Evening star., 1938-03-02
Power Policy
Britain Has Glass Division on Issue of Joining in
Fascist Movements

argument that all the Slavic peoples
should join the Great Mother Of all
Slavs, and be rescued from German
domination and from Fascism? And
why should not Russia use the same
technique that Hitler is using-of
stirring up and revolutionizing the
neighboring countries with . view to
absorbing them?
Why, when Germany was still mill
tarily weak, and when the govern
ments Of both Germany and Austria
wanted to negotiate customs union,
was that request refused? Why was
the independence Of Austria sup
ported BY the British Just as long as
1t cost nothing to support it? And
what possible deduction can one
draw now, except that the democratic
countries are yielding. not because
they concede principle, but because
they are afraid? And what will the
eventual result of yielding under
pressure Of threat be, for any SEM
blance Of law and order in the world?
The union Of Austria and Germany
offends the consciences of civilized
people, not because two Germanic
peoples may unite, but because they
may unite under duress and under
q banner pledged to the brutal perse-
cution Of . minority-the Jews, who
number 100000 in the Danubian
basin; because they Herewith Join q
closed economy organized for war or
for the dictation of further peace"
by the threat Of war; because they
join a despotism committed to the
same program Of a monopoly Of trade
in an area, which Japan has for
China. and has already made ef7ec-
tive in Manchukuo; because they silly
themselves with . policy which has
openly announced its intention Of in
terfering in the internal affairs Of
other countries, wherever 1t thinks
communism" may be rearing its
head-"communism" being whatever
they interpret 1t to be- What Of these
policies will Germany concede for
peace?
Terms Already Offered.
1t Is said that unless the rest Of
the world comes to terms with the
relationships they will make war.
But terms have already been
offered to dictatorships-very gen.
erous terms indeed. The French
Prime Minister Mr.. Blum, offered
to make far-reaching economic agree
ments. to make loans, to extend
70 I,Ns 70 ~,
tion Of German colonies, provided that
Germany would make terms Of
political and economic appeasement
with France and the rest of Europe
These proposals were denounced in
Germany as oriental trickery."
The United States, the richest and
most compact market in the world.
has continually offered to Germany
and the world. under this admins
tration, increased opportunities for
trade through the lowering of tariff
barriers. Far from accepting, Ger
many denounced her trade treaty
with the United States And this
is the crux of the matter: Ger
many, under her present system, can
not enter into any world trade system.
The Four-Year Plan Is not hostile to
exports, but is a sworn enemy Of
imports" says Maj Gen. Fritz Loeb,
the principal planner Of military
economy In Germany. and the father
Of the Four-Year Plan. The German
economy is called by the Germany
government "wehrwirtschaft" - mill
tary economy-and that means that
Germany and the democracies do not.
and cannot, speak the same economic
language: and it means that II Ger
many becomes stronger under this
system, she, in collaboration with
Japan. will have the power TO de-
moralize the free economies Of the
whole world, with revolutionary i'm
plications.
Power Policy Plus.
1t seems to me that the mistake
which is popularly made Is to think
of present movements in Europe in
terms Of old-fashioned power policy,
instead Of recognizing that we are
dealing with power policy plus revo-
luton. It Is certainly highly sig
nificant that there is a class division
in England on the issue Of collabora-
ton with the Fascist powers. 1t is