New-York tribune., 1922-09-26

form In the agreement concluded
tween Czscho-Slovak!s and Juzo-S.a. p
on the l4th Of September, 1920, vai-a
Is In substance a defensive eonven.i.a
against tbs Hungarian menace. l.
the product of long negotiations ti.
had been carried on from the end o.
the year 1919.
The defensive convention conclud
between Czecho-Slovakis and Jueo-
Slavla provided that thess two state
should mutually help each other In case
of an unprovoked attack by Huugary.
That convention, supplemented by ibs
assurance. on the psrt Of Rumanss,
given c. the occasion Of the Bucharest
negotiations between Take Jonescu ard
myself on September le, that Rumanis
acknowledged a similar obligation even
though no formal treaty was as yet
concluded CT was not signed till april
70, 1920, created & strong and per
manent bulwark against the execution
OF the Hapsburg plans. II was against
this bulwsrk that the attempts at q
Hapsburg "putch" twice came to grief.
the first time in April, 1921, and the
second time in September OF the same
year. The alliance of the three sue
cession states for the purpose Of de-
fense against attacks from Hungary
thus successfully passed 6 practical
test and proved itself a true guardian
Of the dearly bought liberty Of the us.
tions that had been freed from ths
Austro-Hungarian yoke.
This defensive character of chs a.
lance between these three states
generally termed the Little Entente
does not, of course, exhaust its entire
political significance. In the negosia-
tions leading up TO the defensive agree
ment it was clear that common poIieg
against Hungsry must be merely part
of broader political conception. II
was question, in concrete, Of estsh-
fishing q Central European group,
which, while carrying out the work Of
its own consolidation. should aid the
general task OF reconstruction.
Central Europe ceases to be g scens
of political chaos and is growing inss
Arm structure consolidated alung
the lines laid down by the peacs
treaties--a structure whose central
point is the alliance formed by Gsecha-
Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia and Rumsnia.
II is true that there is one gap in the
structure. Hungary still stands Oat-
side. She has excluded herself By
virtue Of her policy. directed as is Is
against the security of her neighbors'
Thers is little doubt that this isolation
cannot be permanent and that Hun
gary, too, will one day take the place
in this Central European peace bloc
which is hers, both politically and
economically.
The evolution Of che Little Entsnts
is manifsstly not yet completed. The
practical tests which 1t has success
fully stood-for instance, recently Al
Genoa-are adequate proof OF its sig
nificance and confirm the correctness 81
it's methods.
To speak to-day Of "Baikanized'
Central Europe is mere distortion Of
facts. Central Europe has ceased t.
be scene of disorder and confusion
organization has taken the place o.
chaos, and a new system Of states has
arisen whose mission IL Is to preserve
the results of the revolution OF lsls
for tho N~a~9fes Of the old Austre-
Hur sarsan monarchy, TO renew and e
strengtheS law and order on the basis
of the p@> Y treaties and to con
tribute xeserally to the work o
European pacssscation and conso1da
tion. To the Lstsgs Es.D6ssse ss due, th'
merit Of having created this syssem
1t is ito center and drsvsns seseas