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EUROPE'S MOSAIC OF FRICTION

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The confusion is increased by the fact that so many States are on wrong sides. The old eternal tendencies, like the trend of the Russians towards Constantinople, of the Serbs to Salonica, of the Germans to the Adriatic, and such natural principles as the unity of the interests of the States of the

The Very Idea!

IF WINTER COMES

We

It was just about midnight when wo passed through an Alpine vil- lage. The hotels had just shut. We might tell you that our brow was pretty sad, and our eye flashed like a falchion in its sheath when

"What do you mean, axcelsior?" he said, crustily.

"Just excelsior," we said, waving our banner at him.

"The roaring torrent is doop and "and you wide," he mumbled, needn't come whining to later

Be and any I never told you.""

We left him and plodded on. We wore about five thousand feet up when a girl rushed out at us and said, "Hey! Stay and rest your weary head upon this breast!"

Once again the local point of European, if not world interest, turned before the week-end to the

By G. WARD PRICE land of the Croats and Serbe. It was

Now that the winter sports and almost as if, janious of the spot=|66!

THE Year 1935 will see

the Vienna in antional administration. pastimes are in full swing in dark' light occupied by the Saar, Yugo-

start of a super-crisis in Hostility is still intense between hooks, motor-cars, etcetera, Slavia had tried to regain for her Europe. By next spring Germany ITALY AND YUGO-SLAVIA. The think the time has come for us to self some of that breathless atten-will be entirely roady for war-Jugoslave were Infuriated by tell you about the time we did n tion so dear to those who have oven by her own high standarda Mussolini's despatch of troops to bit of marathon alping.

It was really an advertising played before the footlights. The of readiness. She will have her the Brenner Pass last July and his dear woman had played a triumph-Reichswehr of 300,000 men (the claim to play the part of protector stunt. We were travelling for ant role of tearful tragedy a few figure named in her own armament of Austrian independence. Had radiators and bath-heaters, and weeks earlier: weeping as a mur proposals). They will be perfectly single Italian soldier crossed the were carrying a banner with dered King was laid to rest in the equipped with all modern weapons frontier, the armies of Jugoslavia, "Excelsior" on it, tombs of the Kara-Georgevitch automatic rifles, gas, tanks, oven Czecho-Slovakia, and oven of Hun- House of Oplenatz. The play, it heavy artillery (though this is the gary would instintly have done the soemad, bad ended, But al To weakest arm). She will have 4,000 same. A European war over the the strains of altogether different warplanes. These two forces re- partition of Austria would have music the curtain rose again, upon present to German eyes the ideal been almost inevitable. This list another get. We do not wish to be combination for making war. Ier of hatreds and hostilities could be reproached for unseemly or oyar.

new strategy consists of air-attack prolonged. Central Europe is a we saw this. done metaphor. Belgrade's tears upon civilian centres of population muddled mosale of malevolence. An old man who was standing nyere real enough. And so, too, and sources of supply, supported "Never have foreign politics beon nearby said, "Try not the pass, old the drama which is being unfolded by a superb striking force. no complicated and dimeult," said chap. The tempest is lowering in that atormy Balkan land. Paris.

The German General Staff be- a former Premier of long experi- overhead." Rome, Berlin, Vienna, and the rest lleves no longer in mass-armies. ance. In these days of instan- "Excelsior," we replied. would like to know the ending. These embody the ineficient and taneous communications

| disaffected elements of a nation as crowd so fast upon each other that

well as its strength. But if num- there is no time to think, and the bera are wanted, Germany has modern statcaman has also to a touch of fire to 1.000.000 Black Guards and 2,000.- reckon with the force of popular spread the burning hatred in Yugo.000 Storm Troopers as well trained opinion, which until a generation

bo ago hardly existed. Slavin against the neighbour Hun- and disciplined that they can gariana. King Alexander's mur-mobiilsed in three days, whereas der was the spark. But there was the armies of France, Italy, and pile on pile of tinder waiting It Britain would need three weeks, Stubbs Rd.

