The Washington times., 1935-12-23
TENSION GAINS;
RISE OF EDEN
RESENTED
European Lines Tightly
Drawn; Duce Faces
British Wrath
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Results of the conversations
are regarded to have been very
satisfactory by the British for
eign office.
French Fleet Cruise
Announcement of these consul
tations followed closely upon reve-
lation that crack cavalry and in
fantry regiments of the British
army were being mechanized and
modernized, and upon announce
ment youthful idealistic, pro-
League of Nations Anthony Eden
had succeeded to the leadership
Of the foreign ministry, succeed
ing the resigned Sir Samuel
Hoare.
While details Of the Anglo
French fleet cruise to Africa soon
to meet British criticism as eX-
pressed in the House of Com
mons by Sir Samuel that mot
ship of another power has moved"
to meet Italian threats.
The French cruise would make
naval reinforcements available in
event of an explosion in the Med
iterranean.
A strong Mediterranean Gordon
now is believed to have been
forged with Turkey, Greece.
Rumania, and Yugoslavia quietly
preparing to back the League to
the limit in enforcing sanctions
against Italy.
Policy Unchanged
It was learned Turkey and Yugo-
slavia recently have purchased
from Britain large amounts Of air
planes, and that Yugoslavia also
has bought much artillery.
Eden has been the main pro-
ponent of the mutual assistance
negotiations, closing deals with
some of the powers concerned
even while the peace plan was
hanging fire.
Italy's unfavorable reaction to
Eden's appointment was felt in
British foreign office circles to be
without foundation. 1t was said:
"The appointment marks no
change of steady and steadtast
policy of League support, of
which Eden always has been the
mouthpiece."
Eden will leave London on a
Christmas holiday tomorrow, but
will maintain close contact with
the foreign office. Barring an un-
foreseen incident, the interna-
tional situation is expected to re-
main unchanged until the next
League meeting, to be held about
January IA.
Eden's appointment to succeed
Sir Samuel Hoare received
"mixed press" through most OF
Europe, but in Italy it aroused
grave misgivings.
Enemy No.
Labelled Public Enemy No. l"
in Italy, Eden is said to have
personal feud with Premier Mus
solini since the time they eX-
changed sharp words when Eden
called on II Duce to urge him to
abandon his African campaign.
Eden must base his foreign
policy on the outline given by
Baldwin in the House of Com
collective security under
the League. To curb the pro-
Italian tendencies of Premier La
val, of France, Eden can reiterate
Baldwin's threat that "the next
danger may be closer than the
Mediterranean"-a reference to
Frances fears over Germany.
One of his first tasks is ex-
pected to be an attempt to ease
antiBritish feeling in Egypt,
chiefly because of the immense
strategic important of Egypt,
in the Mediterranean.
Egypt Rushes Arms
Mechanization of the cavalry
which practically completes mo-
toriZation of the entire army-wlu
include the cavalry brigade now
stationed in Egypt, which will be
made into one armored car regl-
ment, one motor cavalry regiment
and one cavalry light tank regi-
ment.
Among the famous regiments to
be mechanical are the Kings ORA
COON Guards, the Queen 5 Bays,
the Kings Own Hussars. the
Queens Own HuSSars and the
Queens Royal Lancers.
Reuters reported from Cairo
that the Egyptian army has been
strengthened against the threat
from Italy's Libya by orders for
the retention under arms of army
reservists for an additional half
year.
Member of an aristocratic fam
lily, and known as "Europe's best
dressed diplomat" Anthony Eden,
now entrusted with Brita1n's for
eign secretaryship during the
most crucial period since the war,
had his mettle tested on the bat
tlefield, where he won the Mill
tary Cross.
When he and Sir John Simon
talked with Chancellor Hitler in
Berlin over Germany's rearma,
ment, they found that Eden and
Hitler had fought in trenches
directly opposite each other.
Eden is the youngest foreign
minister since Earl Granville
who held the post in 1851 at the