As far as foreign countries are concerned, it is not
possible to lay down rigid rules, for the situation is in
a constant state of change. Twenty years ago, I wrote
that there were only two possible allies in Europe for
Germany— Britain and Italy. The course of events
during this period has not been such as to permit the
implementation of a policy which would have been
the logical sequence to my statement. The British,
admittedly, still wielded imperial power, but they no
longer possessed the moral qualities requisite for the
preservation of their empire. They seemed to dominate
the world; in reaUty they were themselves dominated
by the Jews. Italy had tried to emulate ancient Rome.
She had all the Roman ambitions, but she lacked the
two essential adjuncts of a determined spirit and
material power. The only trump card she had was the
leadership of a true Roman. What a tragedy for that
man! And what a tragedy for that country! For a
people, as for an individual, it is tragic to have
ambitions and to lack both the means essential to
their fulfilment and any hope of acquiring those
means.
There remains France. Twenty years ago I wrote
what I thought of France. She was and is the mortal
enemy of the German people. Her steady degeneration
and her frequent crises de nerfs have sometimes led
us to minimize the importance of her actions. Should
she continue to become more feeble, as seems