Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-03

tate that union; on the other hand, it
may split Europe into economic fed
erations whose tariff barriers win Sc
harder to break down It all depends
upon the breadth of vision Of European
statesmen" The Lowell Evening Leader
suggests that las it affects the two
countries which are parties to the pact.
Is possible that Its importance may
have been overestimated"
1T may be true that the wav Is be-
ing paved for more far-reachinr deyel-
opmentS along the line Of the economic
reorganization of Europe" remarks the
rochester Times Union, while conced-
ing that st is possible that the French
or the Italians will vigorously oppose
the new arrangement, and even compel
It's abandonment" Believing that "Eu-
ropes hope lies in aYerting a CONNER
cial war" the Champaign News-Ga-
zette is convinced that the crisis at
present is as acute as that which ex-
Sted prior to 1914" The IndianaDolis
Star states that, while Austria IL only
a pitiful remnant of the old Austro-
Hungarian Empire, its absorption in a
old fears"
Publication Of the German-Austr,sn
protocol" thinks the Boston Transcrint
makes it apparent that the agreement
provides for a good deal more than
identity Of tariffs between the two
countries The collection of tmport
duties is to be in the charge of each
country and by each country's officials
but the total sum of customs is 10 be
apportioned between them according to
an agreed scala circumstance point
ing to a certain fusion of the two ed-
ministrations."
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ut appears that Germany and Ans
tria are showing more sense than the
rest OF Europe" argues the Madison
Wisconsin State Journal, while the
Flint Daily Journal calls 1t "a bold stem.
but natural one" and the Birminr,
ham News sees the nucleus of "a pan
European policy, economically mas
sailable." The Houston Chronicle con-
tends that II the two countries ARE to
De left any fundamental soyereirntv
surely they must be left the privileges
OF making economic agreements" and
the Milwaukee Sentinel finds It diff
cult to see how a tariff agreement.
which would give impetus to the re-
vival OF Austrian trade, would violate
the spirit OF Austrian pledges"
Unnatural barriers between the trade
OF Germany and Austria will retard
european prosperity and progress
AYERS the Atlanta Journal, and the New
York Evening Post feels sure that "op-
position 70 the union Is very much on
the defensive" The Chicago Tribune
says that the fatal theory Of the peace
in Central Europe has been that one
generation. smarting from their wounds
can bind the future by repressive meas
ures"
This movement" according to the
Rock Island Argus, will stir up more
agitation for debt cancellation, and the
United States will be affected. Many
believe that a crisis exists in Europe
which IS as acute as that which pre-
coded the World War The situation
calls for very careful handling. When
the worlds commerce is an issue. &c Is
often only question of time until the
big guns begin to roar
The diplomatic question" as inter-
preted by the st. Louis Globe Demo-
GRAFT, "is whether the plan formulated
violates any or all of the treaty stirv-
lations Of Versailles and st. Germfe>.
The answer would be an Affirmative II
the arguments of the Conservative party
of Canada at the time the Taft reci-
proctty was pending are accepted as
valid. Then it was insisted an under
standing for reduction Of duties on a
few articles of interchange would sub
merge Canada's identity and make It a
mere appendage Of the United States.
The voters accepted this theory"