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MONDAY,

NOTES OF THE DAY

THE SECOND ACT

Once agafa the local point of European, if not world. Interest, turned before the week-end to the land of the Croats and Serbs. It was

DECEMBER 10, 1984.

EUROPE'S MOSAIC

OF FRICTION.

By G. WARD PRICE

almost as if, jealous of the spot-66PTE year 1935 will sco

Tstart of a super-crisis. In

The Very Idea!

IF WINTER COMES Now that the winter sports and-

We

the Vienna in national administration. pastimes are in full swing in dark light occupied by the Saar. Yugo

Hostility is still intense between hooks, motor-cars, etcetera, Slavia had tried to regain for her Europe. By next spelog Germany ITALY AND YUGOSLAVIA: The think the time has come for us to self some of that breathless atten will be entirely ready for war Jugoslavs were Infuriated by tell you about the time we did a tion so dear to those who have even by her own high standards Mussolini's despatch of troops to bit of marathon alping.. played before the footlights. The of readiness. She will have her the Brenner Pass last July and his It was really an advertising for dear woman had played a triumph-Reichswehr of 300,000 men (the claim to play the part of protector atunt. We were travelling

radiators and bath-heaters, and ant role of tearful tragedy a few figure named in her own armament of Austrian independence. Had

with weeks earlier: weeping as a mur proposals). They will be perfectly single Italian soldier crossed the were carrying a banner dorod King was laid to rost in the equipped with all modern weapons frontier, the armies of Jugoslavia, "Excelsior" on it. tombs of the Kara-Georgevitchautomatic rifles, gas, tanks, even Czecho-Slovakia, and even of fun. House of Oplenatz. The play, it heavy artillery (though this is the gary would instantly have done the seemed, had ended. But no! To weakost arm). She will have 4,000 same. A European war over the the strains of altogether different warplanes. These two forces ro-partition of Austria would have music the curtain rose again, upon present to German eyes the ideal been almost inevitable. This list was pretty sad, and our eye flashed another act. We do not wish to be combination for making war. Her of hatreds and hostilities could be like a falchion in its sheath when reproached for unseemly or over now strategy consists of air-attack prolonged. Central Europe is done metaphor. Belgrade's tears upon civilian centres of population muddled mosaic of malevolence. were real enough. And so, too, is

in that stormy Balkan land. Paris, Rome, Berlin, Vienna, and the rest would like to know the ending.

TOUCH OF FIRE.

A

It was Junt about midnight when we passed through an Alpine vil- Ingo. The hotela had just shut. We might tell you that our brow

Gwe saw this.

"Excelsior," we replied.

"What do you mean, excelsior?" he said, crustily,

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

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

never told you."

We left him and plodded on, We were about five thousand feet

An old man who was standing the drama which is being unfolded and sources of supply, supported "Never have foreign politics been nearby said, "Try not the pass, old by a superb striking force.. se complicated and dimeuit," anid chap. The tempest is lowering

The German General Staff be a former Premier of long experi- overhead." Iloves no longer in mass-armies. once. "In thean days of instan- communications events These embody the inefficient and taneous 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 bors are wanted, Germany has modern statesman has also to It took but 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 so well trained opinion, which until a generation

bo ago hardly existed. Slavia against the neighbour Ifun and disciplined that they can

mobilised in three days, whereas garians. King Alexander's mur- der was the spark. But there was the armics of France, Italy, and

The confusion la increased by pile on pile of tinder waiting. It Britain would need three weeks, Stubbs Rd.

is the Croats who have caused the Of these facts every General Staff the fact that so many Statea are up when a girl rushed out at us trouble, though perhaps they can in Europe is aware. I do not say on wrong sides.. The old eternal and said, "Hey! Stay and rost not be blamed. Ever since the that war will come. I do say that tendencies, like the trend of the your weary head upon this breast!" "I beg your pardon!" we said in Yugo-Slavian kingdom became from next spring onwards the Russians towards Constantinople, such, and when it was discovered peace of Europe will be at the of the Serbs to Salonica, of the a shocked voice, adding hastily,

an incident. Its only Germans to the Adriatic, and such "Excelsior" that Serbians would rule the mercy of

"Just excelsior," we said, waving Croats, Slovenes, Bosnians, Her-sure guarantee would be an Anglo-natural principles as the unity of

the interests of the States of the tishly. zegovinians with a hand of Iron, French defensive alliance."

