Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-28

labors made French rationalists raise
their ak for him. !"
The party opposing him" according
to the Fort Worth Star Telegram, "vi.
sicns q stubbornly recalcitrant France,
one that purposes no subtraction from
French interests for contribution TO
internationalism. The present gath.
ering in Geneva Of the personnel Of
the commission organized to deliberate
on the subject Of Pan-European union
finds one OF It's charter members, Arts.
tide BRAND, to be voice without au.
thoIity. o personality without o country
behind his utterances.i There are great
news potentialities In that situation.
The age-old battle Of ifidividuaifty
against partisanship Is fought once
more. BRAND has indicated his pur-
pose Of continuing his efforts in behalf
Of the organization he largely crested
Of his recommendations by the French
people. There are many instances of
record where individuals proved their
supremacy over the French vox pOpult
by that which might be described as IN
oratorical coup d'etat. Can Aristide
BRAND break into that particular HAN
Of Fame? There are many people
throughout the world who are frank In
saying that he deserves the distinctlon
have attained It,"
a"Just now France is on top" STATES
the Charleston Is. CO. Evening Post,
land the nationalist insist that she
must keep on top by sheer strength.
That does not mean that the nationalist
party In France desires nor Is preparing
for war. But 1t does mean that the
hope OF putting down nilitariSm, the
"a A. EsmMs
and naval aftefward-or the other way
has been severely set back by the de-
feat Of BRAND for president and the
logical consequence OF That, his resigna-
ton Of the foreign portfolio and, per.
haps, his retirement from political Lead
erShtp. Mr.. Hoover's plea TO Europe 10
reduce its armament Is likely to have
In France about Is hoepitabie q recep-
ton Is the more delicately yelled hints
should cancel the war debts receive at
washington"
Believing that BRAND would have
been the choice of the French public"
but pointing out that Parliament elects
the president, the Ann Arbor Daily
News concludes: BRAND deserved the
honor he sought. It was coming to him.
politically expedient for the politicians.
Politics Is an opportunist with stony
heart" In BRANDS fight before the
League Of Nations, the Oakland Tribune
sees something dramatic and even
noble in his attitude, for he stands
against the seperate agreements, be-
lieving them to be q reversion to the
old war-breeding days" The Tribune,
however, thinks he has his back
against the wall"
France reflects. more or less, the at
titude Of the whole of the continent"
in the opinion of the Columbus Ohio
State Journal. The state of mind
across the Atlantic Is such as to reject
peace plans. No country trusts the
other. and why should it? In Germany,
Russia and Spain no one can predict
from one moment to the next just what
political moves will be made Life Is In
a fiux. It is moving at an erratic pace
and each nation feels that 1t must re-
serve the right OF hitting It's next-door
neighbor first II he goes on an unex-
pected rampage"
BRANDS place In international poli-
tics has been lost" according to the
Milwaukee Sentinel, but his place In
history Is secure. The idea Of the Euro
pressed. Granting that, for political
reasons, the majority Of the European
nations are irritated BY the economic
union between Austria and Germany,
what are the aiternatives7, The Euro
pean' states cannot denotince such 3
customs union with plea for q return
to the old economic anarchy, which
BRAND so roundly condemned not long
ago to unanimous applause. An alter
native idea Of number Of customs all
liances. each one directed against the
others. Is based upon . theory Of ell.
iiances which has been at the base Of
European discord for 400 years. It
smacks Of the old balance of power
policy. The only acceptable alternative
to the Austrian-G German plan Is the
proposal for q wider customs union"