The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-01
RUSSIANS NOW IN ALLIES FOLD,
CAPT. EDEN SPEEDS TO WARSAW
TO ASK ALLEGIANCE OF POLAND
British Cabinet Envoy
Looms as No. | Peace
Man of All Europe.
SOVIET SUPPORT
Agreement Reached in Mos
COW Farley Real Threat
to Adolf Hitler.

By United Press
MOSCOW, April Am
thOny Eden, British Cabinet
envoy, neared Warsaw tonight
on his visit to ask Polish lead
ers to join IAN Eastern Eu-
ropean treaty that would inl-
pose peace by military force.
He was a diplomatic salesman. If
he can sell Poland he may alter
the whole trend of negotiations in
Europe's arms crisis. He left Mos
COW last night after a three-day
visit which cemented Russian-Brit-
ish relations on a basis frmer than
since 1914.
The 37-year-old British war vet
eran and the Bolshevik leaders
found themselves in complete agree
ment on means to preserve peace in
Europe.
Now it is his job to win Poland
to the idea of joining with Russia
and other nations in a treaty UNI
der which each would pledge its
aid to any other that might be at
tackled.
It was Poland's opposition to
such a treaty that hardened Ger
many's attitude against it-and to-
day made it appear that such a
treaty would be signed, by France,
Russia and Czechoslovakia if by no
others. This might result in en-
circling Germany with nations
ready to support each other against
her.
From Warsaw Capt. Eden goes to
Prague to ask the veteran Edouard
Benes, Czechoslovakian foreign
minister, what he thinks of the
treaty.
Then Comes Stresa Farley
Then will come the critical diplo-
matte conference at Stresa, Italy, Of
the foreign ministers of Great Brit
ain, France and Italy, which may
create a take-it-or-1eave-it offer to
Nazi Germany.
It was significant of the difference
between Capt. Eden's visit here and
that of Capt. Eden and Sir John
Simon to Berlin to talk to Adolf
Hitler that Maxim Litvinov, Rus
sian foreign minister, said to the
young Briton in bidding him fare
well at the railway station last
night:
Il wish you every success, because
your success is our success"
He referred to the conversations
at Warsaw, which will start form
ally tomorrow-Capt. Eden arrives
tonight-and at Prague.
~Communique Is Issued
AS significant as MI. Litvinov's
farewell was the formal commu-
nique issued just before his de-
parture. This was an agreed CON-
munique between the British and
Russian negotiators and it said:
Conversations have taken place
at Moscow in the last few days be-
tween Mr.. Eden and Mr.. Litvinov.
upon the principal elements of the
present international situation IN
GLIDING the proposed Eastern pact
and other questions set forth in
the British French communique Of
Feb. 3, as we'll as regards the further
development of British-RusSia re-
lations.
During his visit Mr.. Eden was re-
ceived by Josef Stain Qeader Of
the nation, though not in the gov
ernment) and ViacheSlav Molotov
(premier) and was able to exchange
views with them on the same SUBJ
jects.
Mr.. Eden, Stain, Molotov and
Litvinov were of the opinion that
in the present international situa-
ton it was more than ever neces-
sary to pursue the endeavor to pro-
mote the building up of a situation
Of collective security in Europe as
contemplated in the British French
communique of Feb. 3 and in con
formity with the principles Of the
League Of Nations.
Join In Firm Opposition
It was emphasized in the CONVEX
sations by Stain, Molotov and Lit
vinov that organization of the Sc
curity of eastern Europe and the
proposed pact Of mutual assistance
does not aim at the isolation or
enlightenment of any state but for
the creation of equal security for
all participants and the participa-
ton in the pact of Germany and
Poland would therefore be well
coined as affording the best solution
of the problem. .
The communique was taken to
mean that Russia and Britain will
join France and Italy in firm OPP
position to unauthorized German
rearmament and that Russia had
persuaded Britain of the necessity
of a security treaty even if Poland
and Germany do not join.
Britain hardly would be a sigma
tory itself to such a treaty, but it
was believed here that the fact Brit
ain favored the treaty might eXer-