The Guardian And Evening Star, with, which is incorporated the West Coast Times. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1938. AFFAIRS IN GERMANY.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1933, Page 4

The Guardian And Evening Star, with, which is incorporated the West Coast Times. THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1938. AFFAIRS IN GERMANY.

A remarkable situation has -developed of late in Germany, and .’the position is that the peace of /Europe is affected. The hopes of the Disarmament Conference are fading away, and with negative results ;iu that quarter, it is not unlikely that the tread of the World Conference falling .'due next month, will be : affected. ■ No doubt ip was hoped that proceedings at Geneva would have/ reached a satisfactory climax to, gave the way/, for a more satisfactory /'outcome to,- the financial discussions; in London. ica has made it plain all along that the Er/'opean nations are spending too much on armaments and. military foi’oss, arid any debt settlemmit with the United 'States wilL/be consistent with the national warlike! /preparations. However, Germany .is" not disposed to meet the proposals rjt Geneva, and under the adopted Hither policy, is growing intensely militant and carrying out a domestic fr/iiey which is revolting to most nritibns. The state of affairs there appears to be worse than in -war timti, for the enemy is within, and no 1 security to life or property may be /depended on. This state of affairs is yery unsettling for those anxious to aoe an ordered policy restored to Europe. Germany appears to be tile complete block to progress in .real disarmament such as wag visualised at the . late conversations in Washington. It will be a severe blow to world affairs if the state of. Germany and ,the attitude of the German leaders , to the disarmament proposals prevents the , realisation of world hopes in respect to more stable international relations. It is greatly to be feared that the effect on file coming World Conference , will he adverse also.-. Bargaining for-a world recovery while a unit is -disposed towards warlike conditions, in the wrong atmosphere for reasonable results. It is true of course that the nations need not fear Germany or any attempted overt acts from that quarter, but while the threats are there and the state of unrost prevails, Germany continues the -bar to- peaceful results. It can well; be understood that there is disappointment at the trend of events after working up the possibilities to the stage reached so successfully in the early international negotiations. It seemed a great achievement when Britain and Italy first came to a satisfactory basis. Then there were the overtures with France and America. All went- wonderfully well till /Germany, though given the opportunity t-o enter the international fold, not only disagreed with the proposals, but developed a home policy which has stirred up antagonistic feelings among most onlooking. nations. But despite what .the world has said of this domestic policy, the reign of terror continues and the racial feud against a large section of the national]* continues. The situation hag developed rapidly, hut it has brought out protests delivered in the highest places, vet without effort The latest developments show that there is the greatest concern in diplomatic circles, and that the honor hsuo of pending events is now in the gravest doubt.