(Continued from page 50) off his yoke might permit the establishment of a Communist Government, That isk has at all times been apparent. It was one which it was desirable to but since Herr Hitler has left no alternative it has now be faced.
It is, consequently, too late now to threaten the Allies with the'terrors of the bogey he has conjured up. It was to be foreseen from the very moment of the announcement of the Russo-German anti-aggression pact, It has grown at the expense of Germany with astonishing rapidity. Herr Hitler himself realizes if, must have realized it when he made so complete a bouleversement of his Policy, probably understood it when he said that the signing of an alliance with Russia would be the precursor of war, which would mean the defeat of Germany. The facility with which he has made other prophecies come true must now inspire the anxiety, which he, and those close to him, apparently experience. He dare not yet mention the slogan "Peace with Germany for the salvation of Europe," within the confines of his own country, for it would be so complete admission of the desperate lengths to which he has been forced in order to hang fon to the spoils he has secured at the expense of the Poles. To the world at large he will stand confessed as a political bank= rupl, with the list of his ruses and surategies rapidly nearing exhaustion. It may be expected that in the course of the next few weeks his endeavours to persuade the Allies to stop military action will be intensified. His need for peace is urgent, That way alone does the semblance of victory lie, for if he can emerge from the present impo with his share of Poland still in his posses sion, it will look as something of a gain to those who will fail to realize for some time fo come that this territorial expansion has been gained at the cost of the surrender of ditional German policies and the acceptance of a subsidiary role in the affairs of astern and south-eastern Europe. But Herr Hitler is not going to be permitted to pose as the Little Jack Horner of Europe, may have his thumb round the plum of half Poland, but he has not yet consolidated his possession of that fruit," Peace manceuvres such as these are doomed to failure, The Reich leader knows the Allies' terms, They are that he should either restore the star quo or fight. The choice is up to him, and linet all the chicanery inthe world will absolve him from ultimately having to make the decision, Didn't Want to be Shocked Jones: "Would you kindly let me. sce the most atrocious—T mean the worer-looking, neckties you have in stock?"
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