The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-06-13

in BALTIC AREA
ARE APPLAUDED
FOREIGN ENJOYS APPLAUD
ESTABLISHMENT OF pow
ERs IN BUFFER STATES
MAKING UP GROUP
BY ALERT WILSON
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LONDON, June 13.-Foreign
diplomats accredited to Latvia, Es-
tonia and Lithuania applaud es-
Establishment of relationships in
those Baltic buffer states. one of
the corps at Riga said on q visit
here.
While unwilling to allow himself
to be identified in an interview,
he said the recent change to an
authoritarian government in Lat
via had placed the trio Of war-born
nations on q comparable footing
internally, with their big neigh
bors, the Soviet Union, Germany
and Poland.
In all three countries the
trouble was't too many political par
ties and the impotence Of govern
ments," he said. "Foreign observ-
ers in all three capitals are in SYM
pathy with the new order Of
things.
Patriotic Officials Praised
"This particularly is true in
Estonia where liberal, enlighten-
ed element has seized control. All
foreigners agree there are no finer
leaders in that country than Pres
ident Konstantin Paets and GEN
eral ]. Laidoner. the George Wash
ington Of Estonia.
'.In Latvia Gen. j. Balodis. the
father Of that nation, and &. Vi
manis, who recently became prime
minister for the eighth time. head
a similarly admired government.
Lithuania's foreign colonies con-
slider that a good regime IS IN
control there"
Ulmanis, who used to be 9 lee
turer at the University Of Ne
braska, Is ruling with an iron
fist, the diplomat said. but he + 3
man Of high ideals and Hthe near.
est thing to patriarch that Lat
via has"
Factions Well Mixed
sLatvia was in the worst shape
of all three countries" the diplo-
mat continued. "The multiplicity
of parties had got things into :
terrible jam. About 100 members
of parliament represented 20 par.
ties. To make things worse every
trivial measure had to be passed
by parliament-meas an un.
dersecretary in any other country
could carry out.
As in Estonia new constitu'
ton had been agreed upon. II
both countries e was a case Of
one group beating another to It
in putting the constitution in eff
feet. The most nationalistit
group won.
1.-THE new governments in Lat
via and Estonia might be com.
pared with the Dollfuss regime IN
Austria. They are buttresses
against both naxiism and socialism
and do not pretend to be fascist,
Tin LithuaniR the situation j:
somewhat different as Italian fas-
cism is an admitted model for the
government and Mussolini is fire.
quently quoted BY government
leaders.
Foreign Iatvisues Seen
sL.atvia and Estonia have no
serious difficulties with the big
governments neighboring then
but Lithuania has territorial con.
troversies with both Germany and
Poland. Therefore, In contrast q
the other Baltic states. Iithuania
has become a land Of deep in
trigne.
However. there are strong sus,
picions that the group which was
subdued when the Estonian blood.
less revolution took place were
subsidized BY both German nazis
and Russian communists. The for.
eien colony Ii almost convinced
that the veterans organization
"a party Of Northumberland
battle-ground IN its own ranks
for German or Russian favor.