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Men and Things Abroad
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THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 17, 1936.
by W. N. EWER
BUFFER STATES
LL Eastern European politics to-day are domi- nated by two big facts- Germany and Russia.
The two big local centres of force are in Berlin and Moscow." London and Paris are powerful but distant: and in politics, as in physics, there is a sort of law of inverse squares.
From the Arctic Ocean to the Mediterranean, from Finland, that 1s, to Jugoslavia and Grecce, rus a chain of States caught, as it were. in the field of force between these two violent opposing centres,
More and more their Governments are concerned with the possiblilties of being involved in a Riis16-German con- let. Tint possibility determines ali their policy.
Disentanglement
AND more and more they are tent-
Ing to draw away from both, to Think that the best chance of safety on in ennngilag themselven with neither.
Czechoslovakla, desperately'afraid of Germany. holds to her new Boviel pact: but her two little Entente part- ners draw back.
Finland, afraid of Itusstu, keeps on close terms with Germany; but shows signs of not wanting to coinmit heracli too far.
Poland has for nearly three year bech balancing carefully, avoiding quarrel with either big neighbour
unliy avoiding pulting herself utaher the protection of either.
"We will not use the Reichswehr coming into Poland to protect 15 watrist the Russintis, or the Red Army Coming into Pelant to protect us ninat the Germans. We should never get them out again."
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That Is the Polish thesis. plains why she will sign to treaty of mutta sistance either with Herita or Moscow. And it explains why she remaking her alliance with France Can ally from whom she has bothing fear.
**Titu's" Fall
NOW Rumania taking the side
e. That is the real meaning of Titulescu's Jali frism jeswor.
Intrigue, of course, and Internal peal. ties, palmyed a big part it ousting him Hat behind 14
Telef it was the "Titus" policy That
www leadin Rumina into a dangerous rožkur
on Rudn
The new sampe my diaman polies
la symptomath of a trudney visad
PICKFORD
-with
Two Powers
“OFF THE RAILS
BERLIN
is one contre of force-
all over Fast Europe: and so well worth serious consideration.
Three Dangers
TITULESCU
Joncacu's And his
Was Take pupl) and political heir. polley followed Immercu's Buc.
Itoman alter the war had res Langers to think about:
Soviet Russia an the East, ftungary on the West, Bachiger tig au ir South,
From a three Runs had taken Territory-Bessarabia fron Russin Transylvania from Hungary, the Dob muda from Bulgaria
Ramsha Ja. not and is not yes recognized the annexation of Bessa- ruits, T other two had signed the pace treaties under compulsion, but still matatatert their claim to the
fost provintais
Bo agalust these three datigers Rumens built up triple system of
2008.
Safeguards
† 6 Nafestud against attack by Embla, da secured the alliance Pestand and of Pru
Aguins 21ungary, the Little Entente wax fotogest witli Prance as the big
the backgroval
Anaust Balgazlar than Balkan E- tente was furined
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semel a well constructed sysipin, excellently suited to Rimania's needs.
LEDERER ONE RAINY AFTERNOON
TYHAT HAD GONE BEFORE: Phiиppe] Martin, a young Parisian actor, takes a seat in a darkened movie theatre next to Monique Pelerin,) mistaking her for his friend, Yvonne. He kisses her and shéj slaps him. The president of the Bocisty for the Protection 'of Public Morals makes an sesuo of the oplaade. The newspapera.pic- ture Philippo as a "fiond". "Fle Toaca hi fjob, and is nummoned to appear in court.
Chaptor Throe
THE TRIAL
***IDA LUPINO
that in placed near Philippa's.
"At the cinema she was much hearer," Pallippo objecta
"A ittle nearer, you please, Mademoiselle," the judge Instructs Monique.
Monique houltantly edged closer. "Very well anys the judge. "It's proceed. No, before kissing the paintin did you make any ad- VANCES."
"He said he hated biondes," nai
Monique furiously.
"But I don't," said Philippe, "ife atole my program."
"I didn't steal it! I merely bor.
rowed it," says Phillipe.
"And then what did you do?" Saks the judge.
"Nothing. I just kinged her, that's all."
"Put how? Illustrate... Let u
The courtroom is packed to the doors and the stairs and corridors | nee."
jammed with disappointed specta- Philippe obilgingly alarts to put om. The trial of Philippe Martin his arm around Monique, but the
in on.
On the witness stand in Madame President of the H. 1. P. M., who converts her testimony into an im pantoned plea for the right of young ladies to attend the cinema without being kinaed,
"In the face of this testimony." he concluder, "who can doubt that this dastardly despoller elanda
draws away.
"Don't you touch me?" she azi claims.
Philippe appeals to the Judge. "She didn't way that in the alarms." The Judge is frankly puzzles "The Court la confused. It at does not understand-the why of the kin
Philippe huga
zulty of one of the most atrocious sights helpie" in shoulders and...
crimea in the annals of French eriminology."
