Evening star., 1933-09-24
DISTURBED BY HITLERISM,
FOREIGN POWERS REALICN
Belief Germany Is Tending to Upset
Balance of Power Unites Nations
Against Reich.

eral the will of the German nation
should no longer be limited to mere
passive defense. but, on the contrary,
should be steeled for final, active
settlement with France in a death grap-
ple for the realization Of the German
aims"
In the annihilation Of France, Ger
many sees merely the means for our
nation to obtain full development in
another direction. Our foreign policy
will only have been correct when there
are 25O,000,000 Germans, not crowded
like coolies in a factory, but free peas
ants and workers"
Almighty God. bless our weapons.
Judge if we have merited freedom.
Lord, bless our combat"
Even allowing for the special emo
tional stress incident to Hitlerism,
such ideas are not reassuring to Ger
manys neighbors. especially when back
ed by alleged rearming just as the plan
specifies and by numerous frontier In
cidents.
The Russians seem now to believe
firmly that Germany wishes eventually
not merely to overrun Poland. but to
annex large slices of Russian territory
Russian diplomacy which because OF
the old rivalry between Russia and
Great Britain in Asia, never long got
on well with the British. suspects the
Germans of trying to win Great Brit
ain to a sort of anti-Soviet crusade.
It Is these considerations as well as
difficulties with Japan in the far East
which caused Russia to seek close friend
| lv relations with France and Poland.
The Poles relieved thus from fear Of
being attacked on two sides at once.
have been able to take a much more
Independent tone.
This brought sort Of GOODNESS BE-
tween France and Poland for time,
especially when France, despite Po-
lands objections, joined the four-power
pact with Italy, Germany and Great
Britain, omitting Poland. But this
| GOODNESS Is now overcome, apparently,
for DR.. Joseph Beck. Polish foreign
minister, has been given the warmest
reception and attentions In Paris dur
ing the last few days.
Reich Antagonizes Italy.
Similarly, Germany, by its efforts to
Hitlerize Austria, alarmed and antag-
oniZed Italy. which itself wishes to
exert a dominant influence in Central
Europe and the Balkans. France seems
cleverly to have left almost entirely
| 10 Italy the TASK OF saving AuStTld Ioui
the German embraces. 1t is even pos
sible that there has been some sort
of Franco italian deal whereby In re-
turn for giving Italy a free hand on
the Danube, Italy is willing to sup
port France in the question of German
rearmament and the status Of the de-
| militarized Rhineland.
This Franco Italian filtration is not
particularly pleasing to Frances lesser
allies Of the Little Entente (Czecho-
slovakia, Jugoslavia and Rumania)
but it is difficult for them to do any,
thing at present save to support France.
It is not pleasing either to the
British. 1t is said, who, by no means
have lost their dislike for the relative
increase of Frances power since the
World War and are still seeking to
hold an even balance between France
and Germany.
The British, by their skill and long
experience, to say nothing of the power
of the empire. have a vast influence
in Europe. Much. therefore, is likely
to depend on the course taken by the
Franco British and Anglo German re-
| lations in the next few weeks.
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