Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21
EUROPE WRANGLES
OVER FRONTIERS
France, Germany and Italy
Determined to Effect
Territorial Changes.
BY PAUL SCOTT MoWRER.

~ Radio to The Star.
PARIS, France, August 21-Eurores
profound unrest, due to its division into
two active groups, each of about 1885,
900 people, one led by France and
determined to maintain the present sit
uation, the other by Germany and Italy
and equally determined to effect terri
torial changes, continues to find daily
expression in incidents which, though
each small in itself, show clearly how
dangerous the general situation is be-
coming
German Nationalist have come out
openly in their election platform for
revision downward of the Young plan
and for rectification of the frontiers
The reactionary German steel helmet
organization announces plans for
great reunion of 100000 war veterans In
uniform on October 3-5 near Bingen,
Rhineland. in the so-called demilitar
tied zone.
Another incident, one of an inceSsant
series, is announced from the Polish
German frontier. Two Polish officials
are said to have violated the frontier
in the guest for for information about the
placing. of German guards. Germany
Is protesting. The Polish Government,
through its official press agency, an
nounces that it will continue to oppose
Its "irrevocable veto" to any and all
German claims affecting Polish terri
tory.
Italians Withdrawn.
The International Students Congress
now bein; held in Brussels, has been
marked by various unpleasant incidents
between the French and Italians and
between the French and Germans. The
Italian delegates have withdrawn from
the congress.
In Lithuania, which is Q member Of
Hne revtsiontst group. and consequently
enti-French, Q French consular agents
dog barked at Lithuanian officer in a
street Of Kovno. The officer kicked the
dog and the agent slapped the officer,
who thereupon knocked the Frenchman
down with the butt Of q revolver.
France has protested.
Jugoslavia, Frances ally, has officially
reiterated that it will not tolerate a
return Of HapSburg to the Hungarian
throne. 1t has further intimated that
II the League of Nations continues to
do nothing about the alleged activities
Of the Bulgarian Comitadjis in Mace
donia, Jugoslavia will be obliged to take
saattc-5 in its own hands.
Seek Little Entente Cup.
A French-built squadron of six Ru-
1nanian airplanes, with Rumanian pi-
LOIS, 16IG EdIlS WARSAW (-sEIy yes
terday. Rumanian, Czech, Jugoslav and
Polish squadrons will compete for the
so-called Little Entente Cup by flying
$500 miles over Central Europe, the
itinerary including Warsaw, Prague,
Zagreb, Belgrade, Bucharest, Lvov, Pos
nan and Warsaw.
The French grand maneuvers, which
viii concentrate $4,000 men at Lorraine,
begin next week. The French navy and
sir forces have Just held important
combined landing maneuvers at Cher
bourg. Discussion in France on the
reorganization of the French army Is
in full swing. The issue is whether
France shall have professional army
ike the German The newspaper LIE
Matin declared itself yesterday for q
professional army. It says that France
today has only 10000 poorly trained
boys to oppose possible sudden attack
by 400. 00e thoroughly trained Germans.
Meanwhile George Mironescu, Ru-
lnanian foreign minister. and Nicholas
TfteIescu, Rumanian Minister at Lon
don, are reported to be IN Venice in
e. for secret talks with Dino
Grand Italian Foreign Minister.
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