Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06
THREAT TO PEACE SEEN
in PLAN TO CROWN OTTO
Hungary's Desire for Hapsburg King
lnjects Factor of Grave Import
to Europe.

least in upper classes, the bond of SYM
pathy is considerable. Britain would
almost certainly give her support to any
practicable and peaceful revision of the
treaty of Trianon.
French Stand Defined.
France, on the other hand, despite
certain measure of sympathy for the
HungarianS, is condemned by her own
vital interests to stand with her allies
against any disturbance of the status
quo. Once the question of the revision
OF the treaties of 1919 was opened
formally the integrity of Poland, as we'll
as that of Rumania, CZechoslovakia
and Jugoslavia, would inevitably come
up. If France failed to stand squarely
with her allies the whole system which
she has created in Europe since the war
would crumble, her present allies would
be reduced in size and population and
forced to make new arrangements with
their neighborS.
On the other hand, while France
stands with her allies, they in turn are
bound to support her in the face of
her present opponent, MusSolini. More
over, immediate and vital interests bind
JugoSlavia to France, for Italian and
Serb interests are in collision from the
ISonzo to the southern frontier of Al
In the little entente probably could
make terms with Hungary with very
little territorial sacrifice, and Rumania
would instantly be weakened by the loss
of that ally with the best fighting army
of its size in Europe.
All French policy is directed at eStab-
fishing permanently the settlement of
1919. And the key of this problem
must be found in Budapest. Were
I tn
and settle down to live within her ex-
isting frontiers the whole political Sit
uation in the Danube basin would rap
idly clear up. But the price would be
borne uniquely by the Magyars, who
would have to assent to remaining a
negligible nation for all time, aban-
don1ng upward of three millions of
fellow Magyars now beyond their from
tiers forever.
Center Of IntrigueS,
Such remuneration being impossible,
| Hungary remains the center of all ma
neuvers and intrigues. It offers an
obvious basis for Italian operations, In
this beautiful capital city beside the
Danube French and Italian policies
are always IN shock. Bethlen, too.
! steadily confronts France and the rest
OF Europe with the calm but deadly
threat. He will do nothing RASH or
provocative, he will evade even Italian
invitation to risky adventure, but he
will always make clear that Hungary
steadfastly refuses any voluntary adj
| herence to the existing order
In this clash of high politics and
international rivalrieS, the fortunes of
the boy Otto are obviously but a pawn
Italy would gladly see him crowned on
the hill Of Buda. because such an event
would appear a victory for Italian
policy and a new evidence of the weak
ness Of the French system. But just
as manifestly the French government,
as the Partisan press discloses, vetoes
| such restoration in advance and
would certainly support its allies of the
little entente in vigorous protest and
probably in drastic action.
Peace on Uneasy Basis.
One hears a great deal about new
and peaceful Europe But the fact is
that once the traveller passes Vienna,
he enters a new Balkan region which
reproduces on vastly enlarged stage
most of the evil circumstances of the
old On the sixteenth anniversary Of
the shot Of Serajevo which shook the
world, new tragedy or crime might
as easily and as rapidly as that shot
bring Europe to the very edge of gen.
eral conflict, If not push it over the
edge
Today the old phrases Of the Kaiser
come anew from the lips Of the Duce.
Italy and France are as manifestly in
collision in the new Balkans as Russia
and Austria were in the old. Hungary
is precisely as determined to re-eStab-
lish the Crown of st Stephen as Serbia
was to reconstitute the Kingdom CT
Stephan Dushan. All of which makes
interesting if not reasSuring reflections
on the anniversary of the onset of the
great catastrophe
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