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National Complexes

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HERE, THERE

EVERYWHERE

SIDE-SHOW

A side-show of the war, of which even the Cabinet were ignorant, is mentioned briefly in Lord Jellicoe'B book, published last month. It was the concentration of 14,000 men of the First Division in July 1917, at Le Clipon, near Dunkirk. There

EUROPE SEETHING FOR NEW STRIFE “MUDDLED MOSAIC OF

MANEVOLENCE”

THE MOST DIFFICULT DAYS

(By G. Ward Price)

Prague, Czecho-Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Czecho-Slovakia, and "THE year 1985 will see the even of Hungary would Instantly

they trained for a landing at Weat start of a super-crisis in have done the same. A European

ende on the Belgian coast.

A correspondent who was in the Europe. secret camp tells of the remark-

The division was encamped

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readiness,

on/

This list of hatreds and hostill-

war over partition of Austria, "By next spring Germany will would have been almost inevitable, able precautions that were taken to be entirely ready for war-even keep the news of the proposed by her own high standards of ties could be prolonged, Central Europe is a muddled mosaic of landing from the enemy.

She will have her Reichswehr jmalevolence.

"Never have foreign politics the sanddunes. A fence of barbed of 300,000 men the figure named wire 15ft. high enclosed the area. in her own armament proposals). been so complicated and difficult,” A second barbed-wire fence was They will be perfectly equipped said a former Premier of long ex- built four yards from the first, with all modern weapons-auto-perience. "In these days of in- Hundreds of armed sentries were on matic rifles, gas, tanks, even heavy staneous communications' events this is the crowd so fast upon each other that duty.

artillery (though

there is no time to think, and the No leave was permitted. Rations weakest arm).

"She will have 4,000 warplanes. modern statesman has also to were brought into the "ne man's! land" between the barbed-wire "These two forces represent to reckon with the force of popular fence and dumped there, to be col-German eyes the ideal combina-opinion, which until a generation · lected by the men inside.

tion for making war. Her new ago hardly existed.

"The confusion is increased by Inside the camp a replica of alstrategy consists of air-attack upon Belgian sea wall was built, and the civilian centres of population and the fact that so many States are troops were trained to climb it in sources of supply, supported by a on wrong sides. The old eternal tendencies, like the trend of the full battle order. It was close to striking force. the sea, but carefully hidden among "There German General Staff Russians towards Constantinople, belleves no longer in mass-armtes. of the Serbs to Salonica, of the the sand-dunes,

Suddenly, late in September, the Theee embody the inefficient and Germans to the Adriatic, and such camp was broken up. Lorries came disaffected elements of a nation as natural principles as the unity of the interests of the States of the along the sandy road, and in a few well as its strength.

wanted, Danube basin, are obscured by the hours these men were wallowing in "But If numbers are

has 1,000,000 Black artificial arrangements of Peace Germany the mud of Passchendaele.

Guards and 2,000,000

Storm Treaties.

'One of these immutable prin- Troopers so well trained and die- ciplined that they can be mobilised ciples has been repeatedly stated

:

Your Daily Smile!

Cen-

mutilation

The secretary of a golf club recently in three days, whereas the armies in The Daily Mail. It is the fact warned children in the neighbourhood of France; Italy, and Britain would that Hungary is the key to the

peace and prosperity of against digging in the sand bankers. need three weeks.

tral Europe." Her He quite rightly considers that the sort of thing should be left to the players.

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and feolation within a ring of the States that despoiled her is the outstanding element of unrest in London is building a home for aged look out of widows, presumably. "I do not say that war will come this part of the Continent. As the will look out for themselves, just 28 do say that from next spring on- they've been doing all the time.

ed.

