The Timaru Herald. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933. SEEING IN THROUGH.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19485, 9 May 1933, Page 6

The Timaru Herald. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933. SEEING IN THROUGH.

Herr Hitler’s declaration that the Nazis’ uniformed army numbering some hundreds of thousands, .constitute his iron guard representing the disciplined will of the German people, may be very near the truth. The armed forces of the Nazis, Herr Hitler tells the world, will see the revolution through to the end. The Social Democrats, in the judgment of the Nazi leader, are criminals responsible for the misery of the unemployed. They must, he said, atone for their deeds or be driven from their last hiding places, until the poison is removed from the nations. It is only too plain to the average citizen that “Government by Iron Hand” has been thunderously approved by a large section of the German electors, insofar as they were permitted to express their party preferences. Months ago, Herr Hitler declared that “the national revolution is on its way and will continue.” Nevertheless, the actual polling, considering the appalling circumstances of the repression of the Catholic, Socialist and Communist Parties in the election, encouraged the firm belief that there is still plenty of political common sense in Germany, which will again assert itself. Herr Hitler’s concentrated attack on the Social Democrats discloses his realisation that the fact that the Socialist Party in Germany should have kept its hold under tremendous handicaps is a portent to those within the German Government who have some sense of what is possible as well as what is right. The day of reckoning will come as sure as day follows night. By sheer force Herr Hitler may smash through the ramparts of the parties that are arrayed in opposition to him, but the day will come when the Nazis will be called upon to' honour their extravagant promises. The German people, Her Hitler declares, will see the resolution through to the end. What then? No nation can live on promises. What then can Herr Hitler do? It is known that there is no Hitler programme. Says a French journal:

There are only Hitlerite aspirations,, of which the first is to put Germany back physically and morally into the situation obtaining in 1914. “Therefore, the Versailles Treaty must disappear. The financial clauses have already been nullified, the military clauses are now under discussion, and the territorial clauses will be attacked in their turn.

“They will begin with the Polish Corridor, then they will demand Eupen and Malmeoy from our Belgian friends. We have not forgotten Hindenburg’s words, ‘Whatever has been German should again become so.’ And we know what Hitler said himself. ‘Our chief enemy is France.’ ”

So long as there are wild men and adventurers in the ranks of the Nazis the world will witness outbursts against not only Communists but Socialists, Jews, or anyone not sharing tin? dogmas of the national creed. It is hoped, however, that when the blare of the Nazi trumpets has died down, disciplined intellect, which has not been eliminated from the German nation, will assert itself, modifying the forces of reaction and building a greater Germany than the world has yet seen. Already there are signs that should make reflective Nazis doubt whether their leader has not been a little premature in announcing that the millenium already has arrived. It is worthy of note, too, that despite Herr Hitler’s gains, the German electoral body numbers eighteen million voters unalterably opposed to Hitlerism. Moreover, the estrangement of the Nationalists, which now seems threatening, would place the Nazis definitely in the minority in the Reichstag, since there remains, notwithstanding Herr Hitler's hob-nail tactics, 71! Catholic members, 20 Bavarians, 120 Democrats and 81 Common ists elected representatives, who are strongly opposed to Hitlerism. It would therefore appear that commonsense will assert itself in Germany when the present noisy demagogism has exploded, blown up by its own gases, and the true voice of the German people is permitted to speak. “ BODY LINK " TACTICS. Following the world wide' circulation of the somewhat sensational interview over tin* signature of Harold Larwodo. the Notts express bowler, who played such an important part in the success of the English team's quest of “The Ashes,” comes the equally arresting announcement that Larwood lias hastened to express regret for the appearance of the article. It is stated that everything was done to intercept the article, but without success. It is pointed out that the interview with Larwood was written up by another person from statements made by the bowler himself, believing that he was at liberty to publish a statement the day after the return of t lie Marylebone team. Larwood says lie signed the proof of the article without sufficient, thought. I 'poll certain facts being brought to his notice since signing the proof he decided to withdraw it in order not to cause trouble between himself and Marylebone. Accordingly he sent two telegrams to the

editor of The Sunday Express on May 4 and May 5, the first of

which was acknowledged in writing, withdrawing the interview, as well as his permission to publish it. At the same time he returned the cheque he had received in payment. The article has, however, found its way into print, and to-day, Larwood is the target of a concentrated “bodyline” attack of the fiercest character. It is regrettable that the question of England’s bowling tactics has been raised by a member of the team. If modification of methods of attack are to be considered, the issue can best be discussed by the authorities. But outside Larwood’s terrific broadside, grave allegations are being made against the behaviour of the Australian crowds, and the failure of the authorities to afford visitors reasonable protection against insults of irresponsibles. The recurrence of recrimination has already raised the question of a test-match holiday. But should such an extreme course be considered necessary? The Daily Herald, in an editorial, says: “There will be many supporters of the idea that the suspension of Tests is the simplest solution of the difficulties arising out of legtheory bowling. Certainly nobody will care to carry on if all the Tests are to be played in the lurid atmosphere which surrounded the last series.” But surely, as the London journal urges, such atmosphere and spirit are not inherent in cricket! It will be generally agreed that the abandonment and rupture of cricket relations would reflect credit on nobody, and would not serve as a good advertisement for what are supposed to be the traditional sporting qualities of Britons. “ UNBALANCING THE BUDGET.” Quite lively controversies have been indulged in from time to time on the fundamental principle of national and local governments living within their means. Dealing with the “unbalancing of the Budget” in a recent speech in Glasgow, Sir Josiah Stamp, in voicing disagreement with the generally accepted view that all budgets ought to be balanced, took the stand that economic tendencies and results were at all times compounded of- two principles, mechanical and psychological. Sometimes these principles ran counter to each other, and one had to be deliberately chosen in precedence to the other. In the establishment of the country’s credit at home, and especially abroad, there were certain important psychological conventions which could not be defied with impunity, because experience had shown that their non-obser-vance led to great evils. Foreign countries distrusted a currency of a country that was living beyond its means and not balancing its Budget. Their experience was that sooner or later it was tempted to get up to currency manoeuvres or borrowing of an inflationary character. Hence the importance of satisfying the current world conventions and ideas about soundness. But under certain conditions a balanced Budget might coincide with a thoroughly unbalanced condition in the internal economy of a country. If private enterprise and confidence were active they had a state of affairs in which public expenditure ought to be restricted because it must entrench upon private opportunities and capital. But if the sum being withdrawn from expenditure on current consumption and put on one side for investment in capital expenditure was not, in fact, being fully used for that purpose, a condition of grave disequilibrium existed, spending power would be going to waste and unemployment resulted. If, then, the national and local authorities began to spend more than they were raising in taxation, i.e., when they were borrowing for capital purposes, they would be making a mechanical adjustment between saving and spending which might be of great value, because they would be making good the shortage of business and private investment. 1 fence, by “unbalancing” their Budgets, they could make a correction which might be mechanically advantageous, though at the same time it would have psychological risks and need watching.