Evening star., 1937-11-09
ANT|-RED TREATY
REACTION GROWS
Soviet Union Near Breach
With ROme-Pact Is
Brussels Topic.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
German-Japanese anti-Com
muniSt agreement, concluded last
November, expanded Saturday to
include Italy. Entente promdeS for
cooperation to suppress interna-
tional Communist actipity World
reaction immediate, Uith France
strengthening her diplomatic de-
lenses. YDon Delbos, French for
sign minister, iUill Disit Poland and
governments of the Little Entente
to discuss effects OF the pact.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 9.-The underlying
significance of the new world tri-
angle" against Communism height
ened national rivalries today all
around an already war-ridden world
The weekend conclusion of the su-
perflcially simple accord whereby Fas-
cist Italy joined her Nazi diplomatic
ally, Germany, and militarist Japan
for joint action on necessary defense
measures" against international Com
munism, brought an ominous series
of repercuSsions.
Perhaps chief among these was the
possibility the Soviet Union would
breach diplomatic relations with both
Toxic and Rome -
Topic at Brussels.
In Brussels diplomats of the United
States, Britain and France were ex-
pected to take advantage of tomor.
rows resumption of the Far Eastern
peace conference to discuss implica.
tions of the Rome-Berlin- Toxic ''tri-
angle" ,fs-
ReichSchancellor Hitler, speaking
last night in Munich In celebration OF
the anniversary Of the Nad's beer
cellar putsch," proclaimed the power
of the great world political triangle.
France apparently was planning to
answer the new front by striving to
bring her two closest allies, Russia
and Britain, into closer harmony and
to strengthen her ties with the Little
Entente (Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia
and Rumania) and Poland to combat
Italian German activity in that
sphere.
Diplomats watched closely to see
if Moscow would follow up last nights
protest to Italy by severing diplo-
matte and trade relations. The protest
declared the Soviet government con-
sidered the tri-power pact mot friend
ly toward the Soviet"
Fascist officials indicated Italy had
Or would-reject the protest on the
grounds that the accord was not di-
rected against any other power but
only international communism. Rus
sia has no grounds for reprisal," said
one Italian official.
The possibility that Fascist powers
might seek to bring Brazil into the
anti-C Communist front was held by
some to threaten involvement of the
United States through the Monroe
doctrine, whereby she stands as q
guardian on the American Continent
Nuisance Value Increased.
British sources, although expressing
oOupt Jnat the new triangular front
would have much effect in the Fal
East, said it increased Italian German
nuisance Value" in Europe. It was
expected, with other things, to give
momentum to Germany's drive fol
restoration of colonies lost as q result
of the World War.
In Poland, diplomatic quarters dis
closed that the Warsaw government
only a few weeks ago had declined tc
join the pact-much to the relief OF
Russia and Czechoslavakia. The en-
trance Of Portugal into the anti
Communist front, however, was viewed
in London as quite logicar' possi-
bility. The adherence of the insur-
gent regime in Spain-if victorious
also was regarded as likely.