The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-23

that she will not be q party TO the
use of this pact in bringing pressure
to bear on Poland and the countries
Of the Little Entente who are her
allies and constitute a large part OF
her strength in European politics.
The strength OF feeling against
treaty revision among the countries
of the Little Entente is evidenced by
the monster demonstration which
took place yesterday in Bucharest, the
capital of Rumania, where 100000
people marched for seven hours in
the biggest procession in Rumania's
history, to oppose any revision Of the
postwar treaties.
Directed Against U.S.S.R.
The agreement makes no mention
of the necessity or even the desir-
ability of any revision of the Versa
lies Treaty 1t states that such re-
vision is a possibility, but only un-
der Article XIX of the League Cove
nant", according to which all the
powers must agree unanimously. This
represents another French diplomatic
victory, since she and her allies are
strongly opposed to any territorial
adjustments in the map of Europe.
or to any re-shufling OF the colonial
spheres of the imperiahst powers.
The four powers "agree to abide By
Article K Of the League Covenant"
thus guaranteeing again all external
aggression the present boundaries and
political independence of all nations,
members Of the League. The Soviet
Union is not a member of the League.
Thus the pact is directed against the
U. S. S. R. in the first place. Secondly
it represents a guarantee that Rou-
mania will not lose the added terri
tory it won out of the Great War,
that Poland will not lose its gains.
and so forth with the other French
leutenants in Europe; unless they
are compensated elsewhere. Such
compensation could be given them
only by tearing away from the U. S.
S. r. the Ukraine for Poland and
Bessarabia for Roumania.
Re, Not Armament.
The pact mentions disarmament as
desirable" necessity without max
ing reference to any specific pro-
'posals.
But it goes on to outline a scheme
whereby Germany will be given
equality of ornaments with the
other powers by gradual steps within
a period of five years.
France has definitely secured i'm
portant concessions, but as the price
of these, she is agreeing to German
re-armament. For the sake of ap-
pearances, this is disguised In the
pact as disarmament"
So-vague generahties about dis
armament-and five year plan for
the arming OF Fascist Germany.
The signature of the pact by France
means heavy shift in French policy
on ornaments Foreign Minister
-Boncour is already off TO GEN
eva with an acceptance of the Mac
Donald plan in his pocket
Debt Move Against U. s. A.
The -Four Power Pact" is there.
fore a political united front against
the Soviet Union but it is also a fin
anciaI united front against the Uni.
ted States. France has made UP her
mind not to pay either interest or
principal on what she owes. England
which paved last time Interest but
not principaD is likely to default this
payment, due June Is Italy, which
has so far been prompt to pay, has
even paid ostentatiously, is now
changing its attitude if we are to
judge by Mussolinis recent speech in
which he questions Italy's capacity
to pay"
The debtors are getting together
against the American creditor, on the
eve of the World Economic Confer
ence. Just as Roosevelt. in his broad
cast message to all the nations, passed
the buck to the European countries
by saying that if any one of them
refuses to cooperate, then I'VE shall
know where to place the blame:
so now the four powers who have en-
tered into this pact are passing the
buck across the Atlantic saying, in
effect, that II the World Economic
Conference does not produce results,
Americas financial policies will be
the cause.