The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-13
RISE OF HITLER
/ TURNING TIDE
AGAINST JAPAN
France and Britain Ready
Now to Back League
UNFOLDING Treaties.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
ScriDps- Howard Foreign Editor

scrpps-HoWard Foreign Editor
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The
rise of Adolph Hitler to power in
Germany today appeared on the
point of turning the scales at
Geneva against Japan, thus saving
The life Of the League of Nations
and preventing the dangerous inter
national isolation Of the United
States.
Nevertheless, until the leagues
committee Of nineteen, now cOnsid-
ering the Chinese japanese conflict.
actually and officially submits its
verdict, Washington will net breathe
easily
For Great Britain and France
have Wayered so long that they will
not be relied upon to back the
league against Japan until they
actually have taken the plunge.
Left L. S. Out on Limb
Americas virtual condemnation Of
Japan for treaty violation and her
refusal to recognize territory so &C
CURED, placed this country way out
on limb.
Had Japan, acting through her
puppet state of "Manchukuo, called
on the United States either to rec
ognize the new state" or withdraw
its four consulates at Hardin, Muk-
den, Changchun and Dairen, very
serious situation would have arisen.
1t might have meant conflict or
the humiliation Of having to with
draw from where this country feels
it has a right to be-
The arrival Of Hitler in the seat
of Bismarck, however, brought a
hasty change.
Great Britain and France, which
tacitly had backed Japan at Ge-
neva more or less from the begin
ming, suddenly about face.
Against Scrapping Pact
The reason is seen in the first
three of the Nazis twenty five point
program, which read:
/. we demand the union Of all
Germans to form a great Germany
on the basis of the right of the
self-determination enjoyed by thee
lions.
2. I'VE demand equality of rights
for the German people in it's deal
ings with other nations, and abo-
litiOn of the treaties of Versailles
and St German.
3. we demand land and terri
tory (colonies) for the nourish-
ment of our people and for settling
of our superfluous population"
If Japan could scrap the cove
nant which is a part of the treaty
of Versailles and take what she
wanted in the Orient, then Ger
many would have the same right
to scrap the treaty of Versailles
and st. German whenever and
wherever it suited her.
Demand Treaties Sanctity
This means the right of equal
ornaments with France; equal navy
with Britain; the abolition of the
Polish corridor; the rectification of
her eastern frontiers; the return
of some of her seized colonies, and
union with Austria. Such is the
meaning of the first three articles
OF Herr Hitler's faith.
Immediately in London and Paris
Che "sanctity of treaties" assumed
new and tremendous Importance.
At the same time British and
French diplomats, arguing the
Chino japanese case at Geneva,
began to reverse themselves.
The isolation of the United States
in the far eastern imbroglio might
prove very convenient when Europe
went to Washington to demand debt
reduction. but Germany now threat
ened complications.
If Germany could use the Japa-
nese precedent to kick over the
sacred treaties as they applied to
Europe, it would be better to fore
go the advantages of keeping
America on tenter-hooks during the
debt conference.