Of the many queer anomalies which the development of racialism in its exaggerated form has produced, surely none is stranger than that of the Austrian press unanimously vociferating against young Jews being permitted to leave Austria at the present time, in view of the danger of a possible Czecho. German war. It is reported that the authorities have cancelled the permission for Jews to Teave the country, but," whether that is so or Rot, the' Press outery alone is sufficient to arouse much cynical reflection, Surely no higher claim ezn be made by the State than that its citizens shall fight in its defence. But as an offset to that claim there is the duty which the State owes to the individual, in the safeguarding of his rights and liberties. It cannot be gain said that the Jews in certain of the totali arian states have been or are being deprived of everything which makes residence in those countries desirable. They are even being {forced to emigrate, where' they can, under conditions which must arouse the keenest pity for them in their tragic lot, and yet when it comes to warfare it is, in the eyes of at least For Home Consumption The most serious development in the Euro-Jpean situation during the week end was the Temarkable outburst of Field Marshal Goering who adumbrated the possibility of a world war and the certainty that if such did Jeventuate Germany would win, and not lose. Nt is the first time a European statesman has mentioned such a thing, and the repercussions fare likely to be important. It is necessary, however, to remember the conditions in which ithe speech was made, and the fact that, after all, the last word willie in the mouth of Herr Hitler today. Field Marshal Goering iwas obviously speaking more for home consumption, than for abroad, though he appears to have' been perfectly reckless as to the effect of his remark outside the borders of Germany. 'There are ample indications that there is n large body of German people, both inside and outside the Reich, who regard the Possibility of war with the' greatest dismay. There are German militarists who are by no means sure that Germany is in a position to wage another war successfully at this present juncture. Thus to quote a military essay by Col. Conrad, Chief of Staff of the 18th Army Corps in Salzberg, himself a Reich German, wrote, concerning the necessity of a quick and successful descent into Czechoslovakia:
The line of thought, decisive in itself, takes on finality from the fact that Germany cannot. carry out a long war, and the dearth of material, demands the quickest possible ending of campaign, That contrasts with assurances given by some lof the German leaders favouring a gamble in Czechoslovakia, it is true, but from all that thas happened in recent years, it is extremely doubtful whether Germany has accumulated the immense food reserves which' will be Inecessary to maintain the people during a war lof any great length. On the general showing it is yet too early to prove the success of the lpotiey of autarchy, for should it fail great will be the failure thereof.
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