The Archive · 1934

When Electioneering

'Out of power, electioneering, proclaimed in. fly Tea "The struggle to return Danzig to the German Fatherland is near its end. Victory is in our hands." power, running the city, the Nazi leader' sped to Warsaw and promised the Poles that Danzig wanted above everything peace and permanently food relations with Poland.

"I consider agreement," declared Dr. Rauschning, "and T'mean fins permanent, agreement, between Dai zig and Poland absolutely possibi War is no' longer inevitable, once seemed to be, We Nazis know that war is unprofitable'

Yes, but that was known in 1014, True, but only a few persons knew it, and to-day everyone in a position of authority knows. I can Image that political and economical relations between Danzig and Poland could become 30 close, 30 friendly that the question of territory and of frontiers would no longer be in~ teresting. I do not mean that could Tenounce the corridor oF give up our hope of returning Danzig to the Reich, but 1 can readily imagine that if these questions were " post poned and no longer discussed for a period of years, it would be very possible that at the end of that time they would no longer be questions for dispute."

"What period of years are you thinking of? Would you consider ten years as a possible period for such a truce "Yes," replied Dr. Rauschning witha' winning expression of sin cerity, "Ten Years."

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