Evening star., 1932-06-01
FALL Of BRUEN|NG
SURPRISES BRITISH
Unified Effort of France,
England and U. S. Held
Needed by World.
BY NEGLEY FARSON.


LONDON, June 1.-The only hope
for Europe now is a real rapproche-
ment between Great Britain and
France"
This unofficial statement, made to me
by most responsible British official
tain government circles that is gain
ing strength hourly. If such close
cooperation is made effective, it is con-
tended, the United tSates will inevi-
tably join. Only a determined and
unified effort by these three stable
countries can now save the world, it is
held.
Bruening's Act Surprises.
Incredible as it may seem, German
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening's resig-
nation seems to have taken the British
completely by surprise. He has been
regarded here as possibly the foremost
statesman in Europe. The fact that
President Paul Won Hindenburg of Ger
many would drop such an able pilot at
such a crucial moment apparently was
not believed possible here until it was
actually done.
The British cabinet held an emer-
gency meeting last night to consider
NHdG lOiiIitCllOil lIIt StIIIldll CILo-S
might have with the scheduled repa-
, rations conference in Lausanne a
fortnight hence. But the meeting could
only be described as an alarm" session,
as government circles declare today
that i is impossible to form any opin-
ion on the Reich situation until the
composition of the new German gov
ernment is known.
Official spokeSmen admit candidly,
and perhaps cynically, that the Lau-
same parley will not be much affected
by the turn of events in Germany. as
the German attitude on reparationS is
already known Also, they say, be-
cause of the refusal of the United
States to participate at Lausanne. it
! would need nothing less than a miracle
to permit the conference to arrive at
anything more than a temporary set
, tlement until after the American cleo
tionS
And responsible newspapers. such as
the Manchester Guardian, say that the
! European organism has gone so far
| that shades of policy or changes of
government will not make any differ
| ence at Lausanne and, IF Europe is
/, to be saved a fundamental change of
attitude is necessary. a clean slate, not
only so far as debts and reparations
restrictive economic system in force. "
Hitler Feared the Least.
Speculation ranges here. as regards
| new regime in Berlin, from a min
lister under the National Socialist lead
er. Adolf Hitler. to sort Of German
military dictatorship and to a German
civil war Hitler is feared the least.
London financial opinion has been
expecting the advent Of Hitler all
along.
The immensely powerful body Of
/ opinion here. which demands close CO.
operation with France has been given
great strength by the recent statement
OF Paul Painleye, former French pre-
mier, and likely member Of new Her
riot government. regarding war debts.
1t says that the French are rapidly
adopting more realistic attitude
toward the problems of the interna-
tional situation and political factors will
not be allowed to barrlcade economic
necessity.
There is reason to believe that the
( British during the recent period Of in
sence of any government in France, have
been seriously considering several major
European issues, which are overdue for
settlement"
1t is believed here that the British
will soon take the lead in tackling these
, problems The fall of Bruenins and the
advent of anv irreconcilable German
government means that Great Britain
will seek a working agreement with
France.
(Copyright, 1922