Show I ITHE German Anglo Germ Sea Power Pact importance of the German Anglo-German naval T THE 1 agreement reaches far bey beyond nd the five live points contained in the white paper Emphasis is of course upon tonnage ratios These place Germany close upon the heels of France and in advance of Italy The German building program program program pro pro- gram will permit a fleet strength equal to 35 per cent of Britain's which is s also 35 per cent of that of the United States Neither France nor Italy will view this calm calmly the mor more certainly certainly certainly because of the allowance in s submarine tonnage There is though a larger meaning in all this The momentous implication is that Germ Germany Germany Ger Ger- further of her net m many ny has gained recognition abundantly justified contention that the terms of the Versailles treaty are unconscionable Could those treaty repressions have been carried carried car car- ried ned out to the letter Germa Germany y long since would have hive ceased to exist as a 3 nation Under the Hitler r regime the armament restrictions restrictions restrictions re re- re- re were repudiated long before formal notice was given to the world Her land forces I military air service and her navy were being steadily dily built up t This was all in violation of the treaty but buto so o were other signatories violating it in one way or another Hitler r knew there was no chance of winning permission to do any of these things so he bided his is time When he let the world know openly what he had been doing there was the diplomatic fulmination that might have been expected but it was largely a face- face saving gesture in Europ Europe's s 's chancelleries Every e power knew there was nothing to be e done about it Whatever any people may think of the morality of the political ideology of the fuehrer his adroitness as a statesman in handl handling ng both internal and external situations has earned the respect of veteran ministers in Europe He employs the customary unction in telling the powers what he wants to do Then if they temporize or refuse he does as he pleases and to date has been able to get away with it It is no mystery that his people are eager to goose step for him and salute him and to stand in the rain and nd listen isten to his fiery oratory t i Foreign observers believe Britain's move aims chiefly efly to hold a ive power five power naval conference conference conference confer confer- ence this ye year r probably t taking k ng in n Germany as asa asa asa a sixth With the existing naval agreements already fallen apart there is an example of British doggedness The wor world d may look calmly calmly calmly calm calm- ly on this new British Anglo-British accord If it ft is isa isa isa a move in any direction it iV is a a move toward peace because it is another step in modifying the Versailles treaty Altering the harsh terms of that compact is the surest course course away from war I that Europe may ly take |