The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-01
EUROPE AGAIN IS
 GROWING UNEASY
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made outer Mongolia the Finder Box of the world, Roy w. Howard, chairman of the Scripps-H Howard newspapers, said today upon his return from trip around the world.
 "The outer Mongolian situation is much more tender than any in Eu- rope" Howard said aboard the s. s. Bremen.
 He recalle dhis recent interview with Soviet Dictator Josef Stalin in which the Russian leader warned Japan that the soviets would fight to maintain the independence and territorial integrity of sovietized outer Mongolia.
 Reluctant To Prophecy
 After a tour of the far east, In- dia, portions of the near east and Europe, in which he talked inti- mately with Stalin, Adolf Hitler and other International figures, Howard was reluctant to prophecy the international future.
 Tt would be tempting fate to predict the events in Europe" the publisher said. There is nothing to go by But there is every reason to believe that, despite Germany's reoccupation of the Rhineland, there will be no war in Europe for at least two years.
 There is one very good reason. A complete new realignment of nations is going on. They are choos- ing up sides. They are seeking to determine whose friend is whose.
 "When I left Europe only five day ago it appeared perfectly ob- vious that no nation or group of nations was going to attempt to force German troops out of posi- tions they have occupied in Ger man territory.
 Two Schools of Thought
 "While the general international realignment is going on there is another in progress in England where there are two schools of thought:
 "1. Desiring England to partici- pate in security pacts ringing Ger many with men and steel and mak- ing it impossible for her to fight with any hope of victory.
 "2. Favoring an isolationist policy for England. This school wants England to get out of the rows on the continent and back her old po- sition of Europe's honest broker. It wants England to return to her old position, giving her balance of power; able to swing her weight and influence against any obstre- porous nation.
 Honest Broker Role
 "Whatever temporary concessions may be made to Germany now, England ultimately will return to her honest broker role.
 Neither England nor France would risk ordering their troops to march against the Germans. And England holds the key to the sit- uation. She does not want war now because she is farther behind in her armaments program than any other nation.
 T saw two hopeful signs of a general European settlement:
 "l. Growth abroad of the feeling prevailing in Germany that the Versailles treaty is due for the scrap heap. This feeling holds that if the league of nations is to sur vive the Versailles pact must be junked and divorced from the league Covenant.
 "2. There is very free discussion of proposals to restore at least some of Germany's Colonies Strangely enough, the idea finds its readiest acceptance in England - which holds the largest number oi former German colonies under league mandates.
 "A lot of water must go undei the dam before the readjustmen' of mandates over German colonie: could be accomplished. But If Il happens and Germany accepts 1t as meeting the nations ambitions anc needs, 1t would make for the great est factor in stabilizing Europe - and preventing war"