The Lexington advertiser., 1939-08-31
Current Comment
BY HENRY WILLIS


sBitIer Demands" has become famii-
lar headline in the news. Accurately
representing German "Kultur, the
.Mailed Fist" the doctrine Of the "kight
of Might" his most recent demand is
that Poland submit to him even as Cze-
choslovakia submitted. Even as Austria
xubmitted. This time the democratic
powers are in no humor for another
Munich and they have firmly, quietly
IN informed the mad dog. There can
he no mistake--if Hitler demands the
crushing of Poland there will be another
rrAat war. Contrast Hitler's grim de-
n.nds with these extracts from the note
~ the British Prime Minister in an
sver to the German ultimatum; MS
Majesty's government has given pieuse
to Poland that II she is attacked D,rs
ain will give all the assistance IA ner
power." "There is no reason wny 'he
differences between Poland ana oe.
many cannot be settled by discussion -
riven the right atmosphere, but mopii'Aa-
tion, troop concentration, threats aiv
not conducive to such ATMOSPHERE
nThe British people want peace but are
orofoundly weary Of the endless crises
a. security" IF it should be beyond
the wit of statesmanship to come TO an
svreement-resulting in the tragedy OF
Forca being used Britain must soiemniy
declare its full allegiance to the pledges
wade To Poland" "If peaceful good
will Il available, the permanent future
Of Danxig can be negotiated" Inc hote
IL n clear and forceful statement OF 'he
british desire for peace but determlna-
tion TO war with every resource II Hit
ler chooses war.
A Significant Difference. News dis
matches say: "Hitler orders all Germans
in England to return home immediateiy'
And, ENGLAND warns Britons IN Ger
many that they had best leave there as
quickly as possible"
Poland Has An Area OF About loo'-
900 square miles (as big as Montana
plus Delaware) and population Oh o.
moo 900 (about that Of New England
New York and Pennsylvania During
mart of the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries it was a very important coun-
try. During the last thirty years OF the
eighteenth century the Poles were at
tackled by the Prussians, the Austrians
and the Russians. The Prussians were
defeated and driven out. The Russians
sustained several defeats. Then a new
Austrian Army appeared, the Russians
attacked with a fresh army. The Poies
were overwhelmed and the country par
tit;oned-l772, 1893, 1795--between Prus-
Internal 0lSSen-
t;ons aided in the dinal dismemberment
81 Poland. Thus the Poles remained
sarfs fnot so very much better than
slaves) until the end Of the Woria wai
when their old territories were taken
from the predatory states and the couh'
try was re-created. The Nistuia RIVER
drains Poland much as the mississippi
drains the United States. Ihat river
reaches the sea, Baltic, through tne
Danzig area---about as big as Holmes
county-which, though German IN pop
ulation and having local self govern
ment. is part of the defense and Gus
toms area of Poland. There is an addi-
tional narrow strip, the corridor, through
which a Polish railway runs to an all
Polish port. Now comes Hitler with a
demand that Poland hand him instanter
the Danzig area and the entire sea coast
He has moved two million men to the
harder and threatens to attack the Poles
again. Nice prospect for humanity, Tor
Christianity. The British Empire has
told Herr Hitler plainly that they VIII
fight with the Poles. France has like
of avoiding another devastating war rs
her war 1t looks like Hitler has burned
his bridges behind him and the chance
of avoiding another devastating was is
not right jbust now TUESDAY after
noon). 1t is quite a commentary on
something or other that one unbrldled
Dictator can send millions of men, wo-
men and children to slaughter. The
uncurbed lust for power of a single man
has subdued the German people, the
Austrian people, the Czechs, the Slo-
walks, Sent terror to the hearts of the
Serbs, the Roumanians, the Greeks. He
exemplfies German "Kultur" which is
best symbolized by an iron shod heel
The final hour is here. Either the
peoples that value some degree of per-
sonal freedom of thought and action
must top the march of the apostles OF
force or they must acknowledge an ov-
erlord and do his bidding. Such applies
TO US as much as 10 EuroPe' WIN Eng
land and France defeated we, too, would
have to fight losing battle in Mexico
in Central America and South America
We, too, would feel the mailed fist
proud symbol of German might, on oui
checks. Make no mistake, the fight fol
liberty in Europe is our fight.
Open Season for Shooting Doves ha
been announced for this territory as be
ing split again into two seasons. Sep
tember 15 to Oct Id and Nov. 30 to Jan
IL, all dates inclusive. No reason is as
signed for the change to slightly late
period than last year. Presumably tn
daily bag limit remains at Is.
The Panama Canal passed its frs
ship from ocean to ocean twenty-fiv