CONSIDERABLE part of public opinion in the world, even in those count ies which belong to the so-called peace front, mistakenly considers the Dan: question to be exclusively a Polish-German matter. True, the enormous majority of this public opinion supports Poland i this conflict but none the less considers that it is a purely Polish-German one and that whatever solution will be found for it can: have actual significance only for Poland and Germany. It is upon such a standpoint that all argumentation is conducted in this matter and that various hypotheses are erected.
Such a train of reasoning is, howwer, quite an erroneous. one and merely testiNies to the fact that the Western European and overseas peoples orient themselves feebly on. the Whole with regard to the actual nature fof the Danzig question.
As a matter fact, the conflict which has broken out with regard to Danzig is a Pol German one only in small degree; Ihas a much wider aspect and its Ineldence Is far broades—it is an all-European problem, one which may havea decisive influence on the shaping of the map of Europe, on the balance of power, and on' the further fates of that continent, Should the Reich succeed in taking over Danzig, Germany would tomatieally #0 menace Poland on the Balti oust that such menace would be tantamount to the actual cutting off of Poland from the sea and to the destruction of her independence, fal Toast in the economic sense and in great measure also in the military tone. The outcome of such a slate of affairs would be that Poland, would likewise then lose her freedom of action In home political affairs and Inthe free choice of whatever political system to which she could belong.
With the occupation of Danzig, Germany could at any moment fully fruit through Poland's narrow com~ munications with the sea and could always force Poland to enter within the orbit of the German political system.
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