Evening star., 1925-05-09

rather than with military revolution.
airy plots.
At the same time the Nationalist
party behind him still cries "Deutsch-
land Ueber Allies" and there is a
leeilng OF unrest, especially as 10
the Polish border of the so-called
corridor separating East Prussia
from the rest of Prussia and Germany.
While assurance is given TO France
that Germany accepts for all time
the surrender of Alsace and Lorraine
and the present border between Ger
many and France, no such assurance
IS Vouchsafed as to the eastern
border. The refusal is, therefore, a
standing menace to Poland as 10 its
western boundary, while the old en-
NIFTY OF Russia to Poland threatens it's
eastern border.
In the corridor, which is narrow
strip of Poland running TO the Baltic
Sea and splitting Prussia into two
parts, there are more SlavS than
there are PruSsians, yet Germany has
never accepted the edict of the treaty
of Versailles giving TO Poland that
sea coast and maritime connection
with the comm "rca 90
Thirty million Poles, however, after
more than a ceICu4y
Russia, Germany and Austria, reply
in desperate earneStness that they
will fight to the last man to protect
their restored independence. That
population is three-quarters of that
of France and the Poles challenge
their ally, France, to abandon them to
their mutual enemies, the Russians,
AuStrianS and Germans. In uphold
ing Poland in the rear France pro-
tects her own safety against another
invasion from restored GERMANY
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the eastern boundary of Germany as
quite as important to France as is
the Rhine border.
x x X =
Another clause in the Versailles
treaty which Germany has never ac-
cepted in fact is that which forbids
the annexation of Austria to the Ger
man Republic. Agitation continues to
make that annexation, and Czecho-
slovakia, sandwiched between Bavaria
German state, and Austria, looks
with dismay upon the possibility that
she will be entirely surrounded by a
German Austrian republic in such
case. In Northern CZechoSlovakia
there is considerable number of
Germans residing, who are agitating
for annexation of territory with Ger
many, taking to Germany some
5000, 900 population now owing allie
glance to the RepuDllc OF CZeChOSlO-
vakia Hence Czechoslovakia is in
close sympathy with Poland in self
defense against their alleged aggres
sive neighbors - Germany, Austria,
Russia and possibly Bulgaria.
X X X
As to France and Spain, the ques-
| ton of war is not one of the future,
| but actually of today. Both countries
are engaged in bloody struggles
against the fanatics" or "barbarians"
| of the Riff tribes in Northern Africa,
and in spite of the supposed superior
| ity of military efficiency, especially of
| France, the Riffs are taking the Of
| fensive, and both the Spaniards and
French are suffering defeat and many
| losses in battle against the holy war"
| of the Moslems.
| x I~* X
| Under such conditions the outlook
/ for another disarmament conference
| between nations does not appear
promising, according to Lord Lee, for
| mer first lord of the British admiralty.
| England has led in killing the League
| of Nations protocol making the
| league the arbiter as to what consti-
tutes an aggressor nation, which
should be opposed by all other ma
tions. England suggests that the
naval restrictions should be raised so
as not to include battleships. The in
lternational race for arms thereby may
be reopOned.
Copyright. 1925, by Paul " coiIfns)