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MISTAKEN IDENTITY

European Lady Car Driver Summoned

The Only Guarantee "Of these facts every General Staff in Europe is aware.

wards the peace of Europe will be statesmen of the Little Entente

prepare

"enforce your will upon the, will of the enemy. That this pro- cess drives the enemy into frantic desire to do the same to you at the first opportunity, and meanwhile to cherish hatred and all manner of malice is not a new discovery; but it did need to be It was said of Lord Rosebery said once more; for much of the during the period after he had advice given to world of politi- nominally retired from public clans ignores the existence of

who deliberately keeps at the mercy of an incident. Its openly proclair, they could crush life, but could not resist the in-these feelings and takes for "The man clination to emerge from his granted that all the Governments aloof from his fellows is never in de-only sure guarantee would be an Hungary in a fortnight-but they The man who said this knows. Prosperity until they have come to

a settlement with her... seclusion every now and then to would be anxious to put things mand," declares an essayist. Unless he Anglo-French defensive alliance can never know assured peace and

He is the most experienced among make a speech, that he was "the right if they knew how. In the happens to be a waiter.

Danger Of Petty Friction Fashion note: New millinery makes of Public Orator England." particular case of Germany the

But whether half a dozen Central European

Even the most faltering step in Freedom from party ties and aadmission to the League was the eyeline important. philosophical turn, of mind appear intended to give her delegates the hat is to be adapted to the eyeline statesmen whose names are fami- to have qualified General Smuts the opportunity of discussing or the eyeline to the hat is not disclos-ilar to all of us, and with whom this direction would be worth during the last fortnight, I have making. Here in Prague I have had long and intimate conversa-news of one, which I am assured for the same part, and he can be everything on an equality, and

the Czech Government would now. sure of a verbatim report and the retirement on the allegation editorial comment for his pro- that equality had not yet been

tions.

In these. fateful times German be prepared to take. Some weeks nouncements. No training could granted was one of those illogical

and Italian Ministers seems to bejago Dr. Tibor Eckhardt, the Hun- have been more different from acts that spring so naturally

the only ones with the courage to garian delegate to the League of of Nations, proposed that a League The Lord Rosebery's, for it included from resentment long nourished.

speak out. Yet the peoples Europe: cannot

to Commission should be sent to each leading a considerable force for and finally uncontrolled. several years against British rescission of the arms limitation

ERROR ADMITTED face the dangers ahead" if these are of the countries of the Little En- troops, and in turn commanding clauses could best have been

only to be whispered about behind tente and to Hungary to report on British troops against German, argued by Germany as a member

"I don't think this Miss Sim-the closed doors of Foreign Offices, the treatment of racial minorities

in each. Subsequently he has not only of the League; her retirement is

·The Anschluss Danger

Dr. Benes then declined the sug- been a Prime Minister opposed the ground on which France bars mons drove the car," said Traffic-

The reasons for such caution gestion. From an excellent source by a Nationalist party, but a the way. General Smuts appeal Inspector Alexander, when Miss

pro- comprehensible. All

JI leader of Opposition; and is now ed for a frank statement of aims. G. Simmons was summoned before are again the motive power of a and this appeal has already met Mr. W. Schofield at the Central minent Continental politicians con- learn that though he still opposes Magistracy this morning, for al- stantly receive letters threatening mission he would not be against Government supported by both with some response...

His appeal to Japan for the leged car obstruction in Pedder them with death. Detectives and the visit for this purpose to the the parties he has alternately

police surround their houses. You

countries concerned of a group of led and opposed! In the Great same frankness as to her aims Street, on December 1.

Sergeant Clark said that while are under the closest scrutiny long of officials belonging to the Minori War he was a member of the concerns us still more closely, War Cabinet, and it was he who and will probably have no effect he was on duty in Pedder Street before you reach them. Machine ties Department of the. League of

as essential a drafted many of the provisions at all. For Japan is not one of he saw four private care parked guns have become

To the British public at home the of the Versailles Treaty that the defeated nations; the record outside the white line, near the part of the equipment of a Central have worked, and who, in append-of the last half century is of post, and he took down the num- European Foreign Office us quill mutual recriminations of these a small Central European States may ing his signature as. representa-steady victory and expansion.bers of the cars. One of these pens use to be.

