Evening star., 1935-10-16
This Changing World
Gold Pieces Have Played Important Role for
II Duce in Ethiopia

the popular melody most statesmen
are Whistling today.
Secretary Cordell Hull and the Brit
ish foreign secretary, Sir Samuel
Hoare; Benito MuSsolini, and Premier
Pierre Laval are all preparing to
dance to that tune.
Seldom in the history Of the two
English-speaking countries have rela-
tionS between the State Department
and the foreign Office been more cor
dial. Ambassador Bingham is stepping
into Ambassador Pages shoes as far
as his relations with British high Of
ficials are concerned. The British ad-
mirals don't grumble any longer, like
in 1927 and in 1880, at the size of the
United States Navy; quite the con-
trary-they wish the American fleet
were little larger. The American and
the British foreign Offices have no
longer any secrets for each other
at least not many. In this Filtration
Waltz" bystanders are wondering who
will squeeze harder, Hull or Hoare.
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Italy's dictator has not lost hope of
having La Belle France his dancing
partner. He has shut his eyes at
Marianne's temporary faithlessness
when at Geneva she left him alone and
decided to sit out" with that great
charmer Capt Anthony Eden Mus
solini has taken this philosophical
pretty women are frequently
tickle. But he knows that sooner or
later she will come back into his
strong arms.
His argument to the French Am
bdSSador in Rome has hit the bulPS
eye: "Certainly," said II Duce, go
ahead and play 1Dith the British at
Genera il you feel like it, but re-
member that your one and only
enemy on the continent is Ger
many. As long as lDe are separated,
Hitler, Who matches US 1Cith cat
like eagerneSS, UiH endeavor to eat
US up separately and he Uill be-
gin 1Cith you. My turn Dil come
ldter-proUtded don't make some
special arrangements NTH him. But
il we stand by each other the
Teutons will neUer be able to de-
stroy the two Latin sisters. Dance
NTH me and you uon't be sorry."
The argument has had its effect in
Paris.
An entirely different dance is being
prepared in the Far East between
Russia and Japan. The japanese who
have never missed chance to put
through their expansionist plans
when Europe is in trouble, are now
preparing to march into Siberia. They
are not scared of the Soviet,s bear
hug
The Japanese military have never
made secret of the fact that the
Maritime Provinces up to Lake Baikal
must become an integral part of
Manchukua-that is to say, of Japan.
They missed their chances several
times and have given Moscow a
chance to prepare a powerful defense
on the Manchukuo-Siberian border.
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But that does not worry the Jap
anese general staff. The Toxic gen.
erals are confident that the Northern
colossus has clay feet and will collapse
at the first impact of the japanese
armies. When this other war will
start is uncertain; maybe in three
weeks, maybe in three months. 1t is
doubtful that the japanese will wait
more than that. The naval and mill
tary expenditure of the Japanese gov
ernment is weighing heavily on the
shoulders of the taxpayers and the
Japanese army has not been able to
offer any new victories to the people
for quite while. The portion of
Siberia which is coveted by the
japanese is richer in metals and oil
than Manchukuo and the TAXPAYER
will bear the cross with greater ease
II the Maritime Provinces are pre-
sented to him on a silver platter.