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would be fought to the end, but how would it benefit those who
lived after it? He was sure that common sense would triumph,
and that the two peoples racially akin with the finest qualities
would not commit suicide.
 
 
Lord Lothian stated that England had had no experience
of Bolshevism, there had only been two Communist M. Ps. since the
War. Regarding Spain, most Englishmen thought that Spain had
best be left to work out its own salvation, and would find means
eventually of establishing a Government characteristic of the
Spanish nation, which would be neither a government of Generals 
nor Communist, but something in between. Anglo-German friction on
this subject would disappear.
 
 
Regarding the colonial question, this was inseparably
mixed up with economic questions. Territorial exchange was an
extremely difficult matter. But 1% was not right to assume that
England took the view that Germany should have no colonies, colonial
adjustment, though not on a large scale, was not impossible.
There were other questions, particularly Eastern Europe.
Lord Lothian enlarged on nationality as basic factor in the rodern 
world, and how recognition of the right of each to existence was
the corrective of the British Commonwealth, and had made possible
the new relationship between U.S.A. and the South American States.
Was not the establishment of a similar rdlationship between Germany
and Eastern European States the key to the solution of Germany's
European problems? If confidence could be created in Germany's 
will and power to respect the integrity of Eastern nations of
Europe it would make an immense difference in England. Moreover
was not recognition of nationality a basic principle of National
Socialism? Germany's role in this sphere was clear.
(The British Foreign Minister, proceeded Lothian, in his speech
at Leamington had defined British Foreign Policy in an authorised
statement. This was the British constitution to clearing up the
situation regarding sphere of vital interest. Britain had no
primary interests in Eastern Europe.