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gaining ground daily on account of the
suspicious attitude of France, and the
various private military associations, of
which Germany is full, do not escape
unnoticed by the French. Neither do
| they want to be unnoticed. The VIC
tor of the Hitler party has been very
instructive. The Germans gave France
q fair warning when they sent lot
Hitherto Deputies to the German Reich
stag. Italy is looking hopefully toward
Germany. If the present strained rela-
tons between the French and the Ger
mans don't improve within a reason
ably short period, there can be no
doubt that Nationalistic Germany will
be drawn toward Fascist Italy, with
serious consequences for the peace of
Europe. 1t is generally said that Ger
many is poor and disarmed. This is
only partially true. The generation
which fought in the World War is still
young enough to take up arms; the
young German generation is enthusi-
astically learning the art of handling
rife or hand granada; the German
industry is Weakening up again, and the
German laboratory science Is as high
as ever.
Man Power and Science Available.
Man power and science, the two
great assets of the future war, are at
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they are in France. Germany wants
peace, say the leaders of that nation,
but the same people will tell you in the
same breath that German patience can
60 only so far and no farther. With q
vigorous Poland on her eastern frontier
and a powerful and heavily armed
France on her western frontier, can
Germany be expected to remain quiet
If favorable occasion were offered her
IN in tho pO1tch CnFTidnT QOd yof
rid Of her huge war Indebtedness? 1t
is likely that she will If these two i'm
portant questions are settled before
trouble starts between France and Italy.
There is no doubt that there are many
clear thinking German statesmen who
maintain that Germany should remain
at peace regardless of what may happen
In Europe. These thinking citi-
zens are very useful to every nation In
time of peace, but they are swept
away by popular enthusiasm as soon
as the war wind starts blowing.
Behind all these intrigues and politi-
cal combinations looms the great, un-
certain shadow Of Soviet Russian
immense country, with population OF
130, 100000 people, ruled with an iron
hand by a comparatively small group
Of political fanatics. Russia has no
irridentist ambitions. She wants only
the whole world to follow her example
and introduce the Communistic form of
government.
Hostile to Entire World.
Russia, in spite of having diplomatic |
relations with every European country |
except Rumania and Jugoslavia, is hos
tile to every government IN the world. |
The Soviet government maintains dip |
lomatic relations with all the coun- |
tries by which it has been recognized, |
but parallel with the official diplomatic J
missions it is maintaining In every /,
European capital and other important
cities unofficial representatives of the
Third Internationale, whose role Is to
foment rebellions and take advantage
of every possible situation which might
be useful to the revolutionary activities
of the Third Internationale. These
agents, together with the official repre-
sentatives Of the Soviet government,
are watching very closely the political
game of the two antagonistic European
| groups Of power, and viii be ready when
the moment comes to take full advan-
| tage of the chaos an eventual new war
will cause in Europe.
Russia may be going through an
economic crisis; she may be disorgan-
i lied economically: her finances may be
| in q bad shape, but her army is good.
This is admitted by every general stan
| in Europe today. Nobody knows exactly
what her military forces are. They
are generally estimated at something
/ like $50 ,0o0 men, and she has enough
war material to increase this number
| in the first month Of mobilization to
/ $780, 900. This is force to be reckoned
with The technical material is good,
| the aviation is reputed to be excellent:
| the men are well trained and irnbued
with the idea of world revolution.
Russia Would Join Conflict.
What viii Russia do in case Of a
conflict in Europe? Nobody can an
swer this question except that every
body is certain that she will not re-
main q passive spectator. According
to certain French and British reports
there is at present a plan for close
cooperation between the Russian and
| the German armies. German ofncers
of the former imperial army are known
| to be still in Russia, where they are
acting either as instructors or as tech
meal advisers, but the idea of CO.
operation between the Russian and the
German seems preposterouS to those
who study the situation from the
political angle. The Germans know ex-
actly what the Russian government
and army stand for and 1t is most I'M
| likely that they would be willing to
I n
against the French. But while Russia
may not enter the European political
arena as an ally of either group, she
viii undoubtedly use her carefully pre-
pared armed forces to help increase
| the chaos a new war is bound to cause
| in Europe One Of the avowed objects
of the Red army is to help the pro-
letariat of the world to destroy CAPT.
talism. In the name OF this principle
| the Soviet government can easily find
an excuse for intervening in any part
of Europe they like, should that con-
tinent be ablaze again.
The American Government is fully
| aware of the dangers which threaten
Europe, and naturally cannot remain
Indifferent to what is. going on across
the ocean.
Reports from various diplomatic and
other channels indicate how serious the
situation is and how the eyes OF those
Europeans who desire pacific solution
of Europe's problems are turned toward
the United States.
The fact that President Hoover and
the State Department are loath to dis
cuss at present problems which they
| consider exclusively European does not
mean in the least that developments
are not carefully watched and that a
good deal of spade work is not done
| today by the representatives OF the
United States in Europe.
One thing is not quite clear In the
minds of the American leaders; they
are not certain whether the economic
depression is the principal cause Of the
4 political tension or whether the po-
iitical tension is one Of the main
causes Of economic depression. This
question can be argued both ways. II
the European nations were not so sus-
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