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Soviet .invasion of Poland “as a defen sive move against Hitlerism.” In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain himself has expressed the belief that “it was necessary for the Red army to occupy part of P o l a n d as protection against Germany.” This is an amazing capitulation to Red propaganda, especially when one remembers that only a few weeks ago the Chamberlain government itself re leased documentary proof that Hitler and Stalin had planned the “partition of Poland” before Hitler started- his invasion. In fact, the conclusion of the Nazi-Soviet pact was clearly the signal for Hitler’s aggression on behalf of him self and his Bolshevik partner. It is plain that Chamberlain is almost frantic to avoid war with Soviet Russia and to keep Stalin from giving military assistance to Hitler. But it must be questioned whether a compromise of principle will accomplish this goal. Brit ain entered the war to restore the inde pendence of Poland. If Poland’s old boundaries tire to be restored, Soviet Russia will have to be forced to march out of Polish territory. The British overtures to Russia can only be inter preted as meaning that Britain has giv en up the goal of restoring Poland and that she is reconciled to the Soviet seiz ure. Coming on the heels of Russia’s bully ing and bulldozing of the little Baltic states, the British justification of So viet aggression against Poland is likely to have the effect of encouraging Stalin to perpetrate further acts of aggression. Manifestly, Finland’s position is ren dered still less secure. WAR NOT “PHONEY” TO AMERICA: When the writer was in Canada recent ly, he heard the comment on all sides, “The Americans take this war more seriously than we do.” Canadians are earnest about winning the war, but they seem to be resigned to it with a calm ness and quietness directly in contrast to the American attitude. Far-seeing statesmen in Washington fear our “war consciousness” more than any other current phenomenon. In the first place, they fear that it will lead to our involvement in the war. In the second place, they fear that it is taking our attention off of problems here at home which need to be solved. Real thought and attention must be directed to the pressing problems of the home scene, if America is to be safe guarded. MOSCOW DEFENDS EVOLUTION: A dispatch from Moscow states that the Soviet schools are being purged of “the teaching of Mendel’s law,” because it is “contrary to Darwinism and Marxism.” Evolutionists have long found it diffi- £Continued on Page 492]
Views and Reviews of Current News By DAN GILBERT Washington, D. C , and San Diego, California
STALIN WINS: Recently, a well-known and reliable newspaper commentator in Washington, D. C., stated that the fol lowing “word puzzle” was worked out in Chamberlain’s own office. No mat ter where it was conceived, it obviously reveals a striking truth: M u S s o l i n i H i T 1 e r C h A m b e r l a i n D a L a d i e r CHAMBERLAIN COURTS THE SO VIET BEAR: On c e an international outlaw and outcast, Soviet Russia now finds her affections eagerly sought by all the nations of Europe. One may imagine the disrelish with which Mr. Chamberlain’s government h a s ad dressed itself to this task. Apparently, the British feel that the Nazi-Soviet pact, like the Rome-Berlin axis, will not stand bending and straining. Hence, Mr. Chamberlain has appeared again as a competitor for Soviet Russia’s favors. A new British drive is under way to ce ment an “Anglo-Soviet trade agreement on a barter basis.” The last time that Chamberlain went to court Stalin, he was rudely jilted, and Stalih sold out to Hitler. Presumably, the farce is to be re-enacted. In an obvious effort to curry favor with Sovietism, Foreign Secretary Vis count Halifax attempted to justify the W h i c h W i N s ?
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