The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-08
PEACE HOPES
GONE, AMERICA
WATCHES STEP
u. S. Striving to Pull
Clear of Alliances
With Europe.
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already dead The Versailles Treaty.
Europe's basic law since 1919, was
killed by Germany. The nine power
treaty, safeguarding China, was de-
stroyed by Japan. So was the
naval limitation treaty
Only a few regional agreements Of
doubtful value remain 10 bolster up
the tottering structure of interna-
tional security And against this
house of cards is beginning to blow
a typhoOn the end of which no man
can foresee. Here are some Of the
storm centers:
l. Abyssinia. Early war with
Italy was spoken of Saturday as
inevitable" by Premier Mussolini
himself, using a cannon as his ros-
trum.
2. Europe. Germany continues
feverishly to rearm. Britain has
split with Italy and France over
how to face the danger. War in
Africa would play into Hitlers
hands.
EnICnIc ANS w AT
3. Austria. Archduke Otto is pre-
pairing to mount the HapSburg
throne at Vienna. Frances. allies
of the Little Entente say that
means war.
4. Siberia. Clashes between Rus
slams and Japanese along the Man.
chukuo border are threatening the
peace of that era. Moscow charges
Nippon with planning war against
the Soviet Union with Germany as
her ally.
5. Mongolia. Hammering away
at a wedge between Russia and
China, Japan is thruSting deeper
and deeper into both inner and
outer Mongolia, still further strain
ing relations with the Soviet Union
as we'll as with China.
6. China. Methodically, Japan is
enlarging her hold on Chinese ter
ritory south of the great wall Any
disturbance in Europe will be
seized upon to facilitate her pene-
tration in that direction.
tIlIpInOS Fear Japan
7. The Philippines. The United
States is in process of withdrawal.
More and more Filipino leaders now
fear that after the American flag
comes down the flag of Nippon
will go up over the archipelago.
g. The Pacific. World capital to-
day are convinced that Japan aims
at domination over Eastern Asia
and the Western Pacific She is
forcing a naval race to win tactical
superiority. Hope for new and
successful naval conference has vir-
tually been abandoned.
9. Armaments race. The arms
conference has ended in a fiasco.
A world ornaments race is on, es-
peCially in the air, with certain
catastrophe at the end unless a
miracle happens.
World chancelleries are more
worried today than they have been
since 1914. Even the habitually
stolid British are showing signs of
panic. Cheap gas masks are being
hurriedly perfected available for
Britain's masses. Air raid drills are
taking place in London, Toxic, Paris,
Moscow and Berlin.
U. S. Trying to Steer Clear
Out of this cauldron the United
States plans to stay if it can. It
believes strongly in peace by world
agreements. But, it is sadly adj
mitted here, hardly a nation is now
living up to its pledges.
Wednesday the Senate Foreign
Relations committee will take up
two neutrality measures. One would
authorize the President to impose an
embargo on munitions to warning
countries. Senator Hiram Johnson,
the California "isolationist," spent
the week end with the President
aboard the Sequoia, down the
Chesapeake.
Another measure would set up a
long list of "contraband," the ex-
port of which would be at the
owners risk and peril. Additional
legislation is pending in the Senate.
The State Department is pre-
pairing suggestions of its own. At
no time ~ince Versailles has a Wash
ington administration appeared
more inclined to take to the storm
cellar and mind its own business"