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attention paid to it both in MEIN KAMPF and recently in anti-Sovietism,
is brought up in this connection.
 
 
National Socialist foreign policy, treated thus far under the aspect of
gains, has also had a number of losses. Frankly and objectively
speaking, however, such losses have been comparatively few, are found,
to be much less tangible than the gains, and seem to be more potential
and theoretical than actual at the moment. For these reasons, it does
not seem practicable to discuss them under the headings of specific
tenets as in the case of gains.
 
 
Generally speaking, Germany's rapid rise to armed power has created
reactions in Europe which do not make for the "peace" Hitler and his
program seem so ardently to desire - in fact, actual advancement
towards European appeasement has been exactly nil, due recently in a
large measure, to Germany.  Diplomacy plus sabre-rattling may be the
means of obtaining what Germany thinks she desires of her neighbors,
but the psychological effect of fear and uncertainty thereby produced,
in itself retards the very progress towards which Germany claims she is
striving, and in that respect she may suffer losses.
 
 
Thus, in spite of the care with which German diplomats and statesmen
have endeavored to handle their relations with Great Britain, the
latter has now quite patently come to the conclusion that Germany
cannot be dealt with on any acceptable basis, '