Evening star., 1938-10-02

NCA1lld1l O11CSld, COWd1O IIle
Marienbad, Franzensbad, Joachimsthal
and Terplitz-Schoenau annually at
tract patients from all over the world
men and women who bring foreign
exchange.
Lacks Foreign Exchange.
One rub, among others, in the devel-
opment OF German-American CONNER
cial relations since the Nazi accession
to power has been Germany's dearth
Of foreign exchange with which to
pay for American raw materials.
There is feeling that situation will
be eased quickly when the spas Ger
many is getting from Czechoslovakia
take up full activity again.
But there are other signs Of an
earnest desire by Germany to con-
clude commercial treaty with the
United States.
State Secretary Rudolf Brinkmann
OF the economic ministry, speaking
August II before the American Cham
Der of Commerce in Berlin, clearly
indicated Germany's desire for a COM
mercial accord with America.
When Hitler, In his Sportspalast
address, renounced all further terri
torial claims in Europe, every one
naturally asked
What about Danzig? Memel? The
Polish Corridor? South Tyrol? o.
to put it differently: What about the
Germans in those areas, and Hitler.
proclaimed mission as the pro.
tector of all Germans?
Hitler. at state banquet May ir
Rome. declared the Brenner Pass the
boundary for all time between Ger.
many and Italy. That meant he re.
nounced territorial claims to the South
Tyrol, which Italy got from Austris
after the World War. Since then
there have been frequent rumors thai
the German element there soon woulc
be given the option of settling in Ger.
man Austria.
Groups to Be Transferred.
The Munich four-power accord pro-
vided for optional transfers of racial
groups on the wrong side" of the
Czechoslovak-German border as it
Will be drawn. This principle might
be applied not only in Czechoslovakia
out wherever else interchanges might
prove desirable. Belgium, for instance
has Eupen and Malmedy, which she
gained under the Versailles treaty,
and party of Schleswig went to Den.
mark, both with German peoples.
Danzig constitutes no problem In
German eyes because it already is
under Nazi domination. 1t was be-
lleved that at any time Poland might
see f1t to declare herself disinterested
in Danzig, the Danzigers could de-
termine their own fate and 70 over
to Hitler without him making any
territorial claims.
Memel went to the League of Ma
tions and was annexed in 1923 by
Lithuania.
Whether Memel becomes a part of
Germany appears relatively imma-
terlal now that Germany has become
so great power that Lithuania can
not do otherwise than grant autono-
nous rights as wide as possible to the
Memelites.
Should Memel, acting on the prin-
ciple of self determination, demand
and be granted by Lithuania the
privilege of a plebiscite, the little
German enclave would decide to be-
come a part of Greater Germany,
it was expected, without Hitler lifting
a finger or violating his word that
Sudetenland constituted his last ter
ritorial claim in Europe.
Others Drawn Into Orbit.
Germany's growth from a nation Of
So 100000 to one of about $4,000, 900,
through the acquisition of the Saar
Valley, Austria and Sudetenland, and
the enormous improvement of her
geographical position on the Danube
has made her an economic factor in
Europe which almost automatically
draws series of countries into her
orbit.
Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and
Hungary for some time have been
considered virtual economic satellites
Of Germany. Czechoslovakia, it is felt
cannot do otherwise than also become
an economic satellite. Rumania, too,
may decide to come within the German
orbit.
Economics Minister Walther Funk
presently is engaged in a good will
tour of the Balkans-with Turkey as
his special objective. Thus, step by
step, Germany's "drang mach osten"
(march to the east) has been-or Is
being-satisfield
This does not mean that Germany
wishes to conquer any of these states
in a physical way nor rule over the
populations there. Hitler wants no
racial irredenta-he wants homogeneous
rights of Teutons. But he wants all
OF his people to have plenty to eat and
enough work to keep everybody en-
ployed.
Economic penetration OF the Balkans
would give him access to many riches.
Acquisition of colonies would make
him master of more economic riches
besides offering the opportunity to
take care of the German population,
which is growing constantly.
Feared Four-Power