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SUPPLEMENT

FRANCE LOOKS TO BRITAIN

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS. ** Germany's gesture confronting Europe with a roarmament pro gramme without limit save that Imposed by her own will, and har pocketbook, has brought the Old World to another crossroads.

"Germany," saki M. Franklin- Boutilon, member of Parliament and former president of the For- eign Affairs Committee of the Chamber, "s preparing for war. She is rearming and nothing can prevent her from rearming.

This means that Europe is headed straight toward another conflict.

"But while nothing enn prevent. Germany rearming, something can be done to head off war. Gor many's neighbours must make it plain to her that she cannot win. "To do this, two things are vital. One of these is political unity with- in France, Second, unity betwcon

·France and Great Britain and be-: tween France and her allies."

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LONE WOLF.

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The statement of Franklin- Bouillon is of Importance because of the position he occupies in France. In many respects he is n sort of lone wolf.

M. Franklin Boulllon.

ain primarily as holding the key to pence or war in Europe.

"Europe has reached", another

Franklin-Boullion has been in-fateful crisis," an internationally cluded in more than one cabinet But he has steadfastly refuses to take the job. He loves his free dom.

Thus to-day we find him way over on the Right, fighting tooth And nut for the government of National Union, or

All-party cabinet.

"Much depends upon the Nation al Union government remaining in power," he said to the writer. "If It should fail, chaos would result, politically and economically. signal that she could carry out her designs, whatever they may be.

"Germany would take it as the.

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HITLER "BEST FRIEND."

"But the present government of France is not going to fall. Adolf Hitler will see to that. He is our best friend, just now. He shows ua very clearly where our danger

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SATURDAY,

SPAIN A DANGER

BY MILTON BRONNER.

Trembling in anticipation of a political earthquake, which may bring in its train street battles in the cities, guerilla war in the country, arson, bloodshed and oven chaos that's Spain In the winter of 1934.

The unhappy country did not have much peace in the days when King Alfonso reigned and has not had much since he fled to France on April 14, 1591, after municipal elections all over Spain showed an. enormous republican sentiment. The victors at onco set up a re public, chose a president and aventually adopted & progressive constitution. The Spanish Parlia- ment the Cortes-firmly in the control of the republicana, passed many up-to-date laws. But, enur red on by the Socialists with 111 deputies, the biggest party in par Hamont-they made two fatal blundera In tactica:

(1) They attacked the Roman Catholic Church.

(2) They gave the vote to all women over 21.

ATTACKS FATAL.

The two things, knitted to gather, spelled the downfall of known French statesman fold me, Left wing government.

Before "and Great Britain once more, as that, laws aimed at the church fol- in 1912 and 1914, has is in her lowed fast and furious. The Cor power to point the way to peace.

tea dissolved the Jesuit order and confiscated its property. valued at $25,000,000; provided that the UP TO BRITAIN.

clergy should no longer receive a "At the time of the Agadir crisis, subsidy from the state; national in 1912, when the Kaiser sent the ized all church property, valued at gunboat

Morocco about half a billion dollars; and, Great Britain prevented or by finally, did away with all church promptly letting Germany know schools. All education was to be she would be en France's side fluic and under charge of the state. Further trampling upon the tenets have been prevented had Britain the church. divorce was made

war enme.

Panther to

"In 1914 the World War might

taken a similar stand in time, But her decision came ton. late, Hostilities had begun before he spoke.

CRRY,

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Fears of an extremist's revolt to averthrow the government and establish a dictatorship have been expressed by Premier Samper (above) of Spain. Havanya that both Socialiste and Fascista maintain huge, hidden arsenalı

within Spanish borders:

NOVEMBER 17, 1934.

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peasanta were with the government. In Spain. If It came to the issuo, fighting might woll occur all over the map. The Socialists are strong in the cities. But in the remota mining districts they have or ganized the miners and In Anda- lasia, the peasants, who are all land-hungry,

ARMY AND GUARDS.

