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the Netherlands ana SWltZerLdnu' Deh-
mark-always in a very peculiarly ex-
posed position-receives the OFFER OF
a treaty whereby both s1gnatorles
would commit themselves to never
make war upon each other. Should
the treaty come about, it will mean
a uuieting of the fear which nearly
always haunts Denmark-the fear OF
a German attack for the double pur-
nose of retrieving the provinces OF
Slesvig- Holstein (restOred to Denmark
in 192O) and of securing for German
use the products of Danish agricul-
ture. That seems to be the theory
nowadays-that should Germany go
to war, the first action would be a
swooping down on Denmark. but, ii
treaty of non-aggressiOn results from
the conversation between King Chris
tian and Hitler. whatever fear may
now exist will be allayed.
Blockade of Spain.
With almost incredible indecision
the international nOn-intervention
committee, sitting in London and rep
resenting 81 nations. on several occa-
sions has made it known that now at
last a blockade of Spain was to be
instituted in order to prevent the fur
Their influx of foreign volunteers into
that country, to take part in the still
raging civil war. A short time ago
II was officially reported that the
blockade was about to beoin. but now
1t is learned that the earliest pCssi-
BILE date will be March 80.
In the meantime, the Spanish gov
eminent has reported to the eague
of Nations, to the United States Tin this
case, mostly as a matter of going on
record), and to Great Britain that Italy
has kept on sending additi nal troops
to help the Spanish rebels-in spite
of an agreement to the effect tfat no
foreigners would be sent to Spain.
In London Mr.. Eden acknowledged the
continued Italian sending of troops
but made it clear at the same time
that the British government would
and could rot do anything about it.
Very persistent is the rumOr that
Great Britain remains fairly inactive
because she looks with favor at the
possibility of a rebel victory. How
true that is. one cannot defini ely
learn now.
Back from Africa.
Benito Mussolini, prime minister
and dictator of Italy, this week re-
turned to Rome from his. trip of in
SpectiOn to the colony of Libya-
where he was hailed as the envoy of
Allah. During his absence from Italy,
Halle Selassie, who still considers
himself emperor of Ethiopia, appealed
to the League of Nations charging
that Italians four weeks ago mas
sacred 5000 Ethiopian men. women
and children in retaliation for an at
tempted assassination of Governor
General Graziani. Halle Selassie
made it known that he had carried
on an investigation of his own in an
effort to corrobate the report in Lon
don papers that these thousands of
persons had been slaughtered: he says
he obtained the proof
While he was still in Africa, Mus
=sOlini heard the amazing story of a
French lady. Madeleine de la Fer
sriere. who a few days ago shot Count
Charles de Chambrun, former French
ambassador to Italy. because he had
so she Says-violated her con-
fidence; the count was only slightly
wounded, but the lady was arrested,
and a search of her home revealed
a diary in which she indicated that
MussOlini had been her lover some
time during 1886; she had con-
fidentially told de Chambrun of this
alleged affair; and she claims that
he did not preserve the secrecy which
he had promised her. What Musso-
lini says or thinks about the story is
not yet knOwn-Only, in his behalf
other members of the Italian govern
ment have let it be known that there
Mile. de la Ferriere's statement that
she had been with Mussolini between
twenty and thirty times.
Gracious Gesture.
The war of words between Mayor
Fiorella LaGuardia of New York City
and the German press still being
fresh in the public mind, the German
government the other day did a hand
some thing, for it was the first to
convey message of coincidence to
the United States on the occasion Of
the catastrophe which took place in
New London, Texas, when the high
school was demolished by an explo-