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Hitler's Latest Plans

The New York Times" has published a memorandum obtained "from sources regarded quarantecing its authenticity. purports to be the in The plans pleted in August by the Ritoentrop Bure Hhased om the defeat of Great Britain snd call for partition "tore th of a Vucostavia would the an ip between Bulgaria. Itaneary all er wetting th Dalmatian 60a "Saded, "Germany will demand The probability of some such scheme exist-the Nal amind ie clearly shown vall that har happened up. tothe preseat." "The Treaty of Brestaitoie must always be cee representing the minimum of Germany?

the opportunity, Hitler would undoubted a t Russia, and, if he ever had force upon Russia an arrangement equally fiiguitous "as that schich. Imperial Forced upon a Russia in revolution.

Aiicd, efetory which prevented the implement the victory eventually thwart German itis interesting to realize the fate which Hitler fancies he has in store for Italy.

Mussolini has already been forced to accept the subordinate role in what he believed would be. an canal partnership. Under the reported scheme he would have his desires relative 10 Nice, Corsica, and Tunisia, satisfied but would have fo witness a meditation of frontiers in northern and eastern Italy which would give Germany "the long. desired outlet on the Adriatic. Mussolini would have to be satisfied with" the Dalmatian coast: Trieste would be est fo him, and when all this had been done he would see his country pass under German domination. 'That something of the sort has been contemplated all along by Hitler has been obvious. He has been stringing Mussolial along with many fine words, and. glamorous pro: mises, a fact which hes' been recognized from the Very beginning by observers, and. which has been made sit the plainer during recent mranths. But. been the dream and lization there stands' the might of the British

before he can hope to secure the ends he view." That he hax made large concessions Mussia only means that 1 suited his pur pace the time to do ro. Undoubtedly he Intends, ever has the opportunity, which he will hot, to Regal. sit that his Wooing of Masa forced" him' to surrender. "A Baltic. not dominated by Germany i unthinkable to the Germans. The storehouse. of the Ukeaihc, necessary for the maintenance "of Germany cannot possibly be allowed to remain in Russian hands, While @ powerful Russia-would remain constant monde to all that the. Nazis. hold lear. Hiller "new order" tu, Europe means tne, complete reduction of all Buropean nations fo. German domination. Eventually. for it 18 Stil "Deutschland Uber Ailes" he seeks to sue jugate the whole world. For avery small man hie has a very forge appetite but there Is every reason {0 believe that he lis already bitten oft tore' than he can chew, and even' the defeat Great Britain' before this present-winter teems to. have been grievously misted, The sooner Mitler and his accomplices begins cone Sidering anew programme in which they wil definitely set for themselves the day on which ey' will have to sue for peace the better for Germany sell. 'That st least' wouta help. race "ig present "wary arent. suerings and what is more sutorings which are doomed be bootless. " cee

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