7 JANUARY 1944, Page 12

. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR GERMANY

SIR,—While Mr. F. D. Merralls is writing to say that Fascism hi not been "chosen " by the Italian people, he surely cannot say the sa of National-Socialism. The election figures—in 1930 they had 6,409, votes, in 1932 12,177,400, in 1933 17,277,200—prove that beyond doub

It also has to be remembered that while there no doubt is wid disagreement with National-Socialism on internal policy, there is hard) any disagreement as far as the foreign policy is concerned. The Cathol hierarchy as well as the Social-Democratic Trade Union leaders, not speak of the industrialists and farmers, even if organised in differcn political parties, all supported German nationalistic policy unanimous) before and during the war. In view of all the proofs available this

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