The United States of Europe-A Question and a Rejoinder
LETTERS To the Editor The United States of Europe-A Question and a Rejoinder From Joseph Marink farmer editor of American Labor News ia Cleveland ana Prav* Lid*, msin org aa of Czechoslovak...
...The United States of Europe ia possible only as a society of equals, without dictators, Gestapo, G.P.U., oppression, race hatred and wars...
...In every case that the court was asked to pass upon a statute similar to the Smith Act,/it has upheld its constitutionality...
...In the GiUow case decided in 1925, the Supreme Court expressly ruled that a State could determine for itself at what point its existence might be endangered, and in so doing could drtaw the line at certain proscribed language, without even th* necessity of applying the "clear and present danger" rule...
...Because such a barrier is highly necessary as shown by bitter experiences during the last two wars—and many more wars during a thousand years— only a German nationalist would object to such a barrier which can aid considerably in keeping possible future aggression in check...
...G**ch criticizes s sssa Ilk* Vansittart...
...8) It to commendable that Prof...
...He credited the Supreme Court with voiding Stats Criminal Syndicalism statutes "because they make expression of revolutionary ideas...
...However...
...Subsequently in 1927 the California Criminal Syndicalism Law was upheld...
...I am deeply convinced that the federal ide* would exclude the doMn*M»s fey...
...But he is wrong pointing out that this pact is directed against United Europe...
...aot the Hegel or Nielses* Society...
...Stampfer is also right when he says that this barrier against the Drang nach fasten does not exhaust the meaning and potentialities/of the pact...
...Destruction of thia plan for negotiated peace renders a real service to the European and world peace, because Germany enlarged by &0 millions of Czechoslovaks, Austrians and Polish would constitute a standing threat to European peace in more than one way...
...i single nation, whether it be Germany or Russis...
...A Debate on Gooch and McFee from WILLIAM McFEE To the Editor: I far one object to th* description, in year recent issue of Th* New Leader, *f G. P. Gooch as * "leading British historian...
...After the sscriflce which Russia is making today for the common cause no one will be able to ahut her from Europe and to deprive her of the rightful place in European community of which it is the greatest nation...
...For, if Europe should be organised as a system of Russian satellites, Germany would be tha strongest among them...
...This idea of a United States of Europe without Russia if realised would make Germany again a dominant power on Incontinent owing to the sheer weight of members of her nationals and of the economic and organising ability of Germans...
...Bui since the case was sent back for furthel proceedings the statute itself inferentii ally was upheld...
...terian" author of numerous v...
...Hartmann Protests Characterization From GEORGE W. HARTMANN To the Editor: May I express my regret thst your editorial of Jan...
...2. This plan torpedoes the plan of a Grand Coalition against Rusaia known as Paneuropa Plan, advocated by Count Condenhove Kalergi and which, is so dear to the hearts of many German democrats, and quasi-democrats who pot tha national interest of any future Germany above the immediate task of defeating Germany now and of curbing her power to wage aggressive wsrs in the future...
...Cases waa President of th* Goethe 8...
...B* waa a too president *f th* Goats* Society...
...He is right in seeing the real significance of this pact as a barrier erected against the Drang nach Otten...
...Thia is hardly the type of language appropriate to a journal designed to enlighten its readers on the intricate social problems of our times...
...A Note on the Supreme Court And Seditions From CLIFFORD FORSTER Civil Liberties Union Attorney To tht Editor: I read with great interest I.iston Oak'i interesting article on the case involving the conviction and imprisonment of 18 Trostskyists under the Smith federal Sedition Law of 1940...
...In destruction of this plan ImiIh Czechoslovak and Russian interests and the interest of future European peace coincide...
...29 referred to me as "slightly cracked" and "nothing more than a fanatical sentimentalist...
...To Ikt Editor: JN The New Leader of January 15, Friedrich Stampfer takes issue with the Czechoslovak-Soviet Treaty...
...Only in this sense tha BenesSialm plan may be considered to be in conflict with the ides of tha United States of Europe...
...The liquidation of the plans for a Small-block against Rusaia (Cordon Sanitaire), for Grand Coalition against Russia (Panevropa Ion Russia), for Negotiated Peace on the basis of enlarged Germany and for Restoration of Hababurgs, liquidates potential barriers standing in th* way of organisation of a United Europe, and deserves full support of all true democrats, especially of all progressive democrats...
...clety...
...1) A majority of the British peopk were pacifists antil Munich...
...He waa, up to th* atart ef th* war, president ef th* National Pear* Council...
...LETTERS To the Editor The United States of Europe-A Question and a Rejoinder From Joseph Marink farmer editor of American Labor News ia Cleveland ana Prav* Lid*, msin org aa of Czechoslovak Social Democracy ia Kara...
...A Reply From FRIEDRICH STAMPFER I AM glad to learn from Joseph Martinek that the Stalin Benes Pact is not opposed to the idea of the United States of Europe, the common aim of all European Social Democrats...
...finally let me say in conclusion that we moat be concerned today more with, erecting barriers against Germany than against Russia...
...To rave about destruction of this reactionary plan may suit those who want to see the remnants of feudalism in Central Europe petrified, but not those who know how much the German Junkers, Hungarian magnates, and Polish landaristocracy have contributed to th* instability of Central Europe...
...Or waa...
...am** •* 19th century history...
...G**ch to a leading British pacifist...
...3. The Czechoslovak-Soviet plan lorpeduea any pUn fora^N^Ql^ted Peace,, which would leave Czechoslovakia—and with it possibly Austria and Poland—as a part of the Third Reich...
...Liberal journalism forfeits all pretense to objectivity when it cannot even discuss an honest effort to save human lives without condemning its advocate* as pathological creatures...
...4. The Benes-Stalin plan torpedoes the plan for the restoration of the Hababurgs, who unfortunately found so many listening ears in this country, England, and Canada...
...Mr...
...Editor's Nate: (1) G. P. Cose* to oUU the "leading British bis...
...or membership in a revolutionary party, unlawful...
...I shall enumerate four points elucidating further significance of this pact which fully answer Stampfer'i allegation 1. Thii pact torpedoes a definite plan for a cordon tanitoirt under the leadership of Polish reactionaries who are more anxious to erect a bulwark against Russia than to have a barrier against Germany...
...The cooperation of a bolshevist Russia with a nationalist Germany—let us ssy, a new GermanStalin Pact, not with Hitler but with Hitler's successor—would mean, even for the great western democracies a fatal danger, for the smaller nations of Europe perpetual serfdom...
...The contrary is true...
...th* abev* baeto Iround to important...
...I) It is rumored that Thomas Msn* to s German while Adolf Hitler is sn Austrian...
...He to married to * Garmaa...
...At the same term, in a case under th* Kansas Criminal Syndicalism statute involving a "wobbly," the court, however, reversed a conviction because the statute had been unconstitutionally applied...
...I am afraid that the reluctance of the smaller nations against such a solution may lead to consequences, unexpected and unwanted by them...
...When Mr...
...There is, however, one misstatement of fart...
Vol. 27 • February 1944 • No. 9