Danube basin, are obscured by the A tear stood in our bright bine the Croats have been at war withi

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 immutabla sigh, "I've got a pair of skis al- slew the King, it was they who He is the most experienced among principles has been repeatedly ready, Excelsior"; and turqing to plotted inside Hungary's borders half a dozon Central European stated. It is the fact that Hungary go, we tripped over the pole of our the Ustachi-sworn to that deed to statesmen whose names are fami-la the key to the peace and pros- banner and fell into the snow. avengê the murdor of

"Excelsior!" said the maiden, theliar to all of us, and with whom, perity of Central Europe. Her THE FUNCTION. Croatian leader, Stephen Raditch during the last fortnight, I have mutilation and isolation within a gloatingly; and tossing ber head in

And because Lhey plotted OF FINANCE

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 theso fateful times her is the outstanding element of of her neck as it came down, she Although the question whether bereaved people, many of whom German and Italian Ministers seem unrest in this part of the Con- hurried away. We were picking

really loved their King, was turned be the only

to

the tinent. As the statesmen of the Lourself up when a yokel said to us,

the recovery should. precede reform upon that much-tried state.

awful avalanche, In a stranger," is still unsettled in the United criminations grew into fierce ac- courage to speak out. Yet the Little Entente openly proclaim, "Beware

peoples of Europe cannot prepare they could crush Hungary

novor

"What's an avalanche?" we ask- cusations, and now, may the latest to face the dangers ahead if these fortnight-but they can States, there is one field in which reports, Yugo-Slavian troops have are only to be whispered about know assured peace and prosperity ed.

"Don't you ever avalanche!" he majority opinion unquestionably crossed the frontier and are en- behind the closed doors of Foreign until they have come to a settle

most said. "We do. "It's the next meal wants to 'Ree reform take pre-deavouring to' eroate a new excuse Onces. The reasons for such meat with her. Even the

caution are comprehensible. All faltering step in this direction after breakfast." cedence. That field is the stock

"Excelalor," we said; beating his prominent Continental politicians would be worth making. Here in market. The measures passed FRANCE'S PLEDGE

constantly recctvo letters threaten. Prague I have news of one which brains out with the banner, and by the inst Congress have not

ing them with death. Detectives am assured the Czech Govern- staggered on. The action of the Yugo-Slavian and police surround their housea. ment. would now be prepared to By this time we wore getting a been in effect very long, but it is Government, in depriving some You are under the closest scrutiny take. Some weeks ago Dr. Tiber bit fed up with the whole business. not too early to glance at the 30,000 Hungarian-born people of long before you reach them. Eckhardt, the Hungarian delegate All about us was snow and ice and the opportunity to earn a livell Machine-guns have become as es- to the Langue of Nations, proposed roaring torrents and other odds situation and see what remains hood, coming simultaneously with sential a part of the equipment of that a League Commission should and ends. We got it to be done. A prominent au- the reports of the crossing of the a Central European Foreign Office be sent to each of the countries pylamas that night and lay with

to our head on a pillow of stone. thority recently wrote an

frontier, cannot help but stir up as qull pena used to be. As for of the Little Entente and CX-

hornets' nest in the Balkans. if

on the treat- Whon we woke up next morning, the specific dangers of this part of Hungary to report tremely penetrating analyals of Yugo-Slavia wore deliberately

Europe (Czacho-Slovakia) I find a ment of racial minorities in each. we found a St. Bernard dog gnaw- the whole stock market situation, secking 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 rags.

"Get out of that, you dirty big ANSCHLUSS, or union between I learn that though he still opposes to the future, he suggested cer-Slavian citizens, but any allegiance Germany and Austria, has been the idea of an international com- hound!" we shouted.

