Evening star., 1933-09-03
FOREIGN WORRIES
AWAIT PRESIDENT
Problems Neglected for U. S.
Affairs Have Distinct War
RumbIings.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

attention to the international Situa-
ton, which has been necessarily some
what neglected during the last few
weeks. on account of the more i'm
portant national problems.
Reports of the gloomieSt character
have reached the State Department
since the end of the World Economic
Conference.
Every American diplomatic mission
in Europe and Asia is sending ominouS
reports about forebodingS of war.
On the eve of the resumption of the
limitation of arms conference, every
nation. big and small, while sending
delegates to Geneva to discuss diSarma
ment. is increasing its army and navy
budgets. Throughout Europe and Asia
not only the military and naval forces
are placed on the highest war efficiency,
but the civilian population is being
trained to the idea OF having to face
air attacks and other evils inherent to
ali armed conflict
The idea of peace amongst nations,
Which seemed to have been gaining
ground in the years previous to 1882. is
Eeing rapidly Transformed into the idea
that new war is inevitable before the
world can enjoy a. new era OF peace.
This new mentality is more obvious
IN France than in any other part OF
Europe.
France Fearing Germany.
The French people, who can only
lose by new armed conflict and were
heretofore strongly in favor of peace,
feel now that they are menaced by the
aggressive attitude of the Germans.
They see the possibility of Germany
and the other enemies of France get
ting together in order to wipe off the
advantages gained by France after the
World War, The result of this is that
even the French Socialistic party, who,
under leadership of Daladier, Herriot
and Paul-Boncour. have been propa-
ganding for international peace, is now
split and its principal leaders admit
frankly that it is essential for France
to be prepared for any emergency. At
its last convention. some five weeks ago.
the majority of the Socialist members
of the French Chamber resolved to vote
for the new army and navy eXpendi
ture, in spite of the heavy deficit in
the French budget. The French
peasants. the backbone of France who
heretofore would not listen to any war
talk. are now rapidly changing their
minds and are persuaded that 1t may
be necessary for them to take up arms
again in the near future.
Frances allies, especially the bellicose
Poland and Yugoslavia. are feverishly
preparing themselves for any emer-
gency.
The situation in Germany is even
more virulent. l. is quite possible that
Hitler'S sabre rafting is only gesture.
a play for the gallery, but nevertheless
Germany is making hasty preparations
to resume her old military splendor
The German people, deprived of the
FREQ dom nf tho and rho freoGnno
of speech. hear now only one side Of
the story, and that is that Germany
must shake off at any price the man
acleS put upon her by the treaty of
Versailles. Germany is at present an
armed camp. that is to say, that Ger
man people between the ages of 18 and
so are trained to be soldiers. What
they only need to make the masses of
khaki shirts into regular army is the
modern war material which Hitler is
striving at the present moment to OBJ
tain for his people.
MussGlin on Alert.
Italy does not see any advantage in a
new war. but MuSsolini sees the writing
on the wall and is preparing his coun-
try pSychOlogically and materially for
new European conflict. The Italian
war machinery is oiled and in perfect
shape. The morale of the people is
excellent and the Italian army navy
and air force is fully prepared to face
any emergency at few hours notice
Reports from observers who have had
the opportunity of being close to the
Italian war machinery say that the
spirit Of selfdenial and the discipline
OF the fighting forces has never been
higher in the history of that country.
Those responsible for the prepared
ness of the national defense have man.
aged 10 lnStill in the men the idea that
war with much greater consequences
for Italy is in the citing and that the
country's fate depends on the ability
OF Its defenders. These observers have
been impressed by the clocklike work
OF the Italian army, navy and air force
and state that every day this machinery
is being perfected by II Duce
All confidence in treaties and agree
mentS has broken down and there is not
a Single diplomat or politician within
these European states who does not
sneer at the Kellogg pact the four
power pact and the other so-called peace
instruments negotiated and signed since
the end of the World War.
similar situation is reported to pre-
Nall IN Asia. where local wars. of which
mlghti little is heard, have broken out
In Japan, too. the war hysteria has
grlpped the people of that empire. ia
pan Is considered the chief cuIprit of
this war neurosis. BY her defiance of
peace pacts and agreements. which was
the result of her Manchurian campaign.
she tolpedoed any confidence the other
nations could have had in the efficiency
OF the peace treaties. Now she is riding
nigh and prOclaims that any nation
which wants i0tprfara ba cl;0lo+
est degree with her aggressive policies
must count with JapanS army and
navy. The income of the whole nation
Is being spent to bring the fighting
forces of the country to the highest de-
gree of efficiency Her navv Yards and
arsenals are working, literally, day and
night and all the restrictions concern
ing the size of her navy, which she
voluntarily accepted at the London
Naval Conference in 1890, are being
disregarded
Seldom, in the modern history of the
world, has the war fear and also the
war craze been at higher tide than to-
day. Idealists, like Ramsay MacDon-
ald Arthur Henderson, Lord Cecil and
Norman Davis, still maintain that just
because of this fear and imminence of
war thH world will be compelled to do
something to avert the crisis. But, in
England at least. the days of these
idealists are counted, since their policies
have obviously failed.
For President to Face.
It is this gloomy pic-''re which is
going to be submitted to Tie President
soon after his return to Washington.
The administration is naturally in
terested in the maintenance of peace.
Everything that is humanity possible,