-31- that she "must be written off as a bad job", to use the recent confidential words of a high-ranking British official,* and that England must therefore prooeed with all possible speed to rearm for any emergency. Likewise, losses must be recorded in the alienation of Poland by Germany's action in Danzig, and in the rearmament of Belgium which might be turned to the advantage of France. Even the armed "neutral bloc" which is believed to be contemplated in the West and which at the moment would give the appearance of an advantage to Germany, might, under the leadership of England, be used against Germany in the event of a war. Furthermore, the Franco-Soviet Pact which was brought about solely for use against Germany, is still in effect and depending largely on its real military value must be counted as a loss for Germany. Because of the latter's basic enmity towards Russia she also forgoes the possible advantages of arrangements where-by a freer hand might be given her in recovering Memel and the Corridor, or in expanding in the Baltics. In addition, two other really important losses in prestige abroad must be recorded, both resulting largely from National Sooialist internal policy. By the stubborn but perhaps ineffectual doctrine of state domination of religion. Germany has alienated not only * A member of the British Embassy, Berlin. |