Evening star., 1939-01-30
Russian-German WaI
Would Unite Nations,
Town Hall Is Told
Maurice Hindus Says
Union Would Produce
Great Military Power

SiSut iVlIIItuIy OWCI
War between Germany and RusSit
would result in union of the tWt
countries, regardless of the winner
Maurice Hindus, author and inter
prefer of international affairs, told {
Town Hall audience last night a
the Shoreham Hotel.
'If Hitler should win such wal
he would control the vast resource!
of Russia, which would be at hi
disposal" Mr.. Hindus declared. II
he loses there will be a revolution
in his own country and the people
of the two countries will unite. II
they unite in machine age such as
this, given six, eight or ten years OF
German competence and Russian
resources, you will find them the
most formidable military power ir
the world"
Pessimistic Over Outlook.
Mr. Hindus. pessimlstic over the
European outlook after recent
seven months stay abroad, said that
while Germany does not want te
fight Russia, German agitation ir
the Polish Ukraine might result in
a revolution in this area which in
turn would lead to war between
Russia and Germany.
This revolution may be a peas
ants revolt he continued. IF this
be the case Russia won't let Hitler
suppress it,
Citing the collapse of Czecho-
Slovakia as the greatest tragedy of
Europe" Mr.. Hindus said that the
minority problem in the little coun-
try was one of the most artificial
problems the country suffered from.
Had Hitler been concerned with
salvaging minorities from oppres-
sion, he could have turned his guns
on Mussolini," he declared. mo
minority in Europe has been so badly
treated as that in the Italian Tyrol,
where priests who deliver sermons in
the German language go to Jail. If
the Czechs had nipped the propa-
ganda and terrorization at first
there would have been no problem. f."
Collapse of All Decencies.
"The collapse of Czecho-Slovakia
Is the collapse of all the decencies
Europe ever knew" Mr. Hindus said.
"The Czechs are one of the most
competent peoples in the world.
They are good farmers. Industrial
lists, bankers, skilled workers and
governors. They solved their prob
lens by applying the democratic
formula of reasonableress. 1t is the
one country in Central Europe which
kept its doors open to refugees and
suddenly these people themselves
became refugees
Discussing present conditions in
Europe, Mr.. Hindus said that the
part of Central Europe whose people
are predominantly Roman Catholic
has evidently been willing to brush
aside the appeal of the Pope for de-
cent behavior"
while both peoples have the same
bishop, the Slovaks would like to
cut the throats of the Hungarians
End the Hungarians would like to
cut the throats of the Slovaks," he
continued. The same conditions are
true of the Czecho-Slovakians and
the Sudeten Germans, Mr.. Hindus
declared.
While the Slav peoples are in
clined to fight among themselves,
Mr.. Hindus said, the German peo-
pie throughout Europe hang to-
gether" and for this reason it is
easier to find supporters of the Ger
man regime in every Central Euro
pean country.
Questioned by Panel.
Following Mr. Hindus address a
question forum was .eu by panel
whose members incluGed Frederic
William Vile, political columnist of
The Star; the Rev. Dr.. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., vice president of
Georgetown University; DR.. John w.
Studebaker. United States commits
sioner of education and chairman
of last nights meeting; Lothrop
Stoddard. lecturer and author, and
DR.. Arnold Margolin, former chief
justice of the Ukraine, member of
the Ukraine mission to the League
Of Nations and lecturer at Boston
and Harvard Universities.
Asked by Mr.. Vile if he thought
Prime Minister Chamberlain and
Premier Daladier were wise" in
ignoring Russian military power
during the September crisis. Mr..
Hindus declared that it was "colos-
sal blunder."
At the same time Mr.. Hindus said
that although he doubted the prob
ability of IAN arrangement" between
Stain and Hitler, he learned from
reliable sources" prior to his de-
parture from Prague that Hitler had
sent emissaries to Russia who OBJ
tanned no understanding.
Father Walsh said that since the
treaty of Westphalia, the growth of
nationalism has gradually grown to
q point where "the voice of the spir-
itual element has been minimized' -
Secularization of governments, he
declared, has "minimized the mo-
tives of the church and has fos-
tered a spirit of hate.
Mr.. Hindus, discussing America S
present-day role in world affairs,
urged that the United States arm
to the teeth" especially with an
air force which he said would be
a moral weapon to countries in
Europe which foster a civilization
akin to our own