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of Ausland-Germans called to meet at Konigsberg in
June. In the call it was stated that all the country
along the Baltic coast"ought to be ours, and we urge
attendance of Germans all the way to the Black Sea" ;
report of this in our last pouch. I can see no other
objective than conquest. Why should we and other
representatives of foreign countries be urged to
attend movies here which make Napoleon I. a great
hero and repeat the idea: "Er ist der Fuehrer des
ganzen Europas", with hearty applause from audiences?
One needs not to give further proof, though I know
there is a wing of the Reichswehr whose leaders are
very fearful lest some blunder precipate the issue
too soon.
Everything I have noticed here tends to
show that Germany and Japan have some
entente
.
The new Ambassador has several times betrayed evi-
dence in that direction to me. The Japanese Naval
Attache was here about two weeks for conferences
late April and early May. He is almost an under-
study of Goering; and the fastest submarines ever
made are now building at Wilhelmshaven. Once a
break occurs in the Baltic or Austrian areas, I
shall look for a break in the Far East. It is not
insignificant that three weeks ago Tokyo and Berlin
Foreign Offices opened long-distance conversations.
While I do not think the Chancellor will wish to
make a war before May 1937 or 38, I believe I am
right in saying that it is a fixed purpose. Such is
the view of every leading diplomat here.
You say: "What can one do?" I can only
rehearse some of the false moves we have made. All
Europe was prostrate 1918-20. The Americans had
fought simply to end war, and Americans were then
due 11 billions public and several other billions
private debts. Wilson had made definite constitu-
tional commitments. All the leading Republicans
over the preceding decades had supported the World
Court at the Hague - all Europe, except Germany,
favorable. Leading Republicans had agitated for
a