Evening star., 1933-03-28

Speaking for IAN honest desire for
peaceful adjustment of the differences
now SO gravely threatening the con-
tinent'S peace" the New Orleans Times
Picayune offers the judgment: "A five-
year breathing space, with rest from
Saber-rattling. verbal warfare and the
frenzied incitement of national resent
ments. jealousies. hatreds and bitter
nesses. would promote. visibly and
nightly, better feeling, sanity and
economic recovery as well. The Mus
solini plan appears broad and liberal
in its conception and entirely practic-
able if there is sufficient craftsmanship
in the present oounsels of European
governments to bring about its adop-
ton. Unhappily. doubts about the
survival of that saving degree of states
manship arise from the very fact that
Europe's rulers have have p,l1a1;u perml5;ted.ln
couraged and invited-the drift of
European affairs and relationships into
condition so critical that its threat
Of another war is frankly recognized
by such able leaders es Macdonald and
Mussolini.''
THE MusSolini plan" in the opinion
Of the Louisville Courier Journal. mot
only puts France on the defensive, it
isolates that nation If France wants
peace it must help put Europe on
peace-time footing. If it wants security
it must help reorganize the continent
on the basis of equity and justice in
stead of force. If it would prevent an
other war it must collaborate with
Germany. Great Britain and Italy. As
rational and logical nation, France
cannot summarily reject the rational
and logical plan of Mussolini. Its
newspapers may say that it is case
Of sour grapes on the part of the
Italian premier. since Italy was denied
its share of the spoils Of war. Its
statesmen, however, must face the facts.
and some modification of the unyield-
ing attitude Of the French government
toward the status quo may be expected.
IntranSgeance at this time will spell
almost certain calamity"
That the attitudes Of both Mac
Donald and Mussolini are based upon
the Kellogg pact outlawing war" is the
conclusion of the Topeka Daily Capital.
and agreement with this point Of view
is voiced by the Nashville Banner and
the Yakima Daily Republic. The
Newark Evening News suspects that
Macdonald offered his plan to. shock
the delegates at Geneva out OF their
trance" The Columbia IS. c. State
calls the Macdonald 'maneuver bril-
liant and epochal," while the Cincinnati
Times-Star AYERS that "Mussolini has
the whip hand" The Fort Worth Star
Telegram believes that 'the greatest
peace agency in the world today is the
financial depression" The Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader sees the European war
threat dissipated for the present"
With Europe in its present mood"
declares the Chicago Daily News, even
a temporary breathing spell Is welcome.
It is salutary to have Mussolini, at least
momentarily, on the side of the peace
makers Recent Italian maneuvers in
Central Europe and on the Yugoslav
frontiers have threatened peace, end
Mussolini's belligerency doubtless has
stimulated the nationalistic exuberance
Of Chancellor Hitler. Now MusSolini
apparently undertakes to temper the
ardor Of his Austro-German disciple.
while Macdonald tries to persuade
France and its allies that Germany and
the other defeated nations can no
longer be held down in the vengeful
spirit of the Versailles treaty"