Evening star., 1934-06-27

Needless to say that the new French
military credits were voted by an over
whclming majority. Parliamentarlans
are wise men. They realized that
the feeling of the general public to
throw them into the Seine is as
strong today as it was on February
6 when the Paris crowds were divided
in their opinion about what to do
TO the representatives OF the nation.
Some suggested throwing them into
the Seine River; others wanted to
hang them.
The visit of the inspector general
of the French armies, Gen. Maxim
Weygand, to London is probably more
important than all the international
conferences and discussions OF foreign
ministers held since the end of the war.
While London officials state that
Weygand, a distinguished cdudlry
officer, went to see the famous
Ascot races, the truth is that he
crossed the channel to discuss tOtth
the British general stat and the
British secretary OF 10dr the QueS-
ton of an Anglo French CO.
operation in case OF trouble in
Europe.
This is not the first time in the
history of the relations between the
two countries that while there is no
official understanding between the two
governments regarding common &C
ton in case of a war. the general
STATS work out an agreement, more
powerful than any signed treaty.
In 1905 the French and the British
military worked out such a secret
agreement. which came into force
only in 1914. Outside of King Edward,
Lord Grey (then Sir Edward Grey
and the chiefs of the army and naval
staffs nobody else knew anything
about it.
King Edward took great care to
warn his foreign secretary not TO say
a word either to the rest of the cabl-
net or, especially, to the members OF
Parliament.
Nom the situation OF Great
Britain is more precariouS than 1t
,UdS in 1914, because OF the neto
element Which has entered modern
wartdre-the drplane. The British
Isles are really Vulnerable at
present. Consequently, in order TO
wdrd of any danger OF an ar
attack from the continent. the
British consider the Rhine as their
first line OF defense and the French
1uiH hate to take care OF that at
the outbreak OF any hoStilitieS.
The future will tell what exactly
was agreed between Gen. Weygand
and his British colleagues. But for
the time being nobody, either in Eu-
rope or here, doubts that Weygand
did not go to London merely TO see
the ponies running.
American women who make a spe-
cial trip to London to be presented
to the Buckingham Palace have I'm
ally discovered that this presentation
is not a pleasure. but merely an honor.
Queen Mary has become this year
more dictatorial than ever regarding
the guests who are privileged to bow
before their majesties. Not only has
the rule that no divorces can be ad-
mitted to the palace under any cir
cumstances been strictly enforced, but
now the Queen of England has set
down some hard and fast rules con-
cerning the dresses of those presented
to her.
London hairdreSSerS Who haze
been using their imagination to
place the three plumes Which the
ladies are compelled to Wear IN
their hair at different attractive
angles are no1D forced to place
them straight, as had been the
custom in the early Victorian days.
Any fantasy Dill bar the debutante
from being admitted to the pres
ence OF the royal couple.
Bare backs or decollete dresses are
equally against the etiquette. The
tendency of the court is to have the
ladies wear a kind of feminine uni