Is the Cronts who have caused the Of these facts every General Staff trouble, though perhaps they can-in Europe is aware. I do not say the that war will come. I do say that not be blamed. Ever slace Yugo-Slavion kingdom became from next spring onwards the such, and when it was discovered peace of Europe will be at the an incident. Its only that Serbians would rule

the mercy of Croats, Slovenes, Bosnians, Her- sure guarantee would be an Anglo- zegovinians with a hand of iron, French defensive alliance,"

Danube basin, are obscured by the A tear stood in, our bright blue the Cronts have been at war with

artificial arrangements of Peace eye but still, we answered with a the authority. It was they who

The man who said this knows. Treaties. One of these Immutable sigh, "I've got a pair of skis al· alew the King, It was they who He is the most experienced among principles has been repeatedly rendy. Excelsior"; and turning to plotted inside Hungary's bardors half a dozen Central European stated. It is the fact that Hungary go, we tripped over the pole of our the Ustash-sworn to that deed to statesmen whose names are famils the key to the peace and pros-banner aui fell into the snow. avenge the murder of

"Excelsior!" said the maiden, thellar to all of us, and with whom.perity of Central Europe. Her Croatian lender, Stephen Raditch during the last fortnight, I have mutilation and isolation within a gloatingly, and tossing her head in And OF FINANCE

because they plotted

had long and intimate conversa- ring of the States that despoiled the air and catching it on the back in Hungary, the wrath of a tions. In these fateful times her is the outstanding element of of her neck as It came down, she Although the question whether really loved their King, was turned to

bereaved people, many of whom German and Italian Ministers seem unrest in this part of the Con-hurried away. We were picking

be the only ones with the tinent.

As the statesmen of the ourself up when a yokel said to us. recovery should precede reform upon that much-tried state. Re- courage to speak out. Yet the Little Entente openly proclaim, “Beware the awful avalanche. is still unsettled in the United criminations grew into Serce ac peoples of Europe cannot prepare they could crush Hungary in a stranger."

cusationa, and now, any the latest to face the dangers ahead if these fortnight-but they nover "What's an avalanche?" we ask- States, there is one field in which reports, Yugo-Slavian troops have are only to be whispered about know assured peace and prosperity ed., majority opinion unquestionably crossed the frontier and are en behind the closed doors of Foreign until they have come to

Rettle. "Don't you ever avalanche!" he wants to see reform take pre-for war.

deavouring to cronte a new excuse;

Offices, The reasons for such ment with her. Even the mont said. "We do. "It's the next meal caution are comprehensible. All faltering step in this direction after breakfast." prominent Continental politicians would be worth making. Hora in "Excolator," we said, beating his constantly receive letters threaten. Prague I have news of one which brains out with the banner, and Ing them with death. Detectives I am assured the Czech Govern- staggered on. The action of the Yugo-Slavins and police surround their houses.ment would now be prepared to By this time we were getting a Government, in depriving some You are under the closest scrutiny take. Some weeks ago Dr. Tibor bit fed up with the whole business. not too early to glance at the the opportunity to earn a livell · Machine-guns have become as en- to the League of Nations, proposed roaring torrents and other odds

| 30,000 dhungarian-børn people of

long before you reach them. Eckhardt, the Hungarian delegate All about us was know and leo and situation and see what remains hood, coming simultaneously with genting a part of the equipment of that a League Commission should and ends. We got into our to be done. A prominent au- the reports of the crossing of the Central European Foreign Office be sent to each of the countries pyjamas that night and lay with thority recently wrote an ex-

Entente and to jour head on a pillow of stone. frontier, cannot help but stir up ans quill pens used to be. As for of the Little tremely penetrating analysis-of Yugo-Slavia

hornets mest in the Balkans. If the specific dangers of this part of Hungary to report on the treat- When we woke up next morning, were deliberately Europe (Czecho-Slovakia) 1 find a ment of racial minorities in each. we found a St. Bernard dog gnaw- the whole stock market situation, seeking war, she could not have hit unanimous opinion in every coun- Dr. Benes then declined the sug-ing savagely at our pyjama girdle. and in his final article, looking upon a more certain course. These try that the DANGER OF THE gestion. From an excellent source Our banner was in raga.

30,000 Hungarians are Yaro ANSCHLUSS, or union between I learn that though he still opposes "Get out of that, you dirty' big Stavian citizens, but any allegiance, Germany and Austria, has been the idea of an international com- hound!" we shouted. they may have felt for their new

postponed for several years by the mission he would not be against "home-land" must certainly have failure of the Nazi Putsch of Inst the visit for this purpose to the view.

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"I beg your pardon?" we said in shocked voice, adding hastily, "Excelsior!"

