Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-11-26
WAR CLOUDS LOOM
IN EUROPE AS new
SUSPICIOUS ARISE
Rumania Beset by Difficulties
With Hungary, Russia
and Bulgaria.
SH-LITHUANlhN
DISPUTE NEAR CRISIS
Jtalo-Jugoslav Relations Under
Strain as Revolt Reports
Come From Ukraine.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 26.-Numerous
rivalries and suspicious today threat
ened international peace in Europe
The Rumanian situation. the ltailah-
Albanian "defensive' treaty ana 'i's
quarrel between Lithuania ana iol.'i'"
have come to the fore one week oeiol {
.he meeting in Geneva of disarha-
,nent conference held IN the hopo -
furthering peace and good Will
Anxieties in Rumania have peeii
awakened by the sudden wlthdfaM"i
~ Ion Rratianu's strong hand. Inc
,,ossibi,itv of former Grown Prince
r.ro, returning to claim the throne
hos added to the difficulties of an al
ready complicated situation.
Hungary Is Displeased.
The loss of the premier, VINO COM !,
mated the country for more tilan
ouarter of a century, 1t is teateu 80 =
t,ava an adverse effect on Rumahla >
foreign relations. Hungary Is u,
pleased at the treatment Oh iau
rarians in Pennsylvania, tran 1oea Nv NV
from Hungary to Rumanla ~ soe;res
tba treatv of Trianon. Russia oeSll g
20 recover Bessarabia, lost to Kunlahla
as result of the bolshevik reVolutluli,
bulgaria is nursing her anger over lne
LOGS IF territory to Rumanla peCduse
of the World War. ..;.,
Tn another direction international
3ealousies have been strengthened ~
the recently signed friendship treaty
between Italy and Albania. In some
quarters the treaty is regardeo as
= threat of trouble in the Balkans
- if10f1
Germ is. above all, the quarrel between
Poland and Lithuania. In the view o.
MANY English commentators this mas
hean aggravated by the Soviet S warn
ing note to Poland. implying that Rus
STA will be found on the side of Llth
uania in the event of host!lities.
wilma Is Old Sore.
The Polish annexation Of Wilma. the
old Lithuanian capital, in 1871 Wniie
the Polish Lithuania frontier was as
vet underlined. has been ranking ever
since. This notwithstanding the Coun-
oil Of the Ambassadors confirmation
of Polands possession in 1928. Guar
rels arising from this have increased
in tension from time to time and the
two nations have been in state OF
virtual war, although bloodiess one
since diplomatic relations have never
been restored between them.
The present position is compncateo
bv internal political troubles in Llthu
anita. notably the coup detat OF
year ago when Prof. Waldemaras over
threw the Clezevicius ministry. Dlrecr
news from Wilma. Kovno and Warsaw
is scanty. but reports through Riga
and Berlin indicate that there has heen
some Improvement in the SITUATION
This was due, ii is said, to the fflendiy
influences of the British, French. ltal
ian and other legations at Kovno, the
temporary seat of the government.
II is reported that Premier Waldo.
maras has protested to the League or
Nations against polish aggression,
but 1t is also said that his tenure OF
office seems precarious owing to the
efforts Of his political opponents.
Hone for Peace Until December.
Poland intends 20 submit the quarrel
TO the League in December. The hope
"a strongly expressed here that peace
will be maintained until then and that
the League will succeed in securing
Justice all around.
In Berlin however, 1t is reported
that Lithuanian politicians who fed
from Riga to Wilma are preparing
new coup d'etat. Collisions are said
TO have occurred on the frontier be-
tween the police and revolutionary
ba nds from Wilma.
Maxim Litvinoff assistant Soviet
commissar of foreign affairs, discussed
with Foreign Minister Gustav Strese-
mann of Germany the Polish Lithuan-
ian relations when Litvinoff stopped
off in Berlin en- route to Geneva.
No confirmation has been received
of reported revolutionary activities in
the Ukraine. The Bucharest news
paper Dimineata printed report Of
severe fighting. but no continental
news source has been able to sub
stantiate the report.