The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10

done if it had lost a war ana the victors had ordered American troops out of American soil let us say: New England, for an indefi- nite number of years. Do you think "red.blooded" Americans would have stood for this humilia- ton very long2 Do you not think that the American president, who, as soon as the United States got on it's feet again, had sent his army into that American territory would De hailed as a hero and as great "emancipator?"
 First Line of Defense
 Tn the German case the situation was all the more aggravated because the Rhineland is the first line of defense against France, because the Rhineland is the center of our in- dustries, because there the goods are manufactured whose exports keep the German people in bread and butter. because there flows the old River Rhine with all it's folklore, all its historical traditions, all US oio castles and all the good German wine. This territory has been Kept in bondage for the last eighteen years. DO you think that any home-loying and self-respecting nation would stand for such hu- initiation for very long2
 Especially with the threat of a Franco-Soyiet alliance staring us in the face?
 Only First Part
 But that is only the first part Of inc story. The second part shows clearly that Germany wants to live in peace with all its neighbors. Hit Ter has not just sent his troops into the Rhineland for bravado or in order to be defiant. That is nonsense as anybody will tell you who knows something about the psychology as well as the hard pressed position of the German peo- pie. ..,L,o man knows, that this question of the dernilitarized Rhineland was hanging like a dark cloud over inc horizon of Europe. It was terrific and terrifying uncertainty. Now the atmosphere has been cleared. Germany is satisfied and Hitler has proclaimed that he has no territorial aspirations in Europe: That he wants to conclude non-ag- gression pacts with all neighbors of Germany for quarter of century (trat is a long time); that he wants to enter into an air-defense pact with France tthis is very import nrt), and that he wants to re-enter the League of Nations.
 Forget About Poland
 Ee even is ready to forget about the Polish corridor and about the purely German territory Of Memel n the east.
 wnese concessions are tremendous if you know German history and German psychology. They arc the concessions and offers of a great statesman who had both the vision and the nerve to jerk the old Eu- rope out of her pet jealousies and intTigues, and to create new basis for real peace.
 Germany is satisfied within her own borders; 1t does not want foot of foreign territory. It wants to be friends with all of Europe and help to re-create prosperity and world recovery. What more can anybody want?
 France Backs Down
 Paris, March l0-UP) France decided today to waive her demand for military sanctions against Ger many and even. on certain condi- tions, to withdraw her demand that the Rhineland.
 The adamant French attitude veered suddenly today after con- ference of the powers signatory to the Locarno treaty, which Germany has denounced.
 The change came while Capt. An .thony Eden, British foreign Secre- tary, was telephoning London, ad- vjsing his government that Foreign Minister Pierre Etienne Flandin Of France wanted economic and flnan- cial sanctions but not military ones. France decided to abandon her demand for withdrawal of the Rhineland troops on two conditions: 1. Germany must pledge not to rebuil dfortifications in the Rhine land.
 9 Fuehrer Adolf Hitler must mos dify the proposition he made in a speech on May q, 1885, to assure certain guarantees fo. the future" |" Tn the speech, Hitler outlined the conditions under which Germany could return to the League and ag- rec to @ European aerial defense pact.
 Frances change of attitude was governed by realization that she would not be able to obtain effec- tive sanctions against Germany. The present position is that Britain Is now sounding out Germany, trying to get reply from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler to the conditions which France imposes as a price Of per- mitting the German troops to re- main in the Rhineland.
 The conditions are:
 l. The Rhineland must not be for tified.
 2. Germany must return to the League Of Nations
 3. Germany must agree to nego- tiate limitation of land armaments. 4. Germany must agree to a Western European air defense pact.
 Russia Adamant
 London. March l0-(UP)-Russia officially informed Britain today that the Soviet government is "resolutely opposed" to negotiatioee with Ger many and the Soyiets are ready "ac-