The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-16
HITLER AGAIN

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 Naz oermany's army is on the march again, this snne into what was left of Czechosovakia after Munich
 Compared with the prolonged agony of the Sep ternber crisis this blow almost without warning, but less effective in adding several thousand square miles to Hitler's Greater Reich and sub tracting considerably from what little honor Ger many still held in the eyes of the World.
 e In the days of the crisis Hitter had at least an excuse for conquest in the we-advertised plight of the Sudeten Germans in Bohemia Yesterday there was no justification whatever for thrust which swallowed what left of Czechoslovakia very evil dently against the wishes of the people there.
 The rest of Europe-yes, and too this side pf4he Atlantc-can not escape the clear warning sfGermanys intention to expand at the expense of the weak and friendless.
 -oi It was shocking to us when in September Hitler took over his first slice of Czechosovakia without hand being raised by England France, erstwhile friends and protectors" of the little warborn repub uc Without the precedent furnished by that inter- national steal yesterdays grab would have been just as shocking We used to Naz tactics now evident .Iy,aand nothing from that quarter could be so bold or so ruthless as to surprise
 For the first tme yesterday, Hitler heard the cold taunts of disapprobaton from the people, his reople now The Czechs were proud and patriotic
 
 was just as great as To it they owed the 2oyear existence of their nation as a free republic. To see this valnted and cherished heritage wiped away within six months, for apparent far as they fVere concerned, a sorrowful experience. Will they fall into ne along Fascist axis which runs at right angles to all they have believed in and learned to love? Maybe they will; the Czechs realists as proved when not shot of resistance was fired against overwhelming odds in September 4lo n,1x, yx1a sofar, of all the agrieved. with enough to stand in the streets jeer the invading German arfny
 Knowing what do of Hitler most of doubt that the shouted disapproval of whole populace will give him pause. To his reasoning his destiny and that of Germany when clearly unjustifabe, are of greater moment than the sorrow of a small nation or the outraged conscience of the whole World. 's,.e4 What next? The Germany has not set foot as yet the soil of formidable enemy only that 1 helpless, little nations It is likely that the next step will be taken to another such easy conquest. On the map of Europe we see Hungary, Yugoslavia and Rumania next on the line of the NaA "drang mach osten." Yugoslavia and Rumania examples of Balkan inefficency. Their musical comedy armies are match for German might They have friends in England and France but after Munich what is such friendship worth? Not assistance in battle, certainly And short of that nothing will deter Hitler.
 
 the Nazis. It is friendly" state, which has been yapping at Hitlers heels since last summer. Hun gary profited territoriay the original partition of CzechoSovaka in September and again yesterday ob- v1ousy with Hitlers consent each occasion. It would be neat Nazi trick for Germany to gobble the enlarged Hungary. By such anschuss the Hun garian gains of 1888 and 1889 would become German gains.
 To the north, before Poland and Russia, tasty rorsel for the Naz fork is Danzg free city which Hitler has had his eye for several years and in which Nazis have been working openly for marriage with the Reich.
 Oldest and deadliest enemy of Germany to the East is the USSR Before he tackles the Russian bear Hitler will be sure his Greater Germany" is at bis back with materials for long and bloody war heologically all that Russia stands for is anathema in Berlin Territorialy Russia stands where Germany would like to be- in the rich and fertile fields which geography denied the Reich. Soviet Russia vic- tim of the Nazi thrust. would appear to be a good distance away in the future Staln is tough. He has the largest army in the World. He would be a worthy foe for Hitler and for the present least Hitler is not looking for worthy foe. Like the town bully he is cleaning up on the little fellows first
 " What must England and France think of all thisf AEMunch they gave notice they would not be drawn into the squabbes of Central Europe flagrantly provoked those might be. But England and France mast know that some day. after the German nation has grown fat easy conquest the east it will turn with formidable force to the west Older enemies o Germany than the Russians older than the Czechs Balkans. the French and the English For 2( years they have been strong too strong for Hitler NOW he is drawing himself up their height and vii soon tower over them. When he is that he does