The men who will confront each other if there is a confilet are chlefty Robles and Largo Cabal. loro, an old trades unionist, who was a Socialist member of the first cabinets. Caballera is for fighting It out in the streets and proclaim- Ing a Red republic. The Socialists have made an alliance with the Communists that spells real danger. The other republicans are afraid both of the Caballero plan and of the Robles schemes. The army and the Civil Guard will play a large if not determining part. When they turned on Alfonso, he saw his game wan up. The great problem is whether the armed forces will atand by the government or go against it.

But there are other incalculable forces. For instance, the repub- licans give Catalonia its long-de- vir- sired autonomy. It is now tually a state within a state. The government is of the Left, but there is a large party of the Right, supported by the big city indus- trialists and the big country land- owners. Barcelona and Madrid are at cross-purposes as to the ad- ministration of justice under Cata- Jan control, the maintenance of the Catalan land laws, which the owners denounce a confiscatory,

and ar to the administration of the

church and school laws, which Madrid wants modified and which Barcelona wants to remain intact.

BASQUES THREATEN.

reek reins of office. He tolerated number of cabinets, the latest of which is the present one headed by Premier Samper. That unfor- tuante man has satisfied nobody. The Left says he has started White Terror, The Right says he has temporized too much. In the meantime, bath sides are arming. Robles founded a shooting, society. The Reds say it is really a Fascist Now all

army. Accordingly, they, too, have these things raised a storm among the Spanish women, begun to arm. Samper's govern- the bulk of whom cared more for

ment has arrested some of their their religion than they did for

men and seized some of their arms To-day Britain faces a similar kingdom or republic. Git Robles, n

Robles held a great party meeting situation. Germany is rearming. 34-year-old lawyer, eloquent spent the Escorial. The Rods held a if she is allowed to go on believing ker and superb organizer, was parade of 70,000 in Madrid. that she will be left to settle her elever enough to

The rumour Is thin. He

that Robles score with France alone, and have founded the Accion Popular, will demand that the Socialist her own way in Austria and Cen-party of the Right, devoted to the party bo suppressed. He wants tral Europe, there will be war,

church.

full recognition of the Rights of "If there is war, Britain can months ago for a new Cortes aw

elections of the Church, also laws to suppress more stay out than she could in the women literally swarming to strikes, to enforce compulsory of this dispute. There is also a

the polls. The Left received a

bitration of labour disputes, and a "By making ** COMMON frantamashier defeat. The Accion Pop corporate state. To the Socialists with France on the side of peser, ular became the most powerful that sounds like Hitler in Ger- Britain wit! not have to go to war, party. The right had almost a

many and the late Chancellor for the simple reason there will clear majority. The Socialists

Dollfuss in Austria. But the Span- not be any.

sank to an insignificant 69 depu-Ish case differs radically from the ties.

"For years Germany has been carefully preparing. Her diplomats and statesmen, however, carefully concealed ber desigurs. And 1914. Franco was fanted.

"Hiller has torn off the mask, Not only France, but Europe and the world, can plainly see what the Nazis are driving at."

In common with the Qual d'OF

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"If Britain withholds her deel say and practically every states- sion too long, there will almost cer-

man with whom I talked in France, Itainly be one and she will be In- Franklin-Bouillon sees Great Belt-ievitably Involved."

The

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TARGET FOR ALL.

Austrian. In the Inter the fight Ing between the government and the Socialists took place mainly in

At that time Robles did not Vienna, Linz and Innsbruck. The

Next to the Catalans, the stout- businesslike of the tribes that in- est, most vigorous, warlike and habit Spain are the Basques of the northeast. They also have their grievances against Madrid. Thay maintain their ancient right to tax themselves and pay a lump sum into the national treasury. Re- cently the central government arrested 25 Basque Mayors because big desire antong the Basques, for autonomy, similar to that which the Catalans enjoy.

In the meantime, gallivanting around Europe is Alfonso, once more hoping that out of the whole mess may come a chance for him to get back his hastily abandoned throne.

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A message from Mr. Baldwin, wishing the meeting every success, was rend at a meeting at Monke Risborough, Buckinghamshire, to further the movement for the Whiteleaf Cross at Monks Ris- preservation of the vłow from borough, in the Chiltern Hilla.

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country. They come out in. motor cars; they come out, and build houses In the country, and then. they destroy the rural life entirely advertisc. ments, with petrol pump and the stations, and they lay wasto thing that they themselves want.

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