As for the specific dangers of tive of South Africa, had the The Japanese complex seems to cars, No. 2107, was alleged to have

H16 from petty frictions Ruch as these moral courage to record formally be one created by sentiment been driven and belonged to Miss this part in every country that the seem comfortably far away. But it DANGER OF THE ANSCHLUSS, that the spark of general war is his dissent from the sections only; she objects to the definite Simmons.

Miss Simmons. pleaded not or union between Germany and

struck. that everyone now recognises figure of three fifths of the naval could not be made to work and strength of the other two-naval guilty, saying that she did not Austris, has been postponed for ought to be revised. Such a Powers, though apparently she drive that day and that the car several years by the failure of the What exactly do you mean by record ensures that his views on would not object to giving a pro-belonged to Mr. Proulx,

Nazi Putsch of last July, which saying that Britain and France the state of Europe, and on the mise not to increase her navy Inspector Alexander said that led to the murder of Dr. Doll- would stop another Continental policy that ought to be adopted beyond that proportion, so long he did not wish to cross-examine fuss. Hitler himself, being of by England, will not be warped as the undertaking were given in defendant and that there was a Austrian birth, may still hold to would fight in self-defence, but I by any parochial prejudices; and some less formal way. And for mistake when the summons was this aim, but his closest advisers do not think that either would send troops to take part in a for- that his anxiety to see the suc- this she is prepared to abrogato taken out. Defendant was dis are against it. cess of the League which is the whole Washington settlement charged."

On the possibilities of a HAPS-eign quarrel." largely his own handiwork will under which she has all the Captain G. Maclean, whose car BURG RESTORATION, I heard We believe that France would be the strongest motive in his advantages of a navy of twice the No. 2084, was among the four cars the views of all parties-Austrian send money and aeroplanes," he diagnoala. At St. Andrews he size, without the expense. In in Pedder Street at the time, and Hungarian, monarchist and answered. "We hope that Britain delivered his Rectorial Address our opinion that feeling is quite causing an obstruction, was fined governmental. Unless France would send money and ships- on the European question, com-genuine, but it is not surprising

forces the Little Entente to agree but, whether you want to intervene or not, you would certainly be ing to the conclusion that many that less sensitive people should

A fine of $5 was imposed on Mr. to Archduke Otto's return, a drawn in before the end." of the clashes of sentiment and auspect that there must be other. E. Stuart, driver of private car peror of Austria or even, as the interests had in them the seeds and more tangible objects than No. 779, for driving in a road Hungarian royalists and clericals of war, but that it was not likely a desperate impatience with so closed to traffic on December 4, wish of Austria-Hungary he that there would be any war in very indirect an implication of in Duddell Street: the near future; and that good-inferiority.

$5.

.

MINGER ELECTED SWISS CONFEDERATION HEAD.

har no chance of being raised to this precarious position,

will and patience could remove General Smuts in the mean-

The Hungarian Government the dangerous tendencies. time is negotiating some charac

neither wants to introduce a for eign element into the present or Shortly afterwards he gave an teristically practical proofs that

ganisation of Magyar indepen address to the Institute of Inter-the meek shall inherit the earth.

Berne to-day, The Swiss dence nor desires once more to national Affairs in which he set With the Colonial Office he is himself to answer the question using his powers of persuasion to Federal Assembly has elected play, second Addle to Vionne what it was that created the settle the terms on which the Councillor Redolphe Minger tional administration. drift towards war, and nullified Union of South Africa is to take President of the confederation the attempts at pacification over the three Native Protec Reuter.

He found the root cause to be torates, or rather with the

fear, and the most evil result of Dominion office, for these terria fifth Province of the Union. fear to be the inferiority complex torles are already recognised as If successful he will have multi: of the defeated nations, and or within the Union's sphere of in plied the area of the Union by

three. For people who are in the new nations that have not fluence, With the League yet had time to establish are represented by the Mandates clined to aim at shadows and for púts

get the substance no

be given

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If Italy Had Acted Hostility is átill 2 tween ITALY AND TUG The Yugoslave were Mussolini'd de

the idea of an international com-

Nations.

war?" I asked one statesman: "Both