In the Free City of Danzig, which is joined to Poland by a corridor through East Prussia, and which is shepherded by the League of Nations, a postal war was fought last week in novel hues.

"Since [Poland] did not give up the Danzig corridor ... draw parallels with Hitler's actions during the early days of World War II. Notably, Hitler justified Germany's ambitions to take Gdańsk ...

"The Poles had not given the Danzig corridor to Germany, and went too far, pushing Hitler to start World War II by attacking them. Why was it Poland against whom the war started, on 1st September ...