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Evening Star, Issue 25171, 10 May 1944, Page 3

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ALL GERMANS SHARE WAR GUILT DEFEAT MUST BE DRIVEN HOME PHILADELPHIA, May 8, " We must prove to Germany once and for all that aggression does not pay," said Dr Jan Massarvk, Deputy Prime Minister of Czecho-Slovakia, at the 1.L.0. full plenary session. He added: "I do not want the extermination of the whole German nation. After the last war we lost the peace by not persuading Germany she was beaten. " Sometimes I feel that certain indications of a very dangerous softness are appearing on the horizon. The theory that only Hitler and a few of his guttersnipe partners are guilty is not only untrue, but unintelligent. What a nauseating thought! Seventy million people led into war by one abnormal monstrosity! All Germans are not guilty, but wo Czechs have been neighbours of Germany for 1,000 years, and there is nothing anybody can teach us- about certain bellicose goose-step-ping German qualities. The fate of Germany until the last shot is fired should be in the hands of Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery and their Russian counterpart." Mr J. A. Beasley (Australia), discussing the directors' report, said the 1.L.0. should carry out most important functions in relation to world economic collaboration. "We in Austvalia," he said, " are not content merely to allocate duties and formulate plans. We regard the carrying of them into effect as~an essential factor. We should like to know more about the staff and their qualifications and duties, the plans for an additional staff budget, and many other such details. This conference has given the 1.L.0. many additional functions which it cannot carry out with the present staff. " There seems to be only one solution member Governments should agree to second to the T.L.O. for two or three years certain selected officials who for that period would work as permanent members of the office. Such u scheme would have the additional advantage of keeping the 1.L.0. in touch with Governments."