The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-31
DANGER SPOTS
FLECKING EVERY
PART OF WORLD
1882 Memorial Day Found
Flowers for Past Wars,
Plans for Future.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP STMMS
scripps-Howard Foreign Editor

scripps-Howard Foreign Editor
WASHINGTON. May 3I.-Danger
spots feck every corner Of the globe
today.
japan Is pouring troops into Man.
ohuria, at tremendous expense, while
Soviet Russia continues steadily to
prepare along the frontier for the
attack which Moscow feels certain
will not be long delayed.
Germany anxously is watching
Poland, whom she accuses Of plan
ming to seize the free city Of Dant-
zig. as Italy seized Fiume, and IN
effect has warned that country that
such a coup means war.
The Breuning government at Ber-
lin has resigned. while observers
predict revolution.
The Lausanne reparations and war
debts conference. now little over
two weeks off, probably will settle
the fate Of the Berlin regime. IN
less Germany IS let of from FUR
Their payments, or the next thing
10 IL. a Fascist Communist revolt IS
believed almost certain.
stalemate Reached
Elsewhere in central and south
eastern Europe, financial collapse
threatens the economic, even the
political, stability Of the old world,
yet the Danube parley-to rescue
Austria, Hungary, Czechosloyakia'
Rumania and Yugoslavia-reached
a stalemate before it got under way
The world arms conference at
Geneva has failed Few. II any, be-
leve it will accomplish anything.
no matter how long it sits. me
pricipal powers represented there
are poles apart. Yet upon It, Ar
thur Henderson, former British for
eien minister. It's chairman, said at
the outset. not only world economic
rehabilitation, but world peace, de-
pended
China. perhaps the worlds chief
danger. spot today. is not only con-
fronted with warlike Japan, bent
on conquest. but is split in two by
major factions threatening civil
war and menaced by so-called red
armies on the march with the
avowed intention Of taking over
the country.
India continues ablaze with re-
bellion against England, Moslem is
battling Hindu, and Burma IS
planning secession from the Indian
empire and union with Britain.
Further bloodshed is inevitable.
Market Battle On
A world struggle for markets is on.
But trade almost is at a standstill.
A perilous tariff war is in full swing
as each nation seeks to bar the
products Of the rest. Latin America,
in retaliation is reported to be or
ganizing Pan-American bloc
against Uncle sam, as sentiment
against us mounts.
The world scramble for gold is
growing more bitter. Two countries,
America and France. have cornered
two-thirds Of the supply, but what
seems to be an effort to drain Amer
iCa's share. and throw her of the
gold standard. is under way.
Silver, the money of approximate
" two-thirds of the inhabitants of
the globe. has been demonetized and
almost is worthless. Vast China,
India. Latin America and other parts
Of the world, virtually have been
wiped out as buyers.
Credit-without which business,
both national and international, is
paralyzed-Stands frozen by fear of
what has and what might, come,
Unemployment is universal and as
responsible rulers in each nation
seek to throw the blame for their
plight on other nations, nationalism
everywhere Is at fever pitch adding
to the danger.
Such was the cherries back
ground of Memorial day-flowers for
past wars mixed with preparations
for bigger ones to come.