Blackmail or War? the Editor of the "Norri-Camia Darcy News"
"Sim—The suggestion made in today's editorial that If Chamberlain's Jpoliey vis-A-vis Czechoslovakia fails will "have done no great amount Jot harm, indeed it may have done }good in' affording Great Britain a flonger time to be prepared against eventualities" hardly seems to be a realistic or complete analysis of recent events.
Many hold the opinion that this Jeross betrayal of a minor democratic state by two of the world's largest democracies in face of threats from a Fascist power and following similar surrenders in the eases of Spain, Austria and China is the outward and visible sign of what other small countries elsewhere may expect under similar circumstances jin the future.
History also teaches the lesson
capitulate when pressure from that if Chamberlala and his ie will Jpowers outside the national boundaries becomes excessive, he will act Tikewise inside the national bound-ries, should circumstances arise.
That such circumstances are within the Bounds of possibility has been proved by events in Spain, Austria, [Japan and the US.A. (witness the tempt to enlist the ald of General 'Smedley Butler, etc). In the last~ mentioned ease 'Government investi ition shewed these anti-democratic forees to have had considerable funds fat their disposal and it is common' Knowledge that Hitler's fateful putsch would never have succeeded But for the material assistance of Messrs. Krups, Thyssens, etc, and Franco's coup was likewise carried out with the financial assistance of Suan' March, the tobacco magnate.
Attempts to compromise with the Foselst powers have always ended the complete liquidation of the democracies concerned, viz: Ger~ many, Austria and Spain, That wealthy pro-Fascist forces Jexist within the British Empire (in Jaddition to that "vest pocket Musso-ini" Sir Oswald Mosely) is very well known, cases in point being. Sir Henry Deterding, Lady Houston etc, and that there are military lead~ fers" who might defy the Government on behalf of these latter is exemplified by the case of the armed Ulster Volunteers of 1913 led by' Carson, Bonar-Law, Joynson-Hicks, Amery, Birkenhead, Londonderry, ete. who openly challenged the peaceful authority of Parliament with their slogans of "Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right" "Shoot and be damned" etc.
Working class forces cannot afford to ignore Chamberlain's latest policy and should no longer be lulled into 2 false sense of security by any further tall of "democracy" and "carrying out reforms by legislative ction."
The immediate organization of fanti-Fascist. forces is indicated and Very valuable ideas on the above: subjects, from a naval and military standpoint. may be obtained rom inexpensive literature on sale at Yeading local bookstores under the following titles "Germany puts the Clock Back," "The Floating Republic," "Blsckmail or War" etc.
Shanghai. Sept. 22
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