Text: English     International Military Tribunal "Blue Series," Vol. 2, p. 279
		26 Nov. 45 "A mass of 80 million people has solved the problems of ideals. So, too, must the economic problems be solved. No German can evade the creation of the necessary economic conditions for this. The solution of the problems demands courage. The principle by which one evades solving the problem by adapting oneself to circumstances is inadmissible. Circumstances must rather be adapted to aims. This is impossible without invasion of foreign states or attacks upon foreign property. "Living space, in proportion to the magnitude of the state, is the basis of all power. One may refuse for a time to face the problem, but finally it is solved one way or the other The choice is between advancement or decline. In 15 or 20 years' time we shall be compelled to find a solution. No German statesman can evade the question longer than that. "We are at present in a state of patriotic fervor, which is shared by two other nations: Italy and Japan. "The period which lies behind us has indeed been put to good use. Al] measures have been taken in the correct sequence and in harmony with our aims. "After 6 years, the situation is today as follows: "The national political unity of the Germans has been achieved, apart from minor exceptions."--I suppose they were those in the concentration camps.--"Further successes cannot be attained without the shedding of blood. "The demarcation of frontiers is of military importance. "The Pole is no 'supplementary enemy'. Poland will always be on the side of our adversaries. In spite of treaties of friendship, Poland has always had the secret intention of exploiting every opportunity to do us harm. "Danzig is not the subject of the dispute at all. It is a question of expanding our living space in the East and of securing our food supplies, of the settlement of the Baltic problem. Food supplies can be expected only from thinly populated areas. Over and above the natural fertility, thoroughgoing German exploitation will enormously increase the surplus. "There is no other possibility for Europe. "Colonies: Beware of gifts of colonial territory. This does not solve the food problem. Remember: blockade. "If fate brings us into conflict with the West, the possession of extensive areas in the East will be advantageous. We shall be able to rely upon record harvests even less in time of war than in peace. 279
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