ONE WAY WITH GERMANY
SIR,—Very few Englishmen will disagree with the views of Mr. Wilson Harris. Germany must not be allowed again to disturb the peace of Europe by wanton aggression ; but that does not necessarily imply the humiliation of Germany A fundamental necessity towards the establish- ment of peace after the present conflict would be to bring home to every German, by means of an accurate historical record, Germany's treachery and crimes since 1918. Such a history should be circulated throughout Germany as a corrective to the lies and misrepresentations upon which she has been fed for many years. In the years of pelce German trade was booming, as anyone will remember who studied the Blue Books issued by the Board of Trade previous to 1914 when Mr. Gerald Balfour was President. • The historian, for the purpose mentioned, should contrast those years of prosperity with the sorry plight of Germany today under the Nazi criminals. The German people need to be told the truth.
There need be no repression of Germany after the war in the arts of peace, including trade and commerce ; but the measures to be taken to prevent Germany from preparing for a third world war must be decisive, and no safeguards must be lacking. Personally, I have little hope of Qermany unless she undergoes a complete change of heart ; and I see no other way of bringing that about than by the restoration of the Christian faith throughout the land, and by the circulation throughout Germany of a true historical record of her rulers' misdeeds and crimes since 1918.—Yours,,,faithfully, P. A. SHAW. Highfield, Upperton Road, Sidcup.
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