"Just excelsior,” we said, waving

tishly

Just then some monks came into

been destroyed by now. They will Juls, which led to the murder of countries concerned of a group of "Call-your-damn-dog-off;" we to to Hungary infected with the Dr. Dollfusa. Hitler himself, Ecing efficials belonging to the Minorities shouted. germ of desire for vengeance of Austrian birth, may still hold to Department of the League of "According to Hoyle, you ought-

There are thus just 30,000 more this aim, but his closest advisers Nations. To the British public at to be dead," said one of the monks. potential agitators for a "blow for are against it.

home the mutual recriminations of "Come up to the monkery and have Freedom" to be struck by Cront

these small Central European a spot of breakfast." and Magyar. If the blow falls it

States may seem comfortably far Well, to cut a long story short, will be sorry day for middle; ing system, a complete divorce Europe. Whether the subsequent BURG RESTORATION, I heard tions such as these that the spark ve radiators on

On the possibilities of a IAPS-away. But it is from petty fric- we sold them two bath-heaters and the instalment between savings and lending in-clash will embroll France, and thus the views of all parties--Austrian for general war is struck. "What Dian, and all we can say is that stitutions, further restrictions on bring into conillet the greater and Hungarian, monarchist and exactly do you mean by saying that we're glad that we haven't got to

Powers, in problematicni, for governmental. Unless France forecs Britain and France would stop an-collect the instalments. the activities of brokers, a revi- though France is tied by treaty to the Little Entente to agree to other Continental war?" I. asked defend Yugo-Slavia against aggres-Archduke Otto's return as Emperor one statesman. "Both would fight sion, there is no telling how Hel-of Austria--or even, as the un-in self-defence, but I do not think grade's past or fulure actions have garian royalists and clericals wish, that either would send troops to firms engaged in interstate com- or will have affected the French of Austria-Hungary he has no take part in a foreign quarrel." To A Movie. Queen cerce, and abolition of all holding attitude. Certain it is that if Italy chance of being raised to this pre- "We Believe that France would Dear Star:

Hund In [companies. Second, he would takes a

any Balkan carious position. The Hungarian send money and aeroplanes," he You are an artist at acting have all such restrictions that squabble, France, and all Europe, Government neither wants to In- answered, "We hope that Britain but I am pretty good at the lovey

will face a tangled political crisis troduce a foreign element into the would send money and ships-but, stuff myself. deal directly with stock exchange the like of which has not been seen present organisation of Magyar whether you want to intervene or Some day I'll see and kiss you, activities written solidly into since 1914. Therefore the world independence nor desires once not, you would certainly be drawn but until then "au revoir,"

ex-watches the drama in the Balkana | more to play second fiddle tolin before the end." laws which the securities

were Frederic March! Well, life goes on as merrily we go change commission would be di- with not a little misgiving.

rected to enforce. Under the present law the commission | LEAGUE'S PART makes its own regulations on Have we gone too far? Have: these subjects. This, says the we attempted to look too much authority quoted, puts the com- ahead and predict effects whose mission under direct pressure cau we only vaguely under- from Wall Street to adopt a stand? Probably; although the "liberal" attitude, and may even-menuce of the situation cannot be tually result in nullification of the denied. There are, however, rea- sons which make it too early to des- people's will. In discussing any pair. Diplomatically and skilfully such measures, it is important to handled, the situation may be keep clearly in mind the underlyrighted. The League of Nations ing purposes of this or any other apparently has the confidence of financial reform programme. The both Yugo-Slavia and Hungary. things learned since October of Presumably neither of theag statos 1929 prove clearly that the wants to be turned into a European nation's financial machinery got when the Belgrade Government battlefold. Hungary's first move, badly out of gear in the last de threw at her the 30,000 exiles, was cade. The machinery of finance, to protest to Geneva and inform credit, and exchange exists to the Powers of her position. Yugo- make possible the functioning of Slavia, meanwhile, had placed her a large and complex industrial casa before the League; a ense

society. It became perverted. involving charges of responsibility in the death of King Alexander.

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are aware

It grew to be an end in itself. Belgrade, apparently, was willing It got so that it was more im- to have the matter arbitrated and portant, and more lucrative, to would bo. satisfied with perform sleight-of-hand tricks League's justico. The with this financial mechanism helplessness before the stronger than it was to produce the goods neighbour and will avold war if it and services which the nation is possible. King Alexander, had needed. All that the reform he lived, could have been countod programme seeks to do is to upon to stand for peace. But restore a proper balance. Finance those who have succeeded him, so must become industry's servant It is said, are under the Influence again, and not its master. Con have beon sharpened for just such of a military cliquo whose, awords tinuance or modification of the an occasion as this one. reform programme, should be a problem for diplomatists. Good judged on that basis.

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