"You mean," the judge suggests, that the templation—was—lere- There are mingied cheers and sistible.” hiases from the audience,
The suggestion save the ship. Philippe lakes the stand. Hi Philippo scen a way to defend him. handsome appearance makes a conelf without implicating Yvonne. aldorable imprenelen on the spectr. ; "That's it," he exclaims. "May I
tora, particularly on the women. speak freelyTM
it."
"Defendant," anys the Judge The Judge assenta. "You are per- sterly, have you ever been ren-mitted to speak in your own'de- tenced before for a similar... erronne."
Philippe then launchre info an "Well, Your Excellency, I have impnasloned bit of oratory, appeal- klased a few Umes in my life buting to the gallant instincts of every I have never been went to fall for Parisian, to the world-famous gal- laniry of the French courts, to the divino spark in every man. points to Mademoiselle's beauty, her adorable little ears, her irrenistible The Judge rap his gavel sharp charm. In conclusion, he says! ly. "Vory, well. Now in this in- "Your Excellency, if I am con- stance, how did the Plaintiff, renet?' victed for kiming a girl- beauti
Having tasted applaus Philippo tul girl-it will be the first time had completely gained kia usunt such a thing has happened in self-porncasion.
France since the days of Charle
Genaral laughter nad some ap plause! von Monique is amused, And tries to hide a smile.
le
"During the act, she didn't renct." mogne."
This is too much for Monique, Even the Judge in impressed, She jumps from hor seat. "I did! "You have appented to the most I did! I alapped him!”
chivalrous Instincts of the Court.
That was afterwarda," Philipps You have done wisely. But what argued gently, '"While I was put- would the world come to If young ung my arms around you, you men went about kissing every didn't budge."
who had a sweet little ear. Max- "Because I was paralyzed withing allowances for the liitle ear, we shock," Monique saya, furiously. find you guilty of merely sraung "Oh-h! I don't paralyze propio a disturbance in public, and indiet when I kien them."
a minimum penalty of three days Again laughter and applause. In fall-or 150 francs and costs,” which Philippo acknowledges with I will pay the nine,” says Thi»
a bow. He la beginning to enjoy the ipps voice of the court clerk be-
trial.
The only way we can get to the gins to drone. truth of this," the fudge decides, "la
rina 150 francs, plus olly taxes,
to re-enact the grime just as it oc-plus special taxes, plus government
curred at the cinema.
faxes, plus registration feo. Total Moniqua balks at this, but the 1000 francs, 80 centimes." judge assures her that she la "under "Your Excellency," says Philippe, the fatherly protection of Justice," "would you mind giving me this and has nothing to fear. Accord- address of your jail?" ingly she takes her seat on a chair |
(To be continued)
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In return, Rumania was very wiiing to be ranked among, France's diploma- tie allies. And thanks to Titulescu'a brilliant ablilies, she became a pro- minent factor at Geneva,
Trouble
WHEN, largely because of Pollahı
mediation, diplomatic and com- mercial retallosta were restinted with the Boviet Union, and there wns a sort of facit ngreement tal Bessarabia should be quietly forgotten, at any rate for the time belig, “Thu's” success seemed complete.
And then the trouble began.
Marted The Franco-Soviet pact doubin whether France could say longer be counted on to back Rumanla Against Russia in the event of trouble: for each would be her ally.
The idea grew tint France intenttech to leave Eastern Europe to Russia And to Rumanian capitalism that wa rather a terrifying thought,
Rumour and Denial THEN came the Czech-Soviet part, bluding Russia in certain cases to nid Czechoslovakia against Germany
by what and the obrlous question. route was aid to be sent?
and)
Rumour alter rumour had it th Titulescu had promised that Rueston troops should. If the case arose, be allowed to pass nerosa Rumania: that the rallway, was to be doubled
ronds but to foll tate their passage.
Thint. Kaish 11 enemles, wild news Jetting the Russians
Into Bessarabia; and once in they would never ga must.
xu[c
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That, rucgiles, mean drag.
Ring us into-n assu German war, in wideb Wr Ahould be Losers HITY WAY.
Titulescu
tetied
again and again that he had made BD% ngreement in Hus.
MOSCOP
is the other
ntents on International Affairs." juet published for Chatham House by the Oxford University Press (104) is any thing but drynedust.
It is the real authentie record of a year in which international affairs have been as engrussing and to exciting as to make it kürd to interest anybody in anything else in politics.
Here are the records themselves of the Laval-Musolini understanding in Jan Jary, 1935, of the Stress Conference In April, where Britain, France ntxi Italy promised to collaborate in "the collective maintenance of pener within the framework, of the Lengue." of the German denunciation of the
all and military clausen
thint followeit.
Here are the documenta of the Eden four, of the Franco-Soviet pet, of the Audio-German naval agreement-and Jola mort.
