to
assume that no treaty has actually
been contaminated, however much it
may have been discussed. This is not
saying that preparations for some
sort of an entente" or an alliance"
two words, with a shade of differ
ence, which in practice mean exactly
the same thing-have not been made,
but apparently they have not gone
very far.
Russian Idea.
While pausing for the next step,
the London and Paris governments
are sending out "feelers": They are
anxious to find out what may be the
reaction of the world to plan of
so-called regional mutual treaties
closely akin to the plan advanced at
the latest session of the now defunct
disarmament conference at Geneva by
Russian Foreign Minister Maxim Lit
vinOv.
Roughly speaking, the plan COM
prises a set of treaties between ma
tions of southern and eastern Europe,
intended to preserve international
peace, and guaranteed by Great Brit
ain and France.
There may be some justification for
the viewpoint of the German press
that such combinations, in the final
analysis, would simply mean an in
creasing French influence upon Euro
pean affairs, and CORRESPONDENCE