Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-23

quests and force rule discarded. thera
Is not much left for European nations
TO fight about. The great thing now
Is to agree on the new principles Of
government which should prevail"
Making comparison between the
European situation and that which pre-.
coded the formation of the United States
OF America, the Fort Worth Record
Telegram feels 1t is Uncomfortable that
Frence, Germany, Italy, Great Britain
and the smaller European nations can
erect q real United States" pointing
out that In the troublous days of this
infant republic" 1t was "a grouu of
colonies made up of immigrants from
dinerent European groups" and that its
success was due to removal from Inn
mediate contact with the controversial.
the radically different dispositions and
racial traits" but that 1.-THE first two
decades of that attempt at democracy
are nlled with all the instructive reac-
tons OF conflicting natures, and the
survival OF the government is as much
OF 2 psychological marvel as it IL q
matter Of historical data"
1.-THE results Of the latest move at
Geneva should be watched by Arneri-
cans from the economic angle" advises
the Oakland Tribune, warning that
the development in Europe of inter.
national cartels may presage the forma-
ton of trade units of continental scope.
given impetus by economic depression
The Providence Bulletin comedies that
economic necessity Is forcing the Vari.
GUS countries into protective alliance"
but maintains that "a political union
OF the BRAND sort In the present state
OF european nerves is much like ask.
Ing the lamb and the lion to lie down
together." The Beloit Daily News holds
tnat "Pan-Europe at the moment looks
like mere flash in Europe's pan"
The example of America is held I'D
by the Schenectady Gazette with the
assertion that "if Europe can be
brought by the BRAND or any other
plan to similar state, the whole world
Will profit greatly thereby" The New
ark Evening News, noting the frank
exchanges of Premier BRAND of France
and Foreign Minister Henderson Of
Great Britain, declares: so long as
the leaders of two of the three greatest
powers on earth talk in this vein prog
reSS in humanizing international rela.
lions strides forward. II the words
can be translated into action, be it q
new slash in world ornaments or q
politico-e conomic union of Europe,
where the embers of war will smolder
near ready finder, civilization will cover
in few years the stride of Centuries.
The most significant thing is that we
see England, however selfishly oppos-
ing Brands Pan-Europe,. arguing as
vehemently as the French leader for
immediate steps to make peace more
powerful than war, the instruments Of
warfare innocuous."
The Champaign News Gazette enl-
phastzes the compelling force found Ia
tine desperation Of European coun.
tries" The Louisville Courier journal
concludes: 1T should be remembered
that the ~ nations involved solemnly
have declared themselves as believing
that close collaboration of European
governments In all international activity
Is OF capital Importance for the MAIN
tenance OF peace throughout the world
rms announcement of itself is a step
toward assuaging the sharpness of old
national Jealousies and enmitieS. Il
may actually, before long, result in
smoothing out tariff barriers at the
frontiers. That alone would help batter
down rtvalries which have caused much
pioodShed and wasted effort. In ex.
pressing the desire that the Pan-Eu.
ropa movement now vitalized By general
acceptance and discussion win help flll-
I'LL the disarmament policy Of the
League, Mr.. Henderson has at once
leaped TO the ultimate hope. From such
. federation the United States has
nothing 70 fear, especially If the pro-
posed world disarmament conference
eyentuates and accomplishes IFS object"