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of your former president

listens.

There's another president who's deeply

concerned about what's happening,

though he's not in geneva.

Pursuant to a recent

conversation with mr. Litvinov,

in which he expressed grave fear

that war was imminent,

i decided to visit

various european centers

to sound out

representative opinions

on the same subject.

My first visit was

to the capital of poland.

Any information

you would care to give me,

mr. Pitsuski,

would be sent confidentially

to my president.

Even confidential cables are

tapped these days, mr. Davies.

Thank you-

yes, i'm aware of that.

This will leave

by diplomatic courier.

Then you can tell

your president

that i have

positive information

that hitler

and mussolini are meeting

to work on an agreement

for the partition of europe.

First on their list

will be austria.

Upon this information

i hastened to austria,

where i asked to see

chancellor schuschnigg,

but i was told

he was out of town.

In his place,

the foreign minister,

herr schmidt, received me.

Now, there's

just one more thing.

What about this

partitioning of europe?

Partitioning of europe.

Ha ha ha,

that's a joke, mr. Davies.

Surely, you are not serious?

There's no significance

to mussolini's recent visit

with herr hitler?

None at all.

Other than

diplomatic amenities.

And you feel that your country

is in no danger

of being absorbed by germany?

Herr hitler has given us

definite assurance.

He has no such

intentions.

And herr hitler's word

is good enough for me.

But the foreign

minister of yugoslavia,

the next statesman

i interviewed,

was of a different opinion.

Hitler's word, mr. Ambassador?

It is good for nothing.

But please don't quote me.

No, no, this will be

a confidential report.

What effect does this axis

threat have upon your country?

Already we are punished

by germany and italy

because we supported

ethiopia at the league.

Germany is forcing us

to barter our goods

for anything they wish

to unload upon us.

And the non-aggressor

countries,

they give us

no protection at all.

I see,

and what kind of goods

does germany

force you to buy?

Mostly aspirin.

We have enough aspirin

for the next 20 years.

I see,

they give you the remedy

along with the headache,

huh?

The french

capital was my next stop.

What about italian interests

in austria, monsieur delveaux?

Mussolini wrote that

off, mr. Ambassador,

on his visit

to berlin last week.

In exchange, he is to get a

free hand in the mediterranean.

And are you certain this division

of europe is an accomplished fact?

I regret to say we have

conclusive documentary proof.

On my way back to

russia, i made a brief visit

to the capital of holland.

Here i decided

to call on a banking house

instead of government officials,

in order to sound out

business opinion.

I see what you mean,

mr. Davies.

But hitler has spent millions

in gold value preparing for war.

In my opinion, he could

not return to peace economy

without a financial crash.

Well, what about

schacht?

He's pulled them out

of some tight places.

Schacht is

a financial wizard.

But he cannot

do the impossible.

Thank you.

And what chance is left

of stopping hitler?

By giving him everything he wants.

And how much is that?

I'm afraid,

mr. Davies, what he wants

is to rule the world.

I have the honor to be,

sir, respectfully yours.

When an

epidemic of physical disease

starts to spread,

the community approves and joins

in a quarantine of the patients

in order to protect

the health of the community

against the spread

of the disease.

War is a contagion,

whether it be declared

or undeclared.

It can engulf states and peoples

remote from the original

scene of hostilities.

America hates war.

America hopes for peace.

Therefore, america actively

engages in the search for peace.

Bob, wasn't

the marshal magnificent

on that black horse?

Anyone in

a marshal's uniform

looks magnificent

to you.

Marshal tukhachevsky

led the parade last year.

Uneasy lies the head

that craves the crown.

Wish i had 3 heads

and 6 pair of eyes.

Never mind, joe, you

see too much as it is.

Look over there,

my friends.

This is as close

as any of us

ever get to stalin.

What i've seen today

convinces me of soviet power,

both in the air

and on the ground.

You've seen only part

of their strength, mr. Davies.

The rest of the parade

will show you what's

behind the military forces.

But in the long run,

the strongest power's

the one that holds

the balance.

Perhaps, lord chilston.

But even the best jugglers

sometimes miss.

Watch this,

mr. Ambassador.

I hear

a new bomber model's

being shown

for the first time today.

What do you think

of today's demonstration?

Tell you how i feel-

that at least

one european nation

with no

aggressive intentions

is ready

for anything that comes.

And i say

thank god for it.

Hear, hear.

Joe, i wouldn't miss this

for anything in the world.

Well, marjorie, when we

go home we'll take with us

a great deal more

than we brought.

Evening, mr. Ambassador.

Mr. Davies,

please forgive me

for calling

at this late hour.

Of course, it's always

a pleasure to see you.

I got your message.

The american people

have been greatly shocked

by the recent atrocities at shanghai

and the panay incident.

I want you to see some of those

atrocities with your own eyes.

Of course

i'll go with you.

Where are they?

At the general hospital.

And how many others

are there like these?

16 million more

in china,

all destitute,

homeless and starving.

And their only crime

was that they lived

in a town which

the japanese wanted.

It's terrible,

but why were these people

brought to russia?

Because russia is our

friend, mr. Davies.

Mr. Davies,

this way.

Dr. Botkin, this is

american ambassador mr. Davies.

Dr. Botkin.

Mr. Davies.

I took the liberty

of bringing him with me.

I'm glad you came,

mr. Davies.

I've heard that you are

an unusual diplomat.

In what way, doctor?

That you see

what is really happening

instead of

what you want to see.

I need hardly say

that i am appalled

by what i have seen

here tonight.

Yes, many of them will die.

But all of them

are very brave.

Even the children never cry.

Day after day we try

to help these poor people.

We only stop

for a few hours to sleep.

But those who work

to save life

cannot keep up with those

who have the power

to destroy it.

Mr. Davies,

i'm only a doctor,

and it is hard for me

to understand the indifference

of so many people in the world

to these brutalities.

But what can anyone do?

I suppose they feel as powerless

as i do this very minute.

If our 3 countries

would be united,

we could stop all this.

Yes, the 3 of us must face

this common enemy together.

I agree

with both of you.

If only more people

in authority

would open their eyes

before it is too late.

And meanwhile,

too many other eyes

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