Berlin, June 2.
That Great Britain is pursuing a policy amounting in the final analysis to a betrayal of Europe is the icon-tention advanced by Dr. Rudolf Fischer, prominent German jour-rialist, in the June issue of the periodical "Volk und Reich," which made its appearance today.
Events which have occurred since the Munich Agreement, Dr. Fisher writes, are said to have caused Great Britain to lose confidence in Germany, but actually this loss of confidence is a fear that Great Britain will never be able to catch up with Germany in the matter of armaments.
Referring to the proposed triple alliance between Great Britain, France and Soviet Russia, the writer says that Prime Minister Chamberlain is showing great hesitancy in placing the very existence of Great Britain at stake. The moral aspects of Mr. Chamberlain's policy in this direction are immaterial, he asserts, as a military alliance has precious little to do with political morality.
Dr. Fischer then goes on to accuse Great Britain of taking the initiative in building.a cordon of neutrality around Germany on the false sup-Position that it had become impossible for London to come to an understanding with Berlin, Germany, on the other hand, expressly recognized the vital interests of the British Empire in the hope of achieving some sort of cooperation with Great Britain in the international political sphere, Colonies Question All Germany wants is that Great Britain should display understanding of Germany's difficult position as a continental power, upon whose standard of living the future of all Europe depends. But Great Britain, by failing to grasp the nature of the role Germany plays in Europe, has come to imitate the policy of successive French governments, a policy which ended in miserable failure.
The only basis for genuine cooperation between Germany, and Great Britain, Dr. Fischer goes on to declare, has been ignored entirely by British statesmen, although it was plainly defined by the Fuehrer in this" sense: Germany the military power, Britain the naval power.
By seeking to divide Europe into two opposing camps, however, Great Britain is merely showing that she is incapable of conceiving of Europe as a community of nations. Great Britain is actually the possessor of a vast Empire, the main portion of which is sparsely inhabited—for example, Australia, South Africa, Canada and Rhodesia. This fact only serves to emphasize the magnitude of Great Britain's betrayal of Europe. Britain alone will be to blame if from now on there is a decline in the standard of living on the European continent.
It is in this sense, Dr, Fischer concludes, that the struggle of the Reich to regain her, former colonies is a Struggle for the preservation of Europe. "Britain is fighting for the preservation of her Empire, while Germany is fighting for the future of
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