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The Germans were prompt to take advantage of this waning enthusiasm in Belgium for active participation in the “Versailles Kong-system," as Berlin calls it. This
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term did not describe the Lo- carno pact from the British view of it; but Locarno's continuation of the Rhineland demilitarisa- tion, of course, induced other views in Germany The Flemish differences with the Walloon and the Editor, and be accompanied by Catholic element in Belgium pro- the Writer's Name and Address, not necessarily for insertion but as a guarantee of good faith.
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TOWARDS A NEW WESTERN PACT
vided the German opportunity. These differences are traditional, and the Germans exploited them occupation during the wartime of Belgium. Devaluation of the currency has assisted consider- ably to restore Belgian State fin- Fances and business generally. Tax-payers were by no means dis- posed to face new taxation for further heavy rearmament and increases in army service for purposes other than strict self- defence. Dissension within the Catholic party in politics produc- The interesting feature of the ed a rebel faction which threw and final severance of Belgium from in its lot with the young her Locarno Pact obligations, in eloquent agitator, Degrelle, lead- the joint Anglo-French declara er of the Rexists, who derides tion at the League Council meet Parliament and leans towards ing last week," was the inter- Hitlerism. The Flemish Nation- pretation that the agreement alists, encouraged by German offered promise of earlier fulfil-propaganda, promptly joined the ment of Mr. Eden's Western Rexists against the Van Zeeland Pact ambitions. The belief was Government. At a time when it apparently based upon the re- was feared that the French syn- cognition contained in the agreedicalist "stay-in strikes" might ment that changes in conditions spread into Belgium, the Rexists in Europe have revolutionised planned
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the international outlook. And demonstration in Brussels, which, on the basis that the problems however, was forbidden, and would, for that reason, be ap-fizzled out. Under King Leopold's proached from a new angle, the influence for moderation the ex- assumption was probably a fair citement came to a head only in the dramatic order by Degrelle
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A realistic appreciation is cer- (who is not in Parliament) to a |tainly not untimely no matter Rexist member to resign in order whence came the stimulus, al-to allow himself (Degrelle) to though, as a matter of fact it challenge the Government to an was furnished by the King of electoral trial of strength. The the Belgians. Last October a Premier promptly accepted the speech by King Leopold to his challenge personally. The by- Cabinet Ministers, published at election crushed Degrelle. the request of those Ministers, In his speech to the Reichstag [cited developments in Europe on January 30, Herr Hitler de- $0.78 which have entirely altered the clared his willingness in the position of Belgium as a con- cause of peace to assure Belgian tracting Power in collective as-(and Dutch) independence, “for 2.25
surance of the peace of Europe. all time." Hitler's statement-en- He pointed to German rearma-couraged the aggressiveness of 22 ment, to the reoccupation of the the Flemish Nationalists, and Rhineland, and the German re- the French Government feared pudiation of the Locarno Treaty, the rise of a Belgian opinion pre- 55
to the expensive changes in the ferring a Teutonic re-orientation mechanical equipment of Contin- of Belgian policy. Moreover, 1.05 ental armies, and especially to there was uncertainty in Paris
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the increased power and range of and London about what the new 78 military aircraft. The feeling Belgian neutrality declaration which King Leopold represented might entail abandonment of is widely held in Belgium: it is the League, perhaps, abandon- .32 that the failure of collective ment of sympathy with Britain
security" and of the Locarno and France; abandonment of 1.65 pact has entirely altered Bel-national defence? ... M. Spaak gium's readiness to accept com-made it quite clear to the League .42
mitments as a guaranteeing Council, as he had made it clear Power, and, indeed, her capacity previously in talks with Mr. to sustain the financial burden Eden and M. Delbos that there 70 of such commitments. After was no intention of doing any of the Rhineland reoccupation the these things. The new policy 48 Western Locarno Powers tried to can hardly be called a return to devise an agreement to mark the pre-war position, which was time until a new Locarno treaty one imposed upon the country .50
could be e negotiated with Ger- under treaty in 1839 between the many. There were staff talka” Great Powers to suit their own between Britain, France, and compromise. Belgium's move Belgium, in order to maintain was rather to assert indepen French and Belgian confidence dence for herself. The ne during that interval. But the guarantees are different proposed new Locarno was those of the pre somehow hesitant, “collective security” did not for long con- vince anybody after the failure of the League sanctions against sceptible to interpretation also Italy, and the "staff talks” only as long-range exchanges between renewed in Belgium the resent- the chief Locarno Powers them- ment felt by the Flemish popula- selves, in reassurance concerning tion, which is inclined to oppose one of the Locarno treaty alignment of Belgian defence articles.
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