The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-02-08
New York World telegram

New York World Telegram
The most tragic thing of all about international
affairs is that while history goes repeating itself
rs ceaseessy as monograph record mankind seems
o learn little or nothing the lesson goes round
md round.
Herr Hitler, for example, right is following
the footsteps of the Prisoner of Doorn 1t quite
if the life and fate of William II absolutely
nothing to him.
Back at the turn of the century the Kaiser could
nave had alliance with Britain for the asking.
france and Russia had long been bad terms.
france and Russia had become allies, and Britain
bought an alliance with Japan in the Far East and
Germany Europe would tend to balance the peace
IF the world.
But the Kaisers advisers put other ideas into his
read. He was told that he, himself, might become
he arbiter of world peace and that the fatherland
WOULD profit accordingly if he held aloof and made
himself balance of power
Rebuffed, Britain turned to France. They patched
Up their teud and promised to support each other in
he Mediterranean. France would give Britain
rec hand in Egypt in exchange for British support in
Morocco.
Incensed at the Anglo French rapprochement the
Kaiser decided to break it up And the way to do
was to frighten England into believing she might
to go to if she stuck by her new-found
rend In person he landed in Morocco and inter
'ened with the Sultan. He virtually forced France
fire Foreign Minister Delcasse for his part in the
,act. He demanded conference-at Algeciras- for
howdown over Morocco. And the implication was
hat the parley had better turn out right or else.
But the bluff failed. The peril of war threw
Britain and France closer together instead of separat
ng them What had been simple understanding
>ver Egypt and Morocco suddenly blossomed into
ull-fedged entente cordiale-a defensive alliance.
What is happening in Europe is but repetition
Of the above Herr Hitler might have driven wedge
between the British and the French had he gone
bout it in the right way And he might have succeed
d in bringing about real rapproachement between
Britain and the Reich.
But like the Kaiser before him. he has tried to
gain his detectives by methods of ruthlessness and
the faces of their makers He has created one of
he strongest machines in Europe. His air force
hreatens London. He has reoccupied the Rhineland.
Reached out after Austria He talks of Wipng Russia
ff the map and using the Urals for Naz garden
He makes ally of Japan, and warns that Germany
must have colonies or fight. He pulls bluff in Mo-
and NEEDLES in SPAIN He cuddles up to Italy
the tender flank of Brtain's shortcut to India
md he rattles the until its clatter is heard all
he way from Gibraltar to vladivostok.
Thus history goes right repeating. The Hitler
ties beginning the old chorus that if
it won't be their fault Nor will it, for that
natter. For really isn't anybody's fault 1t is
verybodys fault. War is always the mistakes every
body makes from the last peace treaty to the next
ltmatum
War is the fault of pathetcally dull mankind
hat listens to historys record it goes round and
-ound-listens but does not learn.