Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-04-06

men 10 feel something of the same
fear known to the small boy who is
compelled to walk by a cemetery late
at night. They appear to be "jumpy.'
Besides. the Rhineland Is tradition
ally potential battle-ground. France
always has been Germany's potential
enemy" That which France won In
the treaty of Versailles through the
I fighting at the Marne and the other
great battles still is considered by Ger
mans TO belong TO Germany. Then.
there is the socalled Polish corridor
liked by the Germans nor the Poles.
and Hitler has promised to correct that
situation. France shakes In her boots at
that thought.
Where is the danger point7 None of
my sources of information have been
able to put their fingers on 1t, but
they feel there Is some specific danger
point
On the other side OF the picture,
there is German fascism. 1t is DOM
e mated by Hitler as
Hitler's German completely as Musso-
Fascism lini ever dominated
Italian fasclsm. Con-
sequently, 1t may be assumed that Hit
Ter must consolidate his own political
fronts just as Mussolini found 1t nee
essary to do when he launched his
fascist ship or state for Italy. Fur
ther, except for minor moves. Mus
solini has RETAINED from venturing
too far atield In foreign matters. This
may have been due to a desire to
avoid meeting the French In the dark.
or it may have been due solely to
Mussollni policy. At any rate, 1t has
not happened. So, II Hitler models
his program after that of the italian
dnce. reasonable assumptions would
be that fear Of an arising German ma
tionalism is premature and unwar-
ranted.
But one cannot overlook the Ral-
kans In any analysis Of the situation
in Europe. One must recall that the
World war was preceded by war in
the Balkans. France has continued to
exercise her influence In Poland In
Jugoslayia, Czechnslnvakia and Rn-
mania. The latter three have been
called the Little Entente. No one
doubts that Italy would like to break
up that arrangement. II Mussolini has
n desire to attain destiny such rs
/ has characterized the aspirations OF
] many d ruler before his time. the Lit
/ tie Entente would stand In the way.
Some observers here, In discounting
| this new scare of war. feel that Mac
Donald, Of England,
MacDonald's Is doing a work the
Big Task equivalent Of which
| never has been at
tained, or even attempted. heretofore.
/ They believe Macdonald Is trying to
/ get France, Italy and Germany into
an agreement with his own nation
whereby the big four powers would
/ rearrange Enrope's political structures
1 on new basis That would mean
/ complete destruction of the treaty OF
| Versailles, for 1t was the treaty of Yer
sailles, drafted by our own President
Wilson, that parcelled out the peoples
Of Europe into the divisions and sub.
divisions we now recognize.
If that be the end that Is sought
| peace-loving people must greet 1t with
some semblance of approval In the
opinion of those conversant with the
ms and outs of European politics. Al
least, 1t holds hope OF binding two OF
three potential enemies into an ar
rangement whereby they wttlld make
fast their dogs of war for few more
years.
The recent arrival OF His Serene
Highness Prince Damras Damronl
Devakul to be the minister of Sian
to Washington has created some LITTLE
difficulty for the folks hereabouts wht
have to know their etiquette and gree
the diplomats properly. The ministe
is cousin of the king Of Siam, so h
rates as, a prince first Of all, but wha
else? Should he be called or I'D
dressed as Prince Damrong, or Primo
Damrong Deyakml or Just Primo
Deva1ul? Some one In the Depart
ment of State Is going to find out BE
Ing trained In those matters. the prop
err title will be ascertained withou
the prince being offended. In TIL
meantime, one hears references large
ly to "the new minister Of SIAM" TIL
prince speaks excellent English. hay
ing been educated In London, so tina
he naturally will understand what
being said of him or to him. Tha
fact has not made the problem cas-,
President Roosevelt got really bi
laugh out OF advice given to his Sc,
rotary of the treasury, William I
Woodn, at the annual dinner of tn
: White House Correspondents associl
ton. Mr.. Woodin composed, anon
other productions, the Franklin d.
lano Roosevelt March" 1t was playe
for the 956 members and guests OF TT