Evening star., 1941-11-21
Urge Toward Unity With Diversity
Called Key to European Situation

SllRle udtlOIldl SlI all ucplCIcS oy
that much the color and strength
of the remarkable and incompar-
able structure that is Europe.
Unity With Diversity"
The Swiss, whose political Or
ganization is the soundest on the
continent, realize most fully this
unity with diversity for that
tiny state grants extreme au-
tonomy to every canton, and even
recognizes eto-Romanic. the
language of a mere handful d
its citizens, as an Official tongue.
Europe-the Europe that seeks
unity with diversity. that recog-
nizes the oneness: Europe and
that yet cherishes nationality
has had two enemies. Those
enemies are modern Germany
and Creat Britain.
Europe has feared modern Ger
many because it fears the will
to dominate rather than to lead.
Specifically, 1t has feared in
Germany the Prussian military
spirit which is without any in
tegration in European thought.
and which is native to the East
ern plains where Europe begins
to die This spirit, since its birth,
has menaced the Europe that
wishes unity with diversity. by
the thread of putting the whole
structure under steel helmet.
Hitler is only the Goth century
version, in the most vulgar form
yet, Of the spirit that all Europe
fears.
But, Europe also fears Britain.
For, if Germany is the enemy OF
Europe's diversity, Britain has
been the enemy Of its unity.
Britain, insular and never quite
European, and the seat, further
more, OF world-w associa-
ton Of non-European states, has,
for her own protection, tried TO
keep balance of power in
Europe, allying herself now with
these continental states and now
with those. but consistently fol-
lowing a policy Of divide and rule.
Federation Is the Answer.
Today Britain is in the mood
to depart from that policy and
prove herself ir. the truest sense
the protector and not the divider
OF Europe. But, Britain cannot
with safety depart from the policy
OF European alliances unless the
United States is prepared TO de-
part forever from its isolationism.
Britain need have no fear OF
united Europe, if the United
States is prepared to guarantee,
together with the united con-
tinent of Europe, the security of
Britain.
If the banner Of European unity
is raised. OF unity with diversity.
it will be the strongest possible
political weapon against Hitler.
OF course, fedora ton. Not
The United States OF Europe"
Europe idoes not consist of.istates
but OF at!onS-eXcept for SWitz-
erland. where. again, the princi-
pie of nationality is kept intact
Perhaps not one federation;
rather probably a series of. inter
locking federations Eastern,
Germanic, Danubian. Latin, At
lantic. Exact equality for Ger
many in such q continental re-
construction.
Freedom for Europe from
British continental alliances. and
the most far-reachins collabora-
ton with the New World, eco
nomically and for defense. This,
of course, would mean more than
unity with diversity for Europe:
it would mean unity with di-
yersity for the whole OF Western
civilization, old and new.
For such a program We would
find allies among all Germans
who are Europeans. and those
are the best Germans. To such
a program all Europe would re-
pair. For it would cut clean
across Hitler's political strategy
by removing his greatest asset:
the deep resistance to the Brit
ish on the continent.
No ambiguous eight points that
completely muff the desire OF
Europe to be one will ever furnish
the plan with which this war
can be won in the realm OF ideas.
And. unless it can be won in
that realm, it will degenerate
into aimless destruction.
TO be continuedD
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