Evening star., 1939-02-21

Nevada, who spoke last night il
ambition of the dictator govern
ments, which ambition, unless OBJ
structed, inevitably will lead to the
most disastrous war in all history.
When Japan challenged the in
dictment of the League of Nations
and the opinion of the world in
1882, and continued her conquest
of Manchuria "a part of China)
the policy of appeasement of Great
Britain was expressed by Mr.. Simon
when he yielded to Japan on the
promise that Japan would not inter-
fere with the open-door policy in
Manchuria and the commerce of
Great Britain. OF course Japan
never intended to maintain the
open-door policy in Manchuria, and
did not maintain such policy. On
the contrary, through a fiction of
local self-government. Japan has
practically excluded the commerce
of all countries-eXcept her own
from Manchuria.
Again. when MusSolini undertook
his unprovoked conquest of Ethi-
opia, the British government, with
absolute influence over the League
OF Nations. composed of over 50
nations, after actuating them to
assert the policy of the League of
Nations, retreated under the policy
OF appeasement Ethiopia was con-
quered. Hitler advanced and forti-
fled the Rhine and Great Britain,
under the policy of appeasement,
did nothing Hitler conquered Aus
tria without battle. and Great Brit
ain yielded under the policy
of appeasement. Czecho-Slovakia,
whose territorial and political in
tegrity were guaranteed by Great
Britain and France and So other
nations. was yielded to the military
domination of Hitler under the
policy of appeasement.
The policy of appeasement has ac-
complished nothing for ultimate
peace. The policy of appeasement
has accomplished nothing for JUS
tice and liberty. The policy of ap-
peasement has been but a process
of surrender and retreat before mill
tary force, with the abandonment
OF every treaty and every promise
of protection to the independence of
small countries and the liberty of
peoples. May we say. however, in
support of the policy of appease-
ment that it has postponed few
days the execution of the victims
The policy of appeasement has not
only been unsuccessful and ulti-
mately destructive. but has been
immoral 1t is evident that no per-
son can die but once, and the period
of life is limited, and that it is far
better that he die few days earlier
for Christianity, justice and liberty
than that he live little longer in
coWardice and degeneracy.
Hitler told Chamberlain that he
was only interested in the borders
of the Sudetenland. A few weeks
later he changed the borders of
Czecho-Slovakia in many other par
ticulars. He declined to permit the
borders of Poland and Hungary to
be joined. Why? Because every
student of history knows that he in
tends to preserve an alley through
which he can conquer Ukrania.
Does any one doubt that Hitler
has in his program the domination
of Ukrania? In fact, does any one
doubt that Hitler has the domina-
ton of Siberia in mind? If so, SIM
ply read his book, "Mein Kampf. ,
He is moving eastward at present
Is he succeeding? Hasn't Hungary
joined his alliance? Hasn't Hungary
been compelled to discharge Imredy
its anti-Nazi premier, and place in
his stead Nazi premier? Did not
the policy of appeasement of Great
Britain surrender to the mercy OF
Hitler not only Czecho- o-Slovakia but
Poland, Rumania, Yugoslavia ano
Turkey? What is there to stop his
domination, if not conquest, of these
countries? What can Holland and
Denmark do with regard to the de-
mands of Hitler, in view of Hitler's
dominating military force and policy
and the policy of appeasement Of
Great Britain?
For the time being, we will pass
Mussolini. He has militarized Italy
to the fullest extent. He has tre-
mendous military force. He is by
force of ircumstances-and may
continue to be-in the Berlin Rome
Toxic axis.
How about Japan? Any student
of history knows the fixed policy Of
Japan. It has been announced toe
often to be misunderstood. 1t is
the domination of Eastern Asia, in
Guiding the islands of the Pacific
It is domination based upon mill
tary power. These assertions have
been made by many students of his
tory and by me on the floor of the
Senate many times. Every state
ment and every act of the militar-
istic clique of Japan justifies these
conclusions with regard to their in
tentions. They are today challeng-
ing not only their sacred agreement
with us, with China and other pow
ers to preserve and protect the po.
litical integrity of China, but they
are violating their solemn agreement
with us for equal opportunities In
China of our citizens with the sub.
jects of Japan. They are now tax.
ing possession of and fortifying the
island of Hainan, only 700 miles
from the Philippine Islands. These
fortifications will control the COM
merce of the Far Western Pacific
They have by word and act ignored
repudiated and challenged their sa.
cred agreement under the nine
power pact They have through
their military authorities and other
wise informed us definitely that
there is new order in Eastern Asia
and that we are out Of the picture
This is the history of the acts, al
least, Of the dictator powers. Their
intent to dominate the world is evi-
dent to any unbiased thinking per-
son. Well, how can this affect III
is asked by even those who have