Sir,-Stalin is quoted by one of your correspondents as differentiating between Hitler and the German people. First, one would like to know just what is in Stalin’s mind. Second, what Stalin thinks and what he will be able to do may be one thing, and what the Russian people think and insist on doing, another. In a recent BBC discussion on "What Shall We Do With The Germans?", the participants in which included Harold Laski and Jan Masaryk, this point was raised. Masaryk was asked: "Didn’t Stalin say the other day that the German private, that is to say the ordinary man in Germany, takes what might be called almost an AngloSaxon view of the way to treat the problems of peace?" Masaryk’s reply was: "Possibly a private who is very far from Russia, but I wouldn’t like to be a German private on Russian territory three or four days after the war. If they catch him, they'll kill him." "I agree", said the Englishman who asked the question. A very important point is made by
Alexander Werth, Moscow correspondent of the "Sunday Times" in a recent broadcast from the BBC. Terrible as have been the sufferings of people in England, their country has not been invaded. They haven’t felt the filthy hand of the Hun on their homes, their cherished monuments, their wives and families. Their land has not been befouled. This consideration was put up to Mr. Werth in Russia, and it is evident that there is a fear among the Russians that the English may be too forgiving. Mr. Werth describes Germans in occupied Russia as behaving like grotesque apes. "It is small wonder that at the Moscow circus the other night a conventional German couple appear in the ring, pushing a pram with an enormous chimpanzee inside. That’s the baby Germany has brought up in the last few years." If you think this is crude and cruel, reflect what Russia has suffered. The slime of the beast is over their beloved country. Imagine what a legacy of hate this is going to leave. It will last: for cvenera-
tions.
NEVER AGAIN
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 186, 15 January 1943, Page 3
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