Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-25
OLD ORDER DESTINED
TO RULE IN EUROPE
League of Nations Becoming Chimerical
as Statesmen Pursue More
Nationalstic Aims.

by the terms of peace drafted In Paris,
London and San Reno.
The Turkish question has empha-
sized the wide difference between
France and England as well as Italy,
and in pre-war days would have been
matte protests by all sides, but the
rock which seems destined to split
popular unity between France and Eng
land is the enforcement Of the peace
terms with Germany.
Premier Lloyd George we'll realizes
that some of these terms cannot be
enforced If Germany is to live. and
living Germany is essential to the
prosperity of Europe. Premier Nttt1
in his latest proposals affirms this.
Alternating Allies.
Both Lloyd George and Nitti desire
that Germany pay, but limit is nat
ural and logical. Millerand's policy
of pressing French claims without
consulting the allies. sending French
consulting the allies. and his stand
against any revision of The treaty of
Versailles are fast alternating Britain
and Italy. Paris announces that
France feels alone, neglected by her
wartime allies. France occupies that
very position, and French people in
the relationships with other peoples
of Europe have been victimized by
their nearsighted leaders of official
life.
While France is fighting a losing
battle for the old policy of imperial
countries Of central and southeastern
Europe, and stands chance of sue
ceeding where France failed last year
in her scheme of spreading her in
fuence to the southeast. Austria and
Hungary undoubtedly will be given
assistance from Italy. For Italy real
ICES, as in the case of Germany, that
peace, not war. should be the domi-
nant note in the discussion of all re-
construction processes.
Greco-Italian Pact.
With Greece in more or less accord.
Italy having supported Grecian claims
to Thrace and other Turkish terrific
ries. Italy, it may be said stands a
chance of completely dominating also
ally. for neither Bulgaria or Serbia
can antagonize with close Greco-Ital-
ian concord. Rumania also is leaning
upon Italy.
With Italy's power in southeas stern
Europe growing apace and with Eng
lish interests enhanced by peace set
Elements, and with both these coun-
tries working in close liaison, they will
hold the European continent in their
hand, and other countries, neutral, as
we'll as belligerent. will enter into
financial, economic and political
agreements with them sooner or later
Alliances will be bound together by
treaties of the old order, and it is ex-
ceedingly unlikely that the league of
nations ever will be more than an ex-
preston of the views of the Anglo
Italian alliance unless Americas
voice is heard.
But in all settlements that now are
being effected and those that must be
framed before the world is ostensibly
at peace the influence of America
will grow increasingly less European
nations will go about their own af-
fairs in their own way. Even Ameri-
can officialdom will be needed in diplo-
matte fashion for diplomatic reasons,
but as long as the European govern
ments believe the. American people
themselves do not care a hang for
Europe American official viewpoint
will eventually be utterly ignored.