Evening star., 1942-08-16

among all these various groups. and
prompt them to bring pressure on
the governments of all countries
concerned, to consent to peace by
negotiation.
In Germany. this idea makes a
powerful appeal to the heavy in
dustrialists. finance magnates and
military leaders-whose interests in
war are identical-because it is
feared that, If Germany were de-
feated militarily, she would have
to submit to dictated peace. In
that case. Germany would suffer
great territorial losses. Her new
frontier-so the industrialists believe
would be the Rhine. the Ems and
the Oder. That would deprive Ger
many of all her coal and effectu-
ally prevent rearmament forever.
Both the Wehrmacht and the in
dustrialists would In that case
perish.
AS long as Goering can make 1t
seem feasible that he might be able
to prevent disaster in this way, he
will be able to count on the support
OF industry, finance and the army.
Because at present nobody is able
to suggest any other way out.
But II, meanwhile, the war turned
decisively against Germany Goering
would instantly be deserted. To
the enemies of Germany, Goering is
an arch-Nazi Nothing can purge
MIN OF the strain of blood. If the
industrialists and the Wehrmacht
were identified with Goering at the
moment OF defeat. their doom would
be sealed. But how does Goering
propose to bring about a peace set
tlement by negotiation?
Concerns Being Re- Privatized.
First, he must restore to the heavy
lndustrialists Of Germany the status
and power they had before he bound
them hand and foot by the four
year plan. This is what he is doing
now. All the great industrial con-
Germs formerly devoured by the Nazi
state are being -privatized. Chief
among them is the Reichswerke
Herman Goering Once the German
heavy industries are again privately
owned, they will as before be
powerful political force. They will
then be able to negotiate with the
heavy Industries of other countries
Goering knows that Hitler-Ger-
many can expect no quarter from
etlher Soviet Russia or Great Brit
ain. In both these countrise the
war against Nazidom is a peoples
war Capitalism. as understood
heretofore, is destined to give nlace
10 new order in which the well
rare OF the masses will be given first
consideration. Goering imapines
mat IN America this is not so He
oeheves that lin the land of un-
united possibilities high finance
heaVy industry and big business
SUN rule. 1t is with them that Goer-
ing intends to come to an under.
standing. ~
AND his plan is to reach them
lhrough the heavy industrlalists and
powerful banks of France. In a
word, Goering proposes to exploit
tne popularity of France in America
10 pull Germany out of her present
mess. II, SO he argues. Hitlerism
could be popularized in France peo-
pie IN America might be disposed
10 change their minds about Ma
tional Socialism. Day after day re-
ports come from France of how
Laval is fast organizing youth and
labor and industry on lines identi-
cal wit hthose in Hitler Germany.
Anti -Bolshevism is the great slogan.
French industry is quite satisfied
TO see French labor organized by
Laval on lines identical with those
used by the German labor front
Because once French labor is grip
ped IN the vice of state control. it
will be as powerless to improve its
own well-being as are the workers
OF the Reich. All the work of
trades unionism will be done. Goer-
Ing assumes this would appeal as
alluringiy to American industrialists
as it does to the French.
In France, Goering has long been
in league with: l, Comite des FORCES:
2. De Wendell group; 3, Schneider
Creusot-all of them great arma-
ment makers who thrive on war, all
at present closely collaborating with
the Reichswerke Hermann Goering.
They are to be deputed to make
overtures to American industry.
That is why Laval has been in
structed by Berlin to avoid any open
breach with America.
Politically, all Goering has to pro-
pose is the threadbare formula:
Leave us alone in the East and we
shall evacuate the West" In other
words, leave us in control of Ger
many, Austria, Czecho-Slovakia,
Poland, European Russia, Baltic
States and the Balkans and we
shall release France, Belgium, Hol-
land. Denmark and Norway. OF
course, after these states have been
reduced to the status of non-entities.