Evening star., 1937-11-21
TOUR BY DELBOS
IS REPLY TOPACT.
French Foreign Minister to
Visit Poland and Little
Entente.
By WILLIAM BIRD.

PARIS, Nov 20.-The visit to be
made a fortnight hence by the French
foreign minister. NJ, Yvons Delbos. to
Poland and to the three Little En-
tente countries may be regarded as
Frances riposte to the triple pact re-
Gently signed at Rome against Com
munism. Oficially, it is merely
courtesy visit, repaying those that
have been made to Paris this sum-
mer by sovereigns and ministers of
the four countries, but it is certain
that M. Delbos would not undertake
an excursion Of this sort at this time
for the sake of politeness alone.
The pact signed at Rome by Italy.
Germany and Japan is ostensibly
aimed at curbing the propaganda of
the Third International, but, in reality,
as is well understood everywhere, it
has two purposes: One, to coordinate
the action of the dictatorial govern
ments against the democratic bloc"
and, two, to foster internal dissen-
sion in the democratic countries and
IN countries allied to them.
Pact Created Havoc.
It appears from diplomatic reports
received here that the Rome pact
created a good deal of havoc in some
OF the countries which NJ. Delbos now
proposes to visit, and notably in Po-
land and in Yugoslavia. Both these
countries are having serious internal
difficulties. Poland since the death
OF Marshal Pilsudski, is struggling to
establish form of government which
will combine liberty and order. Yugo-
slavia is fretting under the Stoyadino-
witch dictatorship, and elements favor
able to the policies of the late King
Alexander are coming once more to
the fore. It may be added that, in
Rumania, conditions are far from
tranquil.
Wherever dictatorship is menaced,
the convenient slogan of Down with
the Communists" becomes the rally
ing cry Of the dictators and their sup
porters. In reality, there are very
few Communists in any of the coun-
tries mentioned, and the Third In
ternational cannot by any stretch Of
the imagination be called serious
menace. Such Communist agitation
as does exist is as much reproved by
the Socialists, Liberals and Democrats
as by the Conservatives and Fascists
But whoever opposes the dictator
automatically becomes branded a
Communist, and therefore the Rome
pact fits in very neatly with the in
terests OF the dictator governments
They use it in an effort to persuade
their peoples that Berlin and Rome
represent order and progress, whereas
France. officially their ally, stands for
disruption and revolution.
Only Czechoslovakia Warm.
That is the situation which M. Del
DOS confronts and that is the doctrine
which he is now endeavoring to COM
bat. Only in CzechosIovakia will he
nnd warm-hearted welcome for the
ideas he represents. In the other
three countries, his task will be ar
duous.
1t may be tl,at the visit this week
to Warsaw of the American Ambassa-
dor in Paris, William c. Bullitt, will
prove to have aided M. Delbos con-
siderably in his mission. Mr.. Bullitt
went to Warsaw chiefly to pay a
friendly visit to his old friend and fel-
low Phlladelphian. Ambassador Bid
die, but, during his three-day stay,
ne had an opportunity to talk with
many Polish officials. The fact that
Mr.. Bullitt was for two years Am
bassador to Russia, where he had seri-
Gus differences with the Stain regime.
relieves him of any suspicion of pro-
SOVIET bias. He is therefore in an
excellent position to explain to the
Poles why the American Government
has repeatedly shown its sympathy to-
ward the so-called democratic bloc.
and why it does not take seriously the
anCl-Communist' pact signed by
italy, Germany and Japan.
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