The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-05
Several Nations on Verge
of Strife as Peace
Session NearS.
FRANCE FACES TROUBLE
Balkans and Germany Are
Threat; Russia, Poland,
China in LimeIight.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
Soripps-HOward Foreign Editor

Mars seems determined not to take
his licking lying down.
If he can't wreck the forthcoming
naval arms conference at London
outright, he seems at least bent on
limiting its scope and minimizing
its general effectiveness.
The next sixty days will decide
largely the fate of the London
gathering, and at this writing the
world situation is far from being
all that the sponsors of arms limi-
tation might wish as a background
for their preparations.
In Great Britain the government
of Premier Ramsay Macdonald is
harassed by the threat of revolu-
ton in India this winter unless in
dependence is granted forthwith or
dominion status promised for the
very near future.
Trouble in Germany
In Germany the junkers, under
the leadership of the Nationalist,
Hugenberg and Hitler, have won
their demand for national refer
endum on the Young plan of repara-
tions and on war guilt, over the OPP
position on President Hindenburg
and his ministers.
In France, just across the Rhine.
a new Nationalist government will
go before parliament on Thursday,
headed by the able but uncompro-
missing Andre Tardieu, a govern
ment upon which any militaristic or
yengeful speeches in Germany will
have anything but a placating ef-
feet.
In Italy the fiery Mussolini con-
tinues to rattle the saber and call
for a busting off Of the Fascist
war clubs, which, again, can not fail
to have any but an upsetting effect
on the banks of the Seine.
In China a revolt against the Ma
tionalist government is in full
swing, as powerful war lords mar
shall their forces to GUST President
Chang Kai-Shek. His fall again
would precip-tate the country into
state Of dangerous chaos such as
more than once has meant interna-
tional intervention.
War on Manchurian Border
Along the Siberian Manchurian
border, Russian and Chinese troops
face each other in an actual state
OF war which may, at any time.
grow into a conflict which inevitably
would drag in other powers before
1t stopped.
From Moscow and other points
within the land of the Soviets, re-
ports continue to warn of a grow
ing army, navy and air force which
threaten to make Russia one of the
strongest powers on the continent
of Europe.
AT the same time come indications
that unless China gives way in the
dispute over the Chinese Eastern
railway, Russia may launch a crush
ing blow with the coming of spring.
if not before.
In Poland the government, under
Marshal Pilsudski, and parliament.
under Marshal Daszynski, have
clashed dangerously. Pilsudski has
invaded parliament with soldiers in
causing it to close. Here
are the seeds of grave trouble IL
they terminate much longer.
In Rumania dynastic troubles con-
tlAue, while in Jugo- Slavia the king
dictator still faces a divided coun-
try, as, from her bridgehead in
neighboring Albania, Italy ouizzi-
cally looks on.
Italy Worries France
France, tied to the Balkans by
treaties of alliance, is dubious and
not a little uneasy over Italian in
tenttons in that region, completely
dominated by the cyclonic Duce as
Italy undoubtedly is. At the same
time she is wondering if the old en-
tente cordiale with England is
definitely thing of the past, and
whether henceforward she must
trust to her own defense.
When Premier Macdonald was In
the United States he stated that
moral disarmament must come first.
then nations would reduce their
military burdens as a matter of
course.
From the foregoing bare review of
just few Of the worlds actual and
potential trouble centers, it does not
look as if the moral disarmament
Of which the British statesman
spoke has quite arrived.
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding
observers remain hopeful that much
good will be accomplished at Lon
don. 1t is pointed out that even il
only Britain and America can settle
their differences over cruisers, the
parley will be distinctly worth while.