El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-22

W. knight. a newcomer to FL Paso.
Bryant Barnes bought a $500 home
in that part OF the city. The two
homes were the property OF the Ter
race Improvement company.
Adriatie coast more strongly against
Italy. and to eject d'Annunzio from
Fiume.
The other important state carved
| out Of the old Hapsburg empire.
CzechosloVakia, or Bohemia comes
( within the English orbit French ef-
not succeeded. and the English mis-
sion and British business men are
carrying everything before them.
Opposed An over East.
II Is too soon TO discuss the Turk
fish situation. for * is still the sub
preme council but when the prelim-
mary frontiers have been settled, and
the mutual denominations Of Turks,
] Greeks and Bulgars have died down
I q little, IL viii be found that Britain
and France are opposed to each other
al over the east and nowhere more
than In the struggle for influence
1 with the Turkish government in Con-
stantinople.
France, profiting by the example Of
J Germany after the Balkan wars,
wants 70 take the Turkish armies
Q
making a formidable military. force
that can assist her in any possible
! European war England seeks TO pre-
/ vent this and 10 turn the eyes OF the
Turks to the Importance OF keeping
/ on good terms with sea power.
Turning to the north Of Europe,
I here British influence is supreme. It
Z IS one OF the Interest grievances OF
French diplomatcy against England
that Downing street stole a march on
them in dealing with the new states
formed out OF the Russian border
lands. France did not look far enough
ahead, or uisread the Russian situa-
ton and for long remained faithful 10
her plan FOR reconstructed strong
Russia which should pay her debts
and renew the military alliance with
France against Germany. Obessed By
her fear Of Germany and by her old
policy, France did not see the danger
she ran in proclaiming that Finland.
Esthonla- Lithuania and Latvia
should be forced to return again TO
Russia.
British policy was more sound. more
far-seeingi and has given England the
supremacy in the north beyond chal-
Ienge- Soon after the arnistice Eng
land came forward as the champion
OF the new nations, recognized their
independence, and placed them under
her protection.
NeutraIs stin Neutral.
This summary Of how Europe lines
up between England and France has
not taken account Of the Scandinavian
neutrals, Of Spain or Holland For
the same reasons that they were able
TO keep out Of the war. these countries
flafter themselves that they need
not quarrel with either England OF
France for the beautiful eyes Of the
other It may be so. especially in
Scandinavia. but in Holland the ex-
faH ri mnHH Nn
lands government and Belgium, COM
bining with the attractions Of su-
preme sea power, are likely think to
bring Holland more or less within the
British orbit.
To sum up. In 1914 Europe saw a
group composed Of England, France
and Russia opposed TO Germany.
Austria and Turkey, with Italy doubt
fuL or those seven nations, two have
flown TO pieces and one Is down and
out New countries have sprung M
everywhere Europe has become
] Balkanized.
Now a new lineup begins to appear
out OF the Welter. This time Il IS
merely provisional. for II Germany or
Russia recover, the equilibrium viii
{ be upset again The rival chiefs Of
I the new European camps are France
I and EnEland.
WITH France stand Belgium,
Poland Rumanias JuEo- slaria and
probably Switzerland.
On BngiHnd'S side are Italy,
HEugary- Austria. CEechosIov-
aka, Germany Esthonin, Elfhu-
nata, Latvia and Finland. and
perhaps Holland.
Are the two great protagonists
{ drifting towards war. into which the
attendant nations viii again ali be
draggedZ Those who ask that Cues-
uon-and there are many who do
mlsunderstand the fundamentals of
life In the Europe Of 1920.
Revolution. Net War.
The danger IS not war. The danger
IS that by the old diplomatic and
commercial rivslries, intensified
hundred-fold over prewar days by
unsettlement and by the hundreds of
new issues 70 quarrel about the Brit
ish and French peoples viii be led on
the downward path that brought En-
rope to the outbreak in 1914.
Bat this time there VIII be no
war there VIII be instend-if the
statesmen begin to talk srar-a
world revolution For the simple
truth that any man who knows
has passed through Europe with
his eyes opens Is that the masses
viii not in our time allow them
selves to be sent to the trenches
nEain. Civilization would break
down everywhere II another great
war were undertaken.
---IA e e immense nope IN the LECL
tnaL statesmen everywhere realize
these things. Thy are clearly felt
here BY the far-seeing members OF
the cabinet. and by no one more
clearly than by Lloyd George. In
Paris, where the soldiers are more in
control, there may be less intelligent
vision; France owes her present IN
fortunate financial Srd political posi-
ton in my opinion to her present
rulers and to the dominance Of the
military and profiteer groups.
Apparently we must look forward
IN the future, then. to a struggle for
political and commercial influence be-
tween England and France and their
respective followers. Moscow will
watch and hope for in serious con-
flict between the great powers Of the
west lies the great chance OF the red
terror. And Germany no doubt viii
watch and hope too, backing ID Eng
land now but feeding her soul with
hate and plotting in secret.=Copy-
right 1920, By the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
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