The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-21

It is too early as yet to say what the verdict will be, but consents in diplomatic circles is that it may be the latter.
 Chamberlain had one great thing to gain by his sensational flight to Hitler's mountain top time. If he could sidetrack Nazi military intentions and divert them into a maze of diplomatic conversations, then war might be postponed until the winter months and after.
 On the other hand, Chamber lain had one great thing to lose realization by Germany that the British are scared, so scared that they may not come to the aid of the Czechs and France.
 This is what Che Nazis are dee voutly praying, and definite evi- dence of this was what they got from the Chamberlain trip. The natural interpretation was that Germany now was top-dog in Eu- rope-strong enough to make the British lion put its tail between It's legs and plead on pended knee for peace.
 British Meditation
 It is now an axiom of history that if Sir Edward Grey had told the Germans flat.footedly in 1914 that Britain would come into any war, then the Kaiser never would have invaded Belgium.
 Today 1t probably is equally true that If Chamberlain told Hitler flat-footedly that Britain would fight, then the Nazis would not ~invade Czecf1esiovakia. = = ~''
 Today, however, British bel- ligerency Is so discounted by Franco's sinking of 50 British ships, with hardly . protest from London, that Germany figures Britain will take almost anything lying down.
 That is why Chamberlain would have had to talk really tough to Hitler to get anything across, and that is also why all reports from Berchtesgaden conversations indi- cate that Hitler, not Chamberlain, was the man who talked tough. He is reported to have informed his British visitor that the Su. deten area was one for Germany, and Germany alone, to settle, and he wanted no help from the rest of the world in settling 1t.
 Alleged unfair treatment of the Sudeten Germans. of course, Is only Nazi excuse for attempting to lay hands on the long corri- dor of Czechoslovakia extending southeast to the wealth of Ru. mania and the Russian Ukraine.
 And no matter what Cham. berlain may work out with Hit. Ter, 1t can only be postpone ment of the Naxi determination to lay hands on that corridor. When this comes, 1t will mean war, for both Cexchoslovalxia and Russia are sure to fight.
 NOTE-Henry Adams, writing in 1899, said: "For the last gen. eration since 1865, Germany has been the great disturbing element of the world, and until its expan- sive force is decidedly exhausted I see neither political nor econ- omical equilibrium possible"
 Nh Chances
 Whatever the President may have thought privately about Jim Far ley,s coolness toward the purge campaign, the warm personal re- lations between them remain tin- changed. as indicated by the fol. lowing incident:
 Farley was in New York, pre-. pairing to leave for q speaking en- gagement in the South, when the White House telephoned to ask him to stop off in Washington for . conference with the Presi- dent. After their talk Roosevelt asked Jim what time his train was departing.
 "I'm thinking of taking a plane" Jim said, because I don't know whether I can make it by train."
 DO me . favor, Jim," was the Presidents earnest reply, "go by train. Things are too disturbed and unsettled to take even an outside chance of los- ing you. I need you around, Jim."
 NOTE Emerging from the war clouded Cabinet meeting last Fri- day. Farley was asked by newsmen what he could tell them about the international situation. Not much. boys" he answered crisply, I'm having hard time keeping up with domestic affairs"
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