Evening star., 1936-09-27
GERMANS THINK ATTACK
ON SOVIET MUST BE SOON
Officer Asserts Delay of as Long as l8
Months Would Be Suicidal to
Nazis, Observer Reports.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


"o,wo W i, edsaa1n.S 1T sh1s you; ovsr who s5s are
spreading Of communism
= In Europe, are not afraid
that a war against Russia will be the
signal for the communication of the
whole Of Europe?" I asked a high
ranking German ofiicer. You admit
that a modern war will be SO ruthless
so brutal, that neither those at the
front nor those in the rear will be
spared. Under the circumstances it
seems probable that after a few
months Of suffering, the combatants
might turn their weapons against
their own leaders, and period Of an
archy such as has not been seen since
the religious wars of the seventeenth
century might follow?"
My German friend reflected for a
few seconds and replied: That is a
thought which people in the so-called
democratic countries seem to share
with certain degree of sincerity. But
these fears are quite baseless." Then
he proceeded to explain the theory
which seems to be prevalent in the
general STATS in Berlin and in Rome.
The possibility of a general up
heaval among the nations Of conti-
mental Europe might exist II it we're
not for the power of the German and
Italian armies. At the present mo-
ment all the efforts of the diplomats
of the Reich are directed toward an
isolation of the Russian-German con-
flict in Europe The German Arnbas-
Sadors In Paris and In London are en-
deavoring to persuade the French and
the British governments to refrain
from intervening in the forthcoming
conflict, for the sake of Europe's
peace. Herr Hitler wants to fight this
war in the "old chivalrous manner in
which duels used to be fought, when
God decided the success of arms in
favor of the righteous" Germany has
no allies and does not want any. 1t
will have only two seconds
and Austria -Hungary-to watch that
no one jumps to Russia's rescue, thus
unfairly compromising the success of
the Reich's arms. Hitler demands
that Russia's many allies shall do the
same. And the arguments which Hit
ler's Ambassadors use In their con-
versations with Leon Blum and An
thony Eden are that II either of these
two countries rush to the rescue of
the Soviets, the war will become a
world war, with the result that, in
the end, We may have a general So
cial upheaval in Europe and else
where. =
Don't Mind Mobilization.
I'VE don't mind" say these diplo-
mats, "if France, to give the appear
ance that she intends to live up to
her system Of alliances, decides to
mobilize her forces, so long as we
know that she will not use them:
neither will We mind II the other
countries take the usual military
measures which are inevitable when
two major nations are fighting. But
we hope, for the sake of the main
tenance Of order in Europe. that none
of these forces will be used aggres-
sively."
The Berlin general staff consider
with astonishing serenity the conse-
quences of Russian German conflict.
The talks between the Italian and the
German ranking officers have result
ed in a plan of operations which might
avert a general European imbroglio
While the German forces will make
their way into Russia either through
Czechoslovakia. Hungary or Rumania
or over the Vstula, Italy will mobil-
ize her fighting forces. thus serving
notice to France and Yugoslavia tc
keep quiet. Rome will lay the role Of