Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-06
On the Record
WolIoce's Proposal to Disorm German Mind
Means Winning Of War by War Alone

waste the land ana upfOOt and
destroy the race in stock and
and branch-or Immediately in
tegrate it indissolubly into a new
international order.
Two Things at Once.
The Treaty Of Versailles did
neither. 1t disarmed Germany
and in a few years everybody was
tired Of keeping her disarmed-
and 1t left her strong enough to
bring forth the energies for the
fantastic challenge of this war.
Energies, furthermore, famed by
a feeling of humiliation and in
feriority. Humiliation and in
feriority do not create pleasant
people. That is one practical
argument against the persecution
OF races. Offering Germany eco
nomic equality with political in
feriority also does not answer the
problem. People can be rich and
feel frustrated and inferior, too.
And eventually economic power is
always used to get political power.
The Treaty Of Versailles Meth
er destroyed Germany nor did it
welcome a free and republican
Germany into a fellowship of re-
Cancellation and mutual collabo-
ration.
The bad effects of the German
education of youth are conse-
quences Of this political situation.
The education previous to Hitler
was the symptom Of nation
that, not being sure Of its inter-
national position, tried to do two
things at once. And it is this
uncertainty in the German mind
that must be resolved. A new
Germany must know where she
stands and must know it from
the outset.
Way to Hasten End.
Furthermore, ii she could
know it in advance, and know it
with complete clarity, it is my
belief that We could greatly hast
en- the end of this war.
For, as things stand, it is diff
cult to imagine any responsible
persons in Germany who would
be willing to take the risk Of
overthrowing the Nazi regime.
No person and no group will take
that risk unless they believe they
will be able to save their country.
They may think, as thousands in
Germany certainly do, that it is
going to be destroyed anyhow il
the war goes through to its ulti-
mate denouement. But they are
not going to compete with Hitler
for the role of being those to an
nounce and ratify the destruc-
ton. We are, therefore, insist
ing on winning by war alone
what We might be able to win by
war and revolution.
But by doing so, we shall not
escape the revolution either.
Germany will either have that
revolution to which we give en-
couragement, aid, and direction.
or she will have another revolu-
ton. And maybe we won't like
1t 50 well. We might at some
future date occupy Germany and
md ourselves confronted bv a
revolution which we do not know
whether to support or to sur
press. What has happened in
North Africa is nothing as COM
pared to what is brewing in Euro
pean countries and that is MOTH
ing compared with what will one
day break loose in Germany.
We must discern what is good
for ourselves, for Europe, and for
the world, and having discerned
1t, attempt to find partisans in
all countries including those of
our enemies to collaborate in
establishing it. A new hope, a
new faith, a new world, and In
concrete terms. With that We
can hope to win victory by many
different means.
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