The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-09-12

Since the failure of MusSolinfs
Four-POwer pact, which was designed
to make the four great European ma
tions-France, Great Britain, Germany
and Italy-agree to force the others
TO maintain the peace in Europe, Italy
has minimized in its press every act
of the league. She has shown her i'll
humor with the league by militarizing
consistently and completely over the
past few years.
Italy's single purpose today is ter
ritorial expansion through prOtec-
torate over Ethiopia, for she must
have more room for her people. With
respect to European affairs, she will
fight to maintain the status quo. She
would like, of course, to reach some
sort of agreement with Germany, be-
cause the African campaign, when and
if it starts in earnest, will weaken
Italy on the north.
Italy will continue to attempt friend
" relations with the Little Entente,
with Yugoslavia in particular. The
only real uncertainty in her foreign
relations is Austria, for Germany may
attempt a revival of the "Anschluss."
Italian military maneuvers along the
Austrian frontier will be increased.
Through all this it may be seen that
Italys policy is maintenance of the
status quo, with plenty of military
power in reserve should that policy
fail.
Germany Wants No War.
As far as Germany is concerned,
war seems to be out of the question,
at least for the present 1t would be
too heavy in cost to nation which is
just beginning a program of conscrip-
ton and of building up military re-
serves Germany has honestly sought
an understanding with France and hon
estly desires one. She views France
with concern only because of the
Franco-Russian pacts and the Franco
Polish pacts.
German relations with Soviet Rus
STA leave much to be desired, Hitler
having made peace offerings to every
important European nation except Rus
STA. Nazi dislike for BOlSheviSm may
appear to be a reason on the surface,
| but more probable is the competition
| for influence in the Baltic states. Ger
many is set upon building a navy to
| operate in the Baltic sea, so it may
| be seen that she is not to be left hold
ing the bag in affairs of eastern Eu-
rope.
Germany and Poland have their ten
year pact signed in 1894, aimed prin-
| cipally at Russia. Hitler is not going
to forget about his interests in Aus
| tria; more of this, as has been said
before, may be heard when italian
strength on the northern frontier is
weakened by the expedition into ETH
opia. At any rate, Germany is likely
| to be the last nation in Europe to
enter a war, in the opinion of students
of international affairs.
Russia, who has been steadily arm
ing for several years, until today she
possesses one Of the greatest of all
! military machines, is definitely for the
| status quo. Her vast land has more
| than enough natural resources for its
| people. She is building new nation,
in a way of speaking, and war
would seriously upset her schedule.
For this reason, Russia has been one
of the leaders in efforts for collective
security in Europe. But she has not
hidden her belief that it is Germany
who will topple the equilibrium of Eu
rope since the war and that the Italian
movements in Africa will affect tbs
situation. Says the spokesman of the
kremlin, Karl Radek:
Seizure of Abyssinia may involve
greater difficulties than Italy suspects
German Fascism, which shows no dis
position to discourage Italy in this ad
venture, takes this into account. Italy:
adventure in Abyssinia may lead t
such changes III the unstable cOrrela
ton of European powers as will accel
crate another European war. In the
present situation in Europe, war il
Abyssinia may have the same sig
nifcance as war in Libya had for thu
war of 1914"
q Western Newspaper Union.