The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-03-12
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critical nO0l6UGs D44e@AlNi3 ~
will probably be the foreign minister Ct
IN any new cabinet that may be Great \
cd with the present alignment IN the a
chamber of deputies, so he is at g
Geneva as the representative OF 81
France en- the league council. How u
ever. the fall Of his cabinet will prob t
ablv prevent his endeavOring to press
the demands of Poland for even tenn
porary seat until the regular meeting |
of the assembly next September.
The situation is particularly I'M
fortunate for the Freench lmperlallsts !
as the situation may so shape itself
that bv the time next September rolls
around Britain will be able to chal-
Tenge the French mandate IN Syria
where the colonial war has been re
sumed with increased fury.
At the present session BRAND, IKE y
Chamberlain, is unable to press his
noIicv of charging the league because
his own government has repudlated
him. AS he was the leader OF the
movement to enlarge the council IL
looks as tho Germany alone Will enter
the league council, unless the meeting
Is nostDoned. which will be a victory
for Britain as the intrigues OF that
nation at LOcarnO were directed To-
ward bringing Germany into the arena
of the League as an ally against
France and Italy.
Mussoiini Blocked.
The fascist despOt, MussOlini, has
also been conniving against Britain
nv striving to create a so-called Latin
bioc'' within the league. The back
ers of this scheme hope to do away
with the rule that decisions Of the
council must be unanimous and eS-
tsblish a procedure whereby MAORI
tv decision will be decisive. Hence
France, Italy and Spain would have
three votes, and in case Poland Is adj
nitted, four votes against Britain ana
Germany. The cabinet crisis IN france
temporarily blocks this scheme. Cham-
berlain's proposal to enlarge the coun-
ell had as its object the admlttance
of South American republics ChaI
might be lined up with British pcllcy'
This is recognized IN Britain as
niece of adventurism because these re
publics are likely to be dominated by
+he limited States and used against
britain in the world conflict between
these two titanic imperlalst powers.
Fear Power of Wall Street.
There is additional cause for be
lieving that the only nation admitted
will be Germany as a fight to enlarge
the council might provoke a crisis that
would wreck the league and whereby
cause such widespread political ano
economic chaos in Europe that Amer.
lean bank capital would be withheld
from Europe and diverted to China
which would be a terrific blow t.
Britain in the Pacific.
On the other hand the unsettled
conditions in China make uncertain
the investments there. Wall Street i
forced to find new places to invest 1t
great surplus of gold, so it is lcglca
to expect that it will bring the utmos
pressure to bear upon Italy an
France to prevent an open break with
in the league at this time.
Agents of all nations except Br1taI
are discussing the probable effect tn
crisis in the league will have upo
future American leans, and the nee
for these loans may force the nation
to temporarily abOndon their Untrue
for control until more ausplclou
time.
One thing is certain and that is I'll
contradictions and the great politics
and economic conflicts that reT
Europe are today near the breakin
point; the league is an impotent thin
as proved by its helpfulness
face Of open defiance by Turkey, WI
was invited to defend its claims
Mosul and Thrace and who has CO..
temptuously ignored all demands
the league.
China Applies for Seat.
Still further complicating matte
Is the demand for China for a perm
nent seat on the league cOunC
Whereas other nations striving to- 0
tain permanent seats on the cOun
simply make requests, China makes
definite demand, the implication bel
that in case of refusal she will ha
nothing to do with the league.
The semi-colonial status of Chi
the growing nationalist movement a
the orientation toward the Sow
Union, indicates a trend toward
league of anti-imperialist nations, tt
would bring under it's influence
the colonial of Asia and Africa.
Mutual fear of this eventuality m
paralyze action at the present asse
bly, of the league and, with the
ception of admitting Germany, eve
thing will remain just as it was
fore.
The only alternative to this
present is to postpone the leal
meeting on the eve of the date
for its opening. It is not improba
that France will strive to get pC
ponement, altho there are more Il
forty nations represented here at
time and others are arriving -ev
hour.
World Chaos.
Delegates here are alarmed at
slightest diplomatic move in
part of the world. All Of them, W
out exception, fear the growing p
er and influence of the Soviet Un
but their own irreconcilable conf
prevent any concerted action on
front. They also view with mis-
ings the recent action of MussOli1
calling his fascist ambassadors f
various capitals back to Rome
some sort of conference. Then,
terday, they got a new scare v
the American government called
British ambassador, HOughtOn,
Washington from London. Forces
er which they have no control
before which they tremble seen
be preparing the world for a g
catastrophe Their confusion
reflects the worldwide chaos tina
more clearly manifesting itself
every conference that is held i
futile effort to uphold the shat