1 with more of the people who talk so much about all these things would stop a bit and study the documents,
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TITULESCU
nowe wears a worried
look
sin tronJI". 15 de clared that ht ww anxious for good rel tions both with Ger many and with Russia, But his roomies had thric chance a n.d pressed
their hoine advantage. 1 - testations Cou
100 late. Of cours. German propaganda unct German intrigue have played their part. They have played up fears of Bolshevism." They live played upon fears about Bersarabia,
They are hoping to swing Rumania to the German orbit, to get her as an ally against Russia.
Ithink they cannot hops to saccred Such a policy would te sticidal, and every Rumanian knows it.
The whole trend in to keep clear, not to be dragged into hostility to Ger- many, not to be dragged inta hosulity tes Risbecause both are too wear. too powerful, too dangerous, And, at the same time to keep the French alliances, to have France es protector.
Seeking Safety
Ts a new policy, very slutilar to Poland's policy and the reasons are the same It is part of the ten- dency, visible among nearly all the small powers, to seek safety in neutral- ity between their powerful neigh- bours.
If "Titu adapts himsel Das new line, he will be back very soon. But no, I think, otherwise.
His going. In fact, is not just the resignation of a man who has played a great part in post-war European pult. ties: nor is just the result of in trigues and politics."
It is one of the most important symptoms of one of the most import ant developments of the day-a development which is the direct result of the re-energence of Oermany and Russia powers of the first rank, of the ending of the days when "le Allies" were the one big power-factor in Europe.
Anything But Dry "DOCUMENTS" is a word which
olways suggests Carlyle's favourite word of abuse for rival historians-" Dry-as-dust."
But the first 1935 volume of “Doeg-
L
**Locarno
OCARNO" (Hodge and Co.,
10. Gd.. prepared by Dr. Berber. of the Ger-
DAN Academy ol setence, Is also a cul. Iretion of documents: but for a special pur -pose-the justification of Germany's reoccu pation of the Rhine- intsd.
So I must be rend with the warning that the selection is par- But lt the poseful
same. the documents are authentic enough. They begin with Foel's memorantium of Janu ary. 1919, urging the permaucat military or cupation of the tur hund by the Allies: they end with the Brish questionnaire" of May. 1936, They include, for example, the Ger man Soviet treaty of neutrality, which was signed In 1920, and indefinitely re kerved by a protocol ratified by the Hitler Government in 1933. How many people who talk pontifically about German-Soviet problems even remem ber that such treaty exists.
NDL
From Hongkong to
CULOPE
ROUND ABOUT by
The Showman
T was one of those afternoons. I had escaped from the problems of the world. I was dreamy-like -you know. Doris-sitting in a deck-chair and looking up at the sunlight through trees.
When the chair collapsed something airuck me; and, while i was adjusting that slide-thing at the back, I thought that I might well have been looking at the identical sunlight I saw as a boy: that is, if there is anything in Cam brome's theory of the Resilence of Light.
Cambroune holds that the sun's mys bounce back from the earth just s Mr. G. B. Shaw does from the present, and return just as regularly as he does from the past
Then, when the chair collapsed again I dismissed the whole attnie as alle fancy, and left it to adjust itself.
Rule Britannia!
TUERE cannot be much wrong with the nation so long as we continue our dignified, first-night demonstro- ons of affection for distinguished actors and nctresses.
Nothing hysterical, you understand, nothing unbecoming: just the good old British custom of lying down in the roadway and forming a humon carpet across which the actors and actresses may walk into the theatre.
No foolish nolaes, no silly applause;
the Just
usual restrained, British screaming as the Distinguished Ones walk over us and occasional snapping sounds as, lovingly, we litte the heela off their shoes for precious souvenirs.
Weather Wisdom AUTUMN is here. Winter is round the corner. Grandad is bestirring himacit to remember the weather as it used to be when he wra boy.
In other words, it in time for patte of those almple Weather Saws, such as our forefathers loved and trusted. Here in a new one--
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When toad'a in t' hole Thunder will roll,
And, as if that were not enough-
When winds biaw,
And clouds gepther,
'Tis rain or andur
Or maybe neyther,
Blame me, if they fall you. Football Wives
THE plight of Herr Karl Lutz, of Vienna, la interesting. His wife
is an ardent football player, and-he osserik-leaves him to look after the home and the child. So he is trying to divorce her.
There were the beginnings of a simi- lar case in Budapest, but the hus- band took heroic measures. He bor- rowed an old cannon-ball from the arsenal; painted it like a football; and, one evening, after he had washed up and bedded the child, suggested to his wife that he should give her soMO heading practice. She agreed; so, tak- ing good aim, he threw the "ball."
Half an hour later she opened her eyes and said, "Did you do that. Ernst?"
"Yes, little dove."
"Ah. well, you have made me feel different."
And they lived happily ever after.
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