New Britain herald., 1927-01-26
CHINA WIDE AWAKE,
 WOMANS CLUB TOLD
Prof. Mcdonald Says Small Foreign Forces Are lmpotent


 Recent Developments in Foreign Affairs" As MT. Mcdonald is the lchairman of the executive board oi the Foreign Policies association. he was well versed in his subject and
 although he dwelt only briefly on
 industrial and foreign relational affairs of each of the main coun-
 tries of Europe and China and
 Mexico, he left his audience en-
 frightened on a subject which, up
 to that time, was not clear in
 the minds of many of those pres lent.
 1 Dealing with general survey of
 conditions. Prof. Mcdonald first stated that conditions abroad were
 generally steadily improving and that Europe was gradually recov-
 ering from the war and the effects
 of the peace treaty. Events are i moving towards a substantial
 peace, he claimed
 Europe has turned her face
 away from the past" the speaker
 said, "and is facing the future 1 bravely and thoughtfully."
 Germany Recovering Fast
 Y, Germany was the first country 1 to come under discussion. Three
 years ago, that country was de-
 moralized both industria!ly and
 politically. Last year the tide
 changed and now it is prosperous and substantial despite the hard
 ships it has undergone. Germany now faces more certain business
 improvement than any other Eu- ropean country. he declared
 Predictions were divided on the
 future of Germany soon after it had adopted it's present form of | government" the speaker stated. , "One group said that Germany would return to it's original mon- archial government. The other said that like Russia, 1t would deterio- rate into a form of ruthless an- archy and hopeless chaos. l. my self, said, upon Hindenburgs cleo tion as president of the German Republic, that he would tend to , bring the country back into mon- archism I was wrong. I gladly ad- init now. Hindenburg has done more than any other living indi- vidual towards establishing Ger many as a democratic republic in respects. is better off than the vic tors of the World war"
 France was next discussed by the speaker, who said that France had improved lately. Relations between Germany and France have been strengthened by the Locarno treaty and the admission of Germany into the League of Nations. Politicians of both countries have come to see that the fate of one is closely all lied with the fate of the other and bonds between the two nations have been strengthened by efforts on both sides. The two are now building up a degree Of coopera- tion and confidence and are look ing towards the future. Prof. Me Donald said.
 Italy Pays for Progress
 Italy and her problems was then taken up. He gave several opn- ions of prominent statesmen on the effects of fascism in that country. Italy has paid a large price for its advancement, the speaker averred. in the forfeiting of freedom for Mussolini's projects. Mussolini. al- though he speaks like the kaiser. acts with a great deal less degree of militarism, Prof. Mcdonald said, and with the possible exception of France, Italy is well received in diplomatic circles.
 The one danger from Fascism and Mussolini, he said, might be that his cohorts have been in the habit of crisis after crisis until now they are hysterically confident. Re quiring excitement, they might force Mussolni's hand into making a great mistake, and it is on one of those mistakes. he said, that Mus solini will take his tumble.
 Britain Suffers From War
 England presents q discouraging and disquicting picture, according to the speaker. Before the war known as the worlds workshop, Britain came out of the struggle to find that it's markets had been taken away by rival trade or, as in South Am erica, home industries. With it's setbacks +r;I J>rf rfrlo future confident but worried. Brit ain, if anybody, suffered the most from the war gaining only some added territories of doubtful worth and losing something in the line of industry which it may never regain. Most people believe that Britain will to take her place in the world. Prof. McDonald stated, but she still has the bulk of her work before her.
 Russia was termed as being more firmly entrenched now than she has been In the last 10 years. Forced to accept t e capitalistic measures which it did away with. it has ac- cepted some slight measures which have placed her nearer and nearer to what is termed the sane standard of government
 "China for the Chinese
 In China, Prof. Mcdonald stated, a different problem is found. Dis atisfied with {. c past and outfitted with complete and well trained China is prepared to take into its own hands what the other nations of the world have refused to consider, that is, the subject of China for the Chinese,
 The speaker pointed out that the means nothing to the average Chinese. He never comes in contact with it, an1 he is at loss to wky the foreigner can reap such sr at harvests from the country and leave nothing 10 the