Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
EUROPE NEAR WAR,
! EDUCATOR HOLDS.
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh of
Georgetown Puts Blame
on Communism.

Fear that Communism is about to
plunge Europe into another world war
was expressed last night by Rev. Ed.
mund A. Walsh. 5. J., vice president of
Georgetown University, who has just
returned to Washington after con-
Quoting a three-month investigation
into Soviet activities in the principal
countries of Europe and the Near
East.
Europe is sitting on top of vol
cano that is likely to erupt at any
time i'm a serious war for Soviet SUI
premacy," Father Walsh declared
with China inflamed also. the dove
of peace is being chased from country
to country. by the eagle Of disCord and
is finding it hard 10 locate secure
perch"
In the opinion of Father Walsh.
conditions throughout Europe are such
that it would require only another in
cident like the Sarajevo affair to pre-
c1pltate n war of great proportions.
Hardly any country in Europe is safe
from the persistent boring in of
Soviet prOpagandists, Father Walsh
believes. His personal Investigations
in portions of Russia during the revo-
lutionary movement taking place
there revealed to him conditions
worse, almost, than at any time dur
ing the Soviet regime.
Evidences of Disc0rd.
"In genera the feeling of security
throughout Europe is much less than
at this time last year. heightened by
the break between Great Britain and
the Soviet government and the tense
diplomatic relations between Poland
and the Soviet. arising ont of the as
sassination of Workout, the Soviet Min
lister at Warsaw"
Other evidences of GiScori in E,u-
rope, such as the patChed-up quarrel
between Albania and Jugoslovia, with
Italy in the background ready to sup
port Albania. all tend to emphasize the
dangerous undercurrant throughout
Europe, Father Walsh declared.
Economically as well as politically
he reported that the improvement of
conditions is very slow indeed, and
Europe in general is more uneasy,
nervous and unstable" than a year
ago.
Father Walsh made his annual trip
to Europe not only in the interests of
the Catholic Near East Welfare ASso-
citation, of which he is president, but
also TO obtain material for his series
of public lectures on Soviet Russia"
at the Georgetown School of Foreign
Service this Fall.
He reached London the same day
that the British Scotland Yard author
tiles raided the Soviet embassy. and
then conducted personal investiga-
tons at the principal sources of
authentic information on the CONT
nent and in the Near East. His invest
lgation took him to a dozen or more
countries in central and northern
Europe.
Big Soviet Rally
In Berlin he witnessed the great
Communist demonstration in which
100000 reds took part on the out
skirts of the German capital He
described the scene as one of Oriental
splendor," though deeply significant
for its effect on German political con-
ditiOns, A thousand red banners
waved in unison. he said. as 80 red
orators appealed for Soviet supremacy
In Germany and throughout Europe
Conditions in Russia. Father Walsh
described as particularly pitiful. with |
thousands on the verge of starvation |
and misery widespread. The care and |
feeding of the thousands Of Armenian
refugees in the Near East and in
Greece, particularly. constitute
problem which he said is no less for
mtdable than year ago. Thousands
in Palestine, outside of Jerusalem, are
in dire want as result of the earth.
Quakes that visited that country re.
Gently, and the welfare association is
taking steps to bring them relief.
Message From Pope.
Father Walsh succeeded in putting
the Catholic Near East Welfare AS.
ISOLATION, with its 100000 members
IN this country, on a budget basis,
with a result that 100000 will be
spent Immediately to support the as
socfation's activities in Russia and the
Near East.
To these million members he
brought back with him a personal
message from Pope Plus, which will
be mailed out to each member in the
next few weeks. The Pope's message.
signed by himself, is engraved on a
scroll which has been photographed.
copy of which viii be sent to each
member of the association. In his
message the Pope expressed his per-
sonal qualification over the generosity
of Americans in answering such calls
for relief as the present circumstances
warrant
Father Walsh will spend his time
between here and New York, looking
after the associations affairs, until
the Fall term opens at GEORGETOWN