THE UPEI SUN, Thursday, October 9,1980, page 10

ON THE UNIVERSITY RIGHT or‘ ?

by Joseph Sanlei

Helrmit Schmidt, the Chancellor of West Germany made an analogy a few months ago Which began a trend among the very trendy segments of poli— tical discourse. The Chancellor stated that in his astute, if hardly humble, opinion the world of 1980 was not much different than that of 1914, with political combatants hopelessly drifting toward each other impelled by forces beyond their control. The study of geo-politics, a trend which cotmenced before the Secmd World War in popular fonm, seams to substantiate Herr Schmidt's assessment as the powers extend their influence over vast dis- tances and sundry "stra- tegic locals" around the globe. If this analogy were to be accepted then the Soviet Union and Communist Block is no more at fault fdr the present world crisis than anyone else as they too are only following a pre- determined course of action,

control. . The destiny of humankind might as well be written

on. the stars. . rrrr _ ti ' The 1914 analogy when it ‘

was originally published in the winter issue of Foreiﬂ Affairs (the very same publication through which misinterpretation gave us "containmen " in the 'l950's) by Prof. Miles Kahler of Princeton, would probably have ended up in the grealt dustbin of history had not the Federal German leader gone to such brilliantly composed and great lengths to publicize its thesis. That Prof. Kahler's article was

well decumented concerning the anti-bellum period of World War One is beyond contention. Only in the transmission of the reality of 1914 to the conjecture of 1980 does one find holes

large enough for an elephant A

to walk through. For if one accepts the premise upon which this conjecture has been predicated then the role of World—Communism is only as such as has been stated - one of destiny! Realizing the way fo1ks,

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like Prof. Kahler, like

to draw upon history to fit it into contemporary patterns the good professor might be forgiven for his passionate moments in writing. Also bearing in mind Chancellor Schmidt's

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last year domestically from the Strauss Christian Demo- cratic Right and even from the left of his own ranks of Social Democrates, it is also possible to excuse his seizing upon the "issue" of!“ 1914 in 1980 out of- poli- oal need. However, it would be absolutely unforgivable for Free World leaders to incorporate the 1914 formula into their foreign policy. For Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany,. the United States and other Western Derocracies to

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of world war with the Communist World’would not only be foolish, but self- destructive and would and either in thermo-nuclear hell or surrender to ’ totalitarianism without the firing of a shot. Itvwould be a lie to Say

that the world is not in mortal danger of war at, this time, but no less a lie than to say that it

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ressable. For if an can be drawn perhaps 1938 would provide a more suit able year -to examinepas Prime Minister Thatcher of theU.K. seems to '

In this analogy (1938)

the role of Nazi Germany Imperial Japan in the las world war, rather than' Austria-Hungary or Edward Grey's England of the war before that. Remember it Was with the blessings of Hitler that Stalin the Red Armies first off move into Poland, a ooun they still occupy, in 19

peated their scenario of brutal conquest in the r of Eastern Europe and recently in Africa, Asia Iatin America as well.

The lesson of 1938, _ the myriad of "lessons" from 1914, is clear: ~

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