So much has been heard about Germany's "Lebensraum" it is perhaps permissible to point out that other countries—Poland among them—have a claim to a "Lebensraum" of their own, By "Lebensraum" is meant territory outside its own political boundaries, in which a country has an overwhelming economic interest. Poland's "Lebensraum" is very modest: it consists of the Free City of Danzig. From the viewpoint of Poland's economic independence it is vital that Danzig should not be annexed by the Reich. Otherwise the economic lifeline of the country, her outlet to the Baltic, would come to be at the mercy of Germany, states the "Financial News."
Admittedly, even now, Danzig is virtually under German control. Nevertheless, the Nazi Administrati of the Free City is not in a position to block the port of Danzig for Polish foreign trade. For one thing, that would be suicidal for the city, which lives almost entirely on the profit on Polish transit trade. Once, however, it came under the control of the Reich, such considerations would not deter Berlin from closing the port of Danzig for Polish imports and exports. Even more important, the port of Gdynia would be well within the range to German guns at Danzig. This, with a German corridor across the Polish corridor, would enable Germany also to seal the port of Gdynia.
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