The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-10
France, Britain Are
 In DiS0greemen
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| that penalties are desirable or prac- ticable.
 Belgium has promised full support of France-somewha naturally be- cause 1t is on the French and Bel- gian frontiers that the German troops are camping. It is indicated also, however, that Belgium may prove the link which will bring France and Britain together on a compromise policy regarded as cer- tain to result.
 Italy in Strong Position
 Italy is in strong position. She has promised France her aid in an emer- gency--an attack--as has Britain. But she sees in this crisis the means of extricating herself from her own difficulties with the league over Ethiopia. She is in position to con- tinue promise of support to France, to agree with Britain that negotia- ton might be wise, and in the end to get back into the BritiSh-French- Italian united front"
 Flandin, in the series of talks to- day was backed by foreign office ex- perts headed by Alexis Leger, secre- tary general of the Quai D'Orsay, sometimes called the real power in French foreign affairs. Foreign min isters come and go; he remains.
 Vladimir Potemkin, Russian am- bassador, said that Russia was ready to fulfill all her obligations under the new Russian French military alliance-which was Hitler's excuse for his violation of Locarno--as soon as 1t was ratified by the French san ate.
 Ratification was scheduled to be Frances first direct response to Ger many. It was forecast that the alli- ance would be approved unanimous ly Thursday. It already has been approved by the chamber.
 Line-Up of Nations
 As the French, British, Belgian and Italian negotiators met the line- up was as follows:
 Britain, Italy and Poland have promised France aid in any emer- gency.
 Belgiums national fate is linked with Frances.
 Russia has promised the full sup- port of her 100000 soldiers.
 CzechoSloYak!a, Rumania, Jugo- slavia, Greece and Turkey, compris- ing the little and Balkan cntentes, are ready with Russia to demand be- fore the League of Nations severe penalties against Germany. They also are on Frances side in any emergency action.
 Today's conversations on the May 20, 1895 council resolution as a means of penalizing Germany will be followed up at Geneva tomorrow when the League Council meets as @ committee of 13--thc full council ex- cept for Italy, which Is not eligible to sit formally because the meeting originally was called to consider the Italian and Ethiopian replies to 0 league appeal for peaceable settle- ment of their war.
 German Crisis Real Issue
 The replies, accepting on condi- tions the leagues plea, are awaiting the councillors. But they are side issue, and anything done about them will be in the light of the over- shadoWing German crisis. On Friday the League Council, including Italy, will meet to consider whatever pro- posals the Locarno signatories ask, and to take action. Grave as is the alarm all over Europe, 1t was not out of the question that the weeks meeting might prove later to have started Germany on the way back to the league and Europe on the way to series of effective treaties for consolidation of peace. France would like this but, her answer to Britain today was "As Germany has violat- ed all previous treaties. what reason is there to hope she will honor any that we make with her now2"