Just then some monks came into tain steps that might be taken to they may have felt for their new postponed for several years by the mission he would not be against prevent Wall Street from regain-been destroyed by now. They will July, which led to the murder of countries concerned of a group of

"home-land" must certainly have failure of the Nazi Putsch of Inst tho visit for this purpose to the view,

"Call your damn dog off" we Hing-its-old-- dominance over to Hungary infected with the Dr. Dollfuss, Iltier himself, being officials belonging to the Minorities shouted..

"According to Hoyle, you ought I economic life. To begin with, he there are thus just 30,000 more this aim, but his closest advisers Nation: To the British public at to be dead," said one of the monks.

germ of desire for vengeance of Austrian birth, may still hold to Department of the League of asserts that the nation's whole potential agitators for a "blow for are against it. financial systèm needs recasting. freedom" to be struck by Croat He would have a national bank- and Magyar. If the blow falls it'

for war.

30,000

Hungariana

Re-

Yugo- aro

ones with

<

DUMB-BELLES LETTRES

our

home the mutual recriminations of "Come up to the monkery and have these small Central European a spot of breakfast." States may seem comfortably far Well, to cut a long story short, will be a sorry day for middle On the possibilities of a HAPS-away. But it is from potty fric-wo sold them two bath-heaters and ing system, a complete divorce Europe. Whether the subsequent BURG RESTORATION, I heard tions such as these that the spark five radiators on the Instalment between savings and lending in-clash will embroil France, and thus the views of all parties-Austrian of general war is struck. "What plan, and all we can say to that stitutions, further restrictions on bring into conflict the greater and Hungarian, monarchist and exactly do you mean by saying that we're glad that we haven't got to

Powers, IN problematical. for governmental. Unless France forces 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 naked sion of corporation laws to re- defend Yugo-Slavin against aggres-Archduke Otto's return as Emperor one statesman. "Both would fight quire federal charters for all sion, there is no telling how Belof Austria-or even, as the Hun- in self-defence, but I do not think. grade's past or future actions have gian royalists and clericals wish, that either would send troops to | firms engaged in interstate com- or will have affected the French of Austria-Hungary-ha 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:

You are an artist at acting any Balkan carious position. The Hungarian send rooney and acroplanes," he companies. Second, he would takes a

aquabble, France, and all Europe. Government neither wants to in- answered. "We hope that Britalu but I am pretty good at the lovey have all such restrictions that will face a tangled political crisis troduce a foreign element into the would send money and ships-but, stuff myself.

Some day I'll seo and kiss you, déal directly with stock exchange the like of which has not been seen present organisation of Magyar whether you want to intervene or

nor desires

once not, you would certainly be drawn but until then "au revoir." Of activities written solidly into since 1914. Therefore the world independence

to In before the ond."

that I were Frederic March! laws which the securities ex-watches the drama in the Balkans more to play socond fiddic

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

to hell!

rected to enforce. Under the

hand in

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 causes we only vaguely under- from Wall Street to adopt a stand? Probably; although the "liberal" attitude, and may even-menace of the situation cannot be tually result in nullification of the donled. There are, however, rea- people's will. In discussing any ons which make it too early to des pair. Diplomatically and skilfully such measures, it is important to handled, the situation may be keep clearly in mind the underly-righted. 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 these states 1929 prove clearly that the wants to be turned into a European battlefield. Hungary's firat move. nation's financial machinery got when the Belgrade Government badly out of gear in the last de-throw 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 Slavin, meanwhile, had placed her a large and complex industrial caso bofore the League: a case responsibility Alexander.

of

society. It became perverted. involving charges

In the death of King

It grew to be an end in itself. Belgrado, 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 the perform sleight-of-hand tricks League's justice. The Hungarians

are of their Aware

comparative

with this financial mechanism hohbour before the stronger

than it was to produce the goods

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 counted programme seeks to do is to upon to stand for peace. But restore a proper balance. Finance those who have succooded him, so must become industry's servant it is said, are under the Influence again, and not its master. Con- of a military alique whose swords tinuance or modification of the an occasion as this eno. Here is have been sharpened for just such raform programme should be a problem for diplomatiste, Good judged on that basls."

luck to them!

this

"How much you think I make on that hamburger a

dump half a bottle of catsup on it?" -

8.

Enchantment

Some day I'll sce and kisa

you, but until then "au revoir."

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