Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19

many, plainly revealed in the black
mail she collected from France In the
Asadir affair. blackmail which con
sisted of 100000 square miles OF INC
Nittel Afrika, extending from the
Atlantic to the Indian ocean. and In,
Guiding all of the French kongo, al
of the Belgian Kongo and sucn PICK
ings as could also be extracted from
the Portuguese in Angola anu South VI
German East Africa.
Like France. Belgium Is now
lieyed from the imminent threat OF
German despoilation. Germany IS
gone as an African neighbor, While
in Europe her capacity for eVii 10 at
least abolished for number OF years:
Moreover. France. Great Britain ana
not impossibly the United States Will
for the future guarantee Belgium
against German robbery. since neither
of the two former desire to have Ger
MANY as an African neighbor again. or
can consent to see Belgium assaileo
in Europe without going to her ala.
In the same fashion the Portuguese
are freed from the nightmare of Ger
man robbery. Over and over again
German writer's declared Germanys
intention to acquire Portuguese col
onies. A treaty existed between Brit
ain and Germany. containing Britain 8
consent to German acquisition or
large pOrtlons Oh INC 1oflu6uese co
tate, but, as the Germans always
charged, the condition was that Por-
tugal should be a willing participant
in the negotiation. and Portugal I'M
der British advice, was never will
ing. In the recent war Portugal sent
troops to fight with the British. She
performed her contract under her
treaty of alliance, dating from Ma
poleon's time, and now she can hope
for British aid in the development Of
her considerable ex-colonies as she
can count on protection against any
German enterprise of plumber.
Italy's Colonial Future.
AS for Italy, she comes out Of the
war with her colonial future less
clear. Her claim to Tripoli stands;
indeed, she is to receive from the
French certain GASES in the Sahara,
notably sections of the caravan route
between Chat and Ghadames, with
some similar accessions on the Egyp-
tian side, but she has still to recon-
ouer Tripoli, and even when COM
uletely conquered Tripoli holds out no
such promise for future DEVELOPMENT
as Algeria or Tunis.
Along the Red sea and the Indian
ocean Italy's two colonies are to be
increased by cessions both by the
British and the French, but the
French seem to have decided not to
surrender Jibouti. their main port in
the Red sea region and the terminus
of the railway which leads back to
Abyssinia. This decision will be a
disappointment to the Italians, and it
cannot be said that even with their
acquisitions from the French and the
British their Red sea colonial expert
ment promises a future DEVELOPMENT
of any magnitude.
BY contrast Italy has acquired, with
| the consent OF her allies, title to a
vast region in Asia Minor, back of the
Gulf of Adalia. together with the port
and city OF Adalia. 1t is conceivable
| that this new colony may prove the
initial step in a process Of expansion
which will carry Italian arms and
Italian rule far inland and even en-
able Italy to become the mistress Of
all of Anatolia. But before this time
comes Italy must conquer the Turk,
| not an easy task, and she has always
to reckon with Greek rivalry.
Actually Britain and France are the
great gamers on the colonial side as
consequence of the recent war.
France has consolidated her already
great African empire and has ESCAPED
from the constant menace of German
designs. With Morocco at last firm
~ In her grasp and her possession
approved and supported by the only
states when could interfere, France
na1 nsid Tor expansion, CONNER
anu POLITICALLY; she has a mar
| Aet ioI manufactures, q new and
rich source for raw material and a
new resource for recruits.
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