The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-03-08
By CHARLES p. STEWART

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
LONDON Feb. 2S.-(By maiD-
Tho nations Of Europe will line up
In four groups after the war. This
Il the English guess, made by excel
lently informed Briton.
The English never expect to see the
United States of Europe" so much
talked about in Norway. Sweden, Hol-
land and Denmark. There are too
many kinds of people in Europe and
the different kinds are too different
to federate, the English say.
OF course there are plenty OF Eng
lish dissenters from the opinion that
this four-group lineup will follow the
war. 1t is a theory, however, held
By nrst-class Judges; and seems to
come nearer to having plurality of
supporters than any other one.
Rougly. the four will consist Of:
England, France, Russia and
Italy.
3.-The Germanic nations.
3.-The Scandinavian countries
Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
4.-The Balkan states.
Number /, 1t will be seen, Is the
present entente lineup. The Eng
lish opinion is that Italy, originally
allied with Germany and Austria
Hungary, but now on the entente's
side, will stay on the latter side.
Some pessimists predict that the
wars end will not find England and
Russia on good terms. but this is
not the general view.
A. to what Germany and Austria
Hungary will or will not gain or lose
q . result of the war. there are no
end to the different predictions Of the
English people. To choose between
them is unnecessary suffice it is to
say that the English do not expect
the Germans to be actually extermi-
mated or their country partitioned in
it, entirety.
II Is conceded that there will still
b . Germany.
That any Austria-Hungary will be
lsft, however, as an individual coun-
tyy, or rather dual-country, is not
% readily conceded. Plenty Of peo-
pie believe Austria Hungary will be
merged in Germany by the time the
peace settlement has been agreed on.
This would leave the Germanic peo-
pies not exactly in group but one
single country, with Austria-Hungary
a one Of the several Of its states.
The get-together tendency in Scan
dinavia has been noticeable for some
time. There Is good deal Of Jeal-
ousy between Sweden and Denmark,
but It is not more than skin-deep.
One thing will have to be settled.
Denmark is strongly anti-German be-
cause she fears Germany. Norway
IL somewhat pro-English and yet
afraid of Russia, and Sweden is SO
extremely afraid of Russia as to be
decidedly pro-German.
The theory is that Russia VIII
furnish satisfactory insurance against
aggression by the car across the ex-
treme northern end of the Scandi-
navian peninsula. This would change
Sweden's feelings entirely. remove q
certain amount Of worry in Norway
and leave nothing in the way of what
should prove a desirable |combina'
tion-a federation, almost.
Tho British idea is that there car
not be the right sort of situation
In the Balkans until the Turks have
been transferred across the Bos
phorus into Asia Minor. This hav'
ing been accomplished, it is believed
here that the Balkan people will bt
able to settle down peacefully to
gether and maybe, in the end, get to
gsther, as different states. under ont
central government.
Spain. Portugal and Holland dom
seem to At compactly into any com