Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
Berlin MAY FORCE
M|NOR|T|ES ISSUE
League Council Monday Like.
" to Be Faced With
Frontiers Dispute.

" Gable TO The star.
PARIS, France, January lT.-Tne
League Of Nations will open on Mon
day at Geneva what Is widely regarded
rs one Of the most important Council
meetings in its history.
The expectation throughout Europe Is
that Germany at this meeting, in con-
nection with the minorities dispute be-
tween Germany and Poland, intends
formally to open its long promised
campaign In favor Of revision OF the
peace treaty. The German people seem
to expect Foreign Minister julius
Curtius to speak out bravely Germany's
whole mind on this subject.
It has been noted that in order to
have q freer hand DR.. Curtius some
time ago signifed that he would be I'M
able to take his present turn to pre-
aide at the Council. Consequently,
Arthur Henderson, British foreign min
lister. has been named for this function
IN his stead. =.
Il is even limited from Berlin that II
Or. Curtius fails Of satisfaction, not
only will he himself be replaced as
even withdraw from the League.
Arms Farley Secondary.
In these circumstances. discussion
over the time, place and presidency OF
The forthcoming general disarmament
conference. which also forms part OF
the Councils agenda, seems 10 take
secondary importance. 81
The C5erman-Polish minorltleS dls-
rmItA according to how 1t Is handed,
kill, It Is said, either increase or weaken
fhe Leagues prestige as pacllyng
urVnnisun and will leave Europe either
q a decidedly better or q decioeoly
worse posture than ut present.
Pack Of this dispute is the tense sit
nation which has been developing IN
Germany itself ever since the Rhine
land evacuation last June and espe-
cislly since Adolf Hitler's success In
the German elections. Under the
J leadership and pressure OF the Nation
alist extremists the clamor for treaty
revision has become, according TO the
london Times, unanimous. The Bruen-
IND government, while perhaps having
few illusions as to immediate possiblll-
ties, Is said to have been tending more
and more toward extremism in foreign
policy in order to cut the ground from
. under the feet of the Hitlerites.
Rival OF CurtauS seen.
Within Dr. Curtius' own Popul1st
marty q candidate for his place seems
tA have arisen in Herr Dingeldey, who
speaks with strong Nationalist accents
IA wave of chauvinism and mtlitar-
ism Is sweeping over this country" re-
marks the Berlin correspondent OF the
London Telegraph, while the London
Times Berlin correspondent adds:
'sThe German people are being led all
day and every day and now even by
responsible politicians TO expect some
spontaneous and shattertng national
outburSt."
Under the impetus of this psychology
the German government within the last
few months has pressed vigorously its
views regarding revision of the Young
plan and regarding disarmament. The
incidents accompanying the Polish
elections suddenly opened the way for
@ diplomatic offensive against Poland
Three official notes were sent to the
League Of Nations by Germany protest
ing against the treatment of the Ger
man minority voters in these elections
Another and even stronger note ema-
mated from the German organization IN
Polish Silesia called the Volksbund.
German Press Views.
Discussion in the German Press
showed clearly that this act was In
tended not merely to gain better treat
ment for the German ninorities, but
also in the minds of some German
to provide an opening wedge for from
tier revision. Large numbers Of Ger.
man people, it is said, have come x
consider the Polish corridor and thu
division Of Silesia between Poland anc
Germany as the main cause Of Ger.
manys present economic distress anc
a. proof, therefore, that the frontier
should be rveised in Germany's favor.
Joseph With, Julius CurtiuS, Colt.
fried r. Treviranus and Chancellor
Heinrich Bruentng all recently made
trips into Germany's eastern provinces
Some newspapers announce that thu
turning point" has been reached in thu
history Of the German Republic. AlfreC