Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-28
AMERICA REMAINS WARY
OF EUROPE'S ALLIANCE
Uncle Sam Sees Democracies Cringe
Before Saber-Rattling Japan,
Germany and Italy.
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
IF DIPLOMACY were placed on an
ordinary business basis, we might
read the following ad in the met
ropolitan newspapers:
nation. He must be capable of devisine a
foreign policy which would please public
opinion and take care Of the vital Interests
GENTLY elastic to be adaptable to other
democratic countries: it must be in keep
to scare those who don't believe in them
HApp{p,y personsiiy or N writing to the
p. ave. washington. b. C.'' -''u'e' i'oV
Three nations, the United States,
Great Britain and France, represent
Ing several hundred million people,
and possessing the principal wealth
resources of the world, have tried in
vain for two years to remove the need
Tor using the help-wanted columns.
And while the liberal governments
at the best find temporary solution by
discussions and conferences; while
they hope to straighten out the present
embroiled international affairs by ap-
peallng to the disturbers to respect SOL
emn agreements and treaties. the lat
ter proceed to take what they want
by applying a mailed fist. These to-
talltarian states adopted that policy
at first merely to obtain raw materials
and prestige. Now they expect to win
hegemony over the rest of the world.
Democracies Yield.
And the louder the relationships
rattle their sabers. the more yielding
the democracies become. The doc
trine of peace by education of pub
lie opinion-that war, like crime,
never. pays, is weakening before the
gloriflcation of force.
AS Germany becomes more adamant
regarding colonies and Central Eu-
rope. so, too, Italy in Spain and Japan
IN China become more intractable-
and the liberal group is cowed.
Lord Halifax. now openly mentioned
as the successor to Anthony Eden in
heading Britain's foreign affairs, had
delightful four-day visit in GERMANY
In Berlin, Col Gen. Hermann Goerine
took him around to see the interna-
tlonal big-game exhibition. The bulky
vice dictator OF Germany DISPLAYED
some remarkable specimens of bic
game heads collected in Europe
Africa and other parts of the world
Goerlng is said to have remarked jok-
ingly: We have not yet added to this
collection the heads of Stain anc
Benes.' Whether the quotation is
correct or not is immaterial. There
Is no doubt that Germany does in.
tend to add those heads to her polit.
ical collection.
In Berchtesgaden the lord presi-
dent OF the British Council had Ions
and friendly talk with Hitler En-
couraglng," say the reports. While the
details OF the conversations are kept
secret. 1t appears beyond doubt that
Der Fuehrer informed Halifax that the
Holy Alliance is a concrete fact. that
the colonial question must ultimately
De settled to Germany's satisfaction
that Franco must be installed as
SPANS ruler, that Japan must not be
thVarted in the Far East and that
Germany has no intention of seeking
adventures in Western Europe.
cCSihS fAuuS NOLnlng.
AS far as practical results are con-
eerned, Halifax might just as well have
stayed in London and read Germans
new bible, Mein Kampf. AS in 1894
when for the first time he met Sir
John Simon and Anthony Eden, Hit
Ter merely reiterated to the repre-
sentative Of the British cabinet severa,
pages out Of that book.
And while Halifax was inspecting the
strange heads which hung on the walls
OF the exhibition, our own William
Bullltt went to Poland and Berlin
strictly trip of leisure to relax from
the strenuous social life in Paris. Ir
Warsaw he saw Col. Beck, Poland
pro-German foreign secretary. Severa
times Mr. Bullitt found the opportunity
TO forewarn that polished and we'll.
groomed statesman that the latte,
would be backing the wrong horse il
ne encouraged the hot-heads of his
country to join the triple alliance
Beck was noncommittal Poland has
always sympathized with democratic
Ideals. But, he limited vaguely, the
country's geographical position between
germany and Russia makes it difficult
70 maintain the democratic principles
II Poland were only nearer the United
States, ETC., etc.
NOW won Delbos. Frances foreign
minister, Is packing his evening
clothes to visit Warsaw and the CAPT.
tals OF the Little Entente on a good will
pilgrimage. What he will answer to
nard-boiled Prince Paul of Yugoslayia
and what he will say to smooth Col
Beck OF Poland when he is asked
can you give us anything but love?"
Is different question How he will
explain to these realistic nations why
France has yielded to Japan's menaces
and stopped all shipments of arms
to China is difficult to forecast.
French Yielded to Threats.
The saber-rattling is evidently more
impressive than eloquent discourses
on international justice. On October
13 the japanese warned the French
government that unless they stopped
all commerce of arms and ammunition
with the Marking government there
might be trouble in Indo-China. The
French. after period of converse
ton and negotiation, yielded to the
Japanese threats. This was done over
Norman Davis protests. Our Ambas-
sador at large did not think that
Frances bowling to Tokio's menace