Evening star., 1928-06-09

Hungarian Ruma- Austen Chamberlain.
nian dispute over the so-called Hun
garian optants' estates. But in private
conversations and unofficial ways, Chi
nese affairs, Italian -Jugoslav relations.
revision of Hungary's frontier and the
American proposal to outlaw war all re-
ceiVed consideration.
Typical Considerations.
To survey rapidly these various topics
is to glance at typical current preoccu-
pations Of the worlds leading states
men.
/. The Hungarian Machine Gun
Smuggling Enough machine guns to
arm 10 divisions of infantry we're caught
at the Austrian frontier en- route from
Italy into Hungary under false dec
laration. AS Hungary under the peace
treaty Is forbidden to import arms, her
neighbors complained to the League.
Meanwhile Hungary destroyed or sub
stituted scrap iron for the machine
guns. League investigators declared the
evidence was insufficient to prove either
the origin or the destination of the con-
traband. The League Council regretted
the inSufficiency of the findings, reprl-
manded Hungary for destroying the evi-
dence and sounded warning against
further abuses.
Polish Lithuanian Relations.
2. Polish-Lithuanian Relations
Lithuania for years has persisted in
keeping the Polish frontier closed, as Ii
at war. The theoretical state OF war
was declared ended at Geneva SIX
months ago, but subsequent Iegotia-
tions for establishing peaceful relations
failed completely because at every step
Lithuania kept demanding the return
of Wilma to Lithuania. An amendment
to the Lithuanian constitution, recently
promulgated, even declares Wilma To be
the capital of Lithuania, despite the fact
that the Conference of Ambassadors
awarded Wilma to Poland. The League
Council reprimanded and warned Pre-
mier Waldemaras the Lithuanian die
tator, and for the first time inscribed
the entire question Of Lithuanian
relations on the agenda for the Sep
tember meeting.
Hungarian Issue.
3. The Hungarian Optants. - The
peace treaty gave Hungarians in Tran
sylvania the right TO retain Hungarian
nationality If they so optated. Many
did. Rumania then extended TO Tran
sylvania agrarian reform expropriatnlg
and subdividing the large estates. The
appraisals for compensation seem TO
have been ahusively low. Hungary COM
planned TO the League. which proposed
to refer the question to the mixed ar
bitrai tribunal under the treaty. RH-
mania protested that ID was purely an
internal affair. The League Council i'll
sists that it must be settled by mutual
concessions.
China Trouble.
T. China.-There Is possibility that
the Nationalist government over re-
united China will soon have its own
representative at Geneva. Even then
a thorough study by the League of tbs
Chinese problem will be almost .mpnS-
sible because there can be no political
settlement in China without the United
States, and the United States is not a
member Of the League. The absence Of
a common policy tends to approve Jap
anese Intervention.
s. Italy and Jugo Slavia.-Geneva
Is keenly aware of the danger latent
In the Jugo Slav-Italian tension as
manifested in riots III both countries
recently 1t is believed, however, that
both governments now have the situa-
ton we'll in hand. Jugo Slavia. 1t is
argred, has every interest 20 avoid open
conflict with Italy As fCt the latter,
it's interior political situation and gen.
eral financial situation are said TO be
such that anything like war would
be the height of imprEoence.
Revision Of Frontiers.
g. Revision OF Hungarian Frontiers
Dictator Mussolini has Just expressed
himself publicly again In favor OF Civ
ing back 10 Hungary some OF Its lost
territory The Rothcrmere press. IN
Great Britain. also is waglng violent
pro- Hungarian campaign The British
government disavows tEt Rothermere
CAMPAIGN, and is opposed to frontier
revision lest the whole new order of
slowly settling Europe be thereby
shaken. League circles also oppose
frontier changes.
z. Outlawry OF War All the delegates
at Geneva have been discussing the
American proposal among themselves.
IL 4. considered certain that pact
will be adopted In some form General
sentiment Is that this pact will In no
respect affect the league uT the general
problems OF peace. Its sole utility, they
keen repeating. is that /: Will serve To
bind the United States morally TO the
general peace organization II is for
ms reason, and this alone. that they
are practically all in favor OF immedi-
ale acceptance OF the American pro-