Evening star., 1924-02-18
nY CONSTA NTINE BROWN.


Correspondepce of The Star and the Chicago
Daily News.
rARIS. January 20.-"Hate breeds
hate. and murder breeds murder, and
this state of things is going to last
until a new war destroys what is left
OF our old civilization. 1t Is better,
possibly, that new civilization
should take the place of the present
, one. but 1 cannot help feeling de-
pressed at the thought of the terri
bic sufferings human beings may
have to bear before the birth of this
new world. 1t must be built on the
ruins of the old one
Thus lamented a German socialist
leader while he discussed with me
the probabilities of new war in
Europe.
No matter how optimistic one feels
in regard to the future Of Europe, or
EnW much one agrees with those who
say, Things will adjust themselves if
"" only give them time or people
d"ii't want to tight any more" few
weeks in the principal centerS Will
= bring one to the realization that Eu-
1opc is armnG just as heavily as be-
3"rc 1914. and that pre-war diplomacy
- at ITS old game again. From Cher
1,anzig To Constantinople, Europe ap-
pears IL the eyes of a traveller as an
:rmCd camp. War preparations over
i.3rden the French budget. Belgium
s. keeping such an army as she never
ad before. In Germany young men
devote much time to drilling, while
Poland uses the millions she can bor-
rev abroad to buy guns and tanks.
NIilftnrism in Russia.
In this respect communist Russia is
not behind the capitalistic countries.
Along her western frontiers are
' massed hundreds of thousands of
,Acn, filling her neighbors with fear
and apprehension. Czech oslovakia
Keeps 100000 of her best young men
under arms, and uses much of her
raw material and much of the capac-
fly OF her factories in making war
munitions. Jugoslavia prides herself
OIL having the best army in central
Rnd eastern Europe. Through schools
churches and theaterS the youth OF
various European countries is
brought up in hatred and suspicion
OF neighboring states, and statesmen
who suggest friendly arrangements
between countries are Immediately
suspected of villainouS intrigue. Poll
lit lduS Sptdh not VI liltHuIS Etidtlous
with neighbors, but of mighty
armies. war preparations and re.
This frame of mind brought Europe
in October, 1923, TO the verge of q
new preCipice. Franco-German re-
lations We're such that the French
high command deemed ii necessary
to hurry more war material to the
Rhine. Passenger trains in Fanrce
were delayed in ORDER to make way
for the military trains carrying
heavy artillery and hundreds of thou
sands of cases of ammunition. The
liavy yards received urgent orders to
speed up the repairing of the war
ships, and destroyer tlotillaS were or
dered to hold themselves in readiness
to put to sea.
There We're no mobilization orders
but in the war ministry all depart
mentS were making preparations tC
issue such orders The nation die
not know exactly what was going
on but every Freedman had a feeling
that there was something serious Re
assuring statements in French news
papers pointing out the weakness oi
Germany served to confirm this feel
ing.
Two Political Camps.
In Germany hasty preparations We're
made to resist a French advance, while
the Poles We're trying to find out the
significance of the arrival close to theil
frontiers of Budennys calvary corps
Nothing happened in the end. but as
long as this spirit of suspicion anc
hatred prevails in Europe the worst is
likely to happen at any time.
Politically there are two distinc,
groups in Europe: The French, with
their satellites-Poland Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia and Roumania on the one
side and on the other side Germany
apparently alone. hut hoping vaguely
for FfusSia'S Great Britain.S sympa-
thetic neutrality. A war between These
r two groups would appear at first sigh,
rot only improbable but preposterous
on account of the discrepancy il
strength. Yet in France and the little
entente countries no one concealS tbs
fear that hostilities are not only pos.
sble but probable.
In France there is a feeling tha
Germany is far from being defeated
she is in bad shape. but has $4,000, ,0Ot
strong, determined, well disciplined. pa
triotic people, who. though poweres:
today. may again become a dangerous
enemy in a few years.
France" it is said was partly de
stroyed during the world war and wa
saved only by the intervention Of Grea