Evening star., 1941-10-03
Ex-German Adviser
Says Hitler May Alter
War Aims Suddenly
Might Offer Modest Peace
Terms if U.S.. Entered War,
Dr.. Karl Brandt Believes
BY the Associated Press.

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PALO ALTO, Oct. 3.-Adolf Hit
Ter at any moment might suddenly
abandon his aim for great empire
and offer extremely modest peace
terms, particularly If the United
States entered the war on Britain's
side, DR.. Karl Brandt, former eco
nomic adviser to the German gov
ernment, believes.
"Hitler'S aims" DR.. Brandt said
yesterday, shift according to the
expediency of the moment, varying
from claims of correction of a few
minor territorial injustices to
outright domination of the world.
This is a shrewd exploitation OF
the state of mind of nations, which
maintain freedom of discussion and
government by the people. After
eight years 1t still works. 80
IF America should send a large
expeditionary force to Europe in
1912, Hitler might suddenly aban.
don his Eurasion empire aim and
offer to surrender all but few OF
the conquered countries"
Voluntary Exile.
DR.. Brandt, a voluntary exile from
the fatherland, spoke in a sympo-
SUM at Stanford University on the
war aims of the various nations
He is professor of economics there
The symposium was part of STAN
ford's semicentennial anniversary
celebrat ton.
Rudolf Holsti, former premier OF
Finland and still that country s
League of Nations representative
told the meeting that security, par
ticularly against aggression from the
East, was the aim of the Firms.
DR.. Holsti, likewise a Stanford
professor, said his government tool
the position that Russia failed tc
respect her agreement with Finland
in 1920 concerning the autonomy OF
Karelia and likewise had not lived
up to the peace terms of the 1916
Russo-Finnish war.
Japan joined the Axis, said Prof
Yamato Ichihashi of Stanford s
history department, largely because
of hostile Anglo-American prac-
tices against her" He contradicteo
suggestions that German influences
were being established in Japan.
Vladimir Timoshenko, STANFORD
economist. speaking on the aims o
Russia, said the economic isolation
of the Soviets was one of the i'm
| portant causes of world economi
confusion. If Moscow persists il
keeping aloof from the other ma
tions economically, its aims will b.
in complete contradiction of tn
war aims proclaimed by the democ
racies," he said.
Speaking of French aims, Alber
Guerard, also of the Stanford fac
ulty, expressed belief the countr
never would be able TO return to it
republicanism of 1899. He said tn
present policy of the Vichy govern
ment was to seek to be let alone S
that France might work out its owl
salvation.
China's foremost aim. reported D.
Shau Wing-Chan, professor of Chi
nese language at the university,
the recovery of political sovereignty
territorial integrity, including tn
restoration of Manchuria and Jeho
and the cancellation of concession
and leases to foreign countries.
The stated aims of Great Britain
| said Prof. Phillip w. Buck, anothe
faculty member. include the peace
full reorganization of Europe" an
| these aspirations have been rein
! forced, he added, by the eight -poin
! declaration of Prime Ministe
Churchill and President Roosevelt
These are the announced aims,
Prof. Buck said. The real aim
probably are not quite so lofty, We
they are not far from these state
points. The real war aims of Brit
ain, of course. include the preserva
ton of the structure of the Britisl
Empire"