The Omaha guide., 1938-05-14

Economic Highhghts


servation of world peace and COM
pletelv pustifies the attitude taken
by the Chamberlain government
which forced the resignation of
Anthony Eden.
The new Anglo-Italian pact
marks the complete ard unequivo-
cal sell-out of England to the Ma
zis and Fascists, and Is proof of
the "perfidity Of Albion"
Those two statements Indicate
the extreme of opinion regarding
this immensely imrortant docu-
eut. signed the dav before Faster
bv Count Ciano. Italian Foreign
Minister, and Lord Perth. British
Amba ssador to Rome. Nothing that
has happened in tangled Europe
has scared up more headllnes-or
neon reflected in more diversity of
opinion. Both the pact's friends
and enemies are intensely vocal.
Ad it seems a certainty that II the
Chamberlain government and the
foreign policy it has adopted re-
main in the ascendant, it will be
because of this pact. Ard II the
Chamberlain government falls, II
will likely Re because of this pact.
Only time can tell what will come
Of tor answed the more immed-
late question: of what the English
asses think of cooperation and
Cancellation with TIE dictators.
The nact completaly covers
noirts of conflict between Italian
and English interests in the Med
,terraean. Italy guarantees to
cease spreading antAEnglish pro-
papenI t,mong iBrithnis Afr1-
cen subjects. She likewise guaran-
tees the preservation of Englard's
rights in Lake Tana, headwaters
of the Blue Nile. And the two
governments agree to inform ach
other beforehand in the event OF
any chages in their military ZACH.
tiles N both the Mediterranean n
the Red Sea.
OF greater Importance so far as
! the rest Of the world is concerned,
is Fupland's great concession 10
1talv-aha o-raes to recognize the
conquest If Ethiopia, and to help
italy get recognition to a bloody
conquest which was strongly de-
nounced by the English govern
ment in power at that time.
OF equal Importance IS what
amounts to an abandonment of the
| Spanish non-intervention pact. It
| aly agrees to withdraw her troops
| and supplies from that troubled
countr,, (thus, by indirection OF
ficiallv admitting what everyone
knew. that che has been IN active
participant in the revolution) rs
oon as the war ends. This is the
last straw SO far as the Spanish
government Is concerned, and
makes ?. Franco victory, and the
consequent establishment of a
Spanish Fascist government large
" dominated by Hitler. a virtual
certainty.
So far as this paet's possible in
, fluence on the map of Europe IS
corcdvned, an 'cnlthysaake Could
hardly have been more effective. 1t
means that England, rightly or
wrongly has gon "whole hog" in
co%neilliating the dictators. 1t
means that France is left alone,
hordered by enemies-hnd that,
from necessity, she too may be
forced to attempt to make similar
nacts with Gerang and Italy. 1t
means that the little countries,
such as Czechoslovakia Chat lis
land Of democracy in a sea of des-
potism") have been abandoned to
their fate-which must almost in
evitabl, mean subservience to the
will of the Reich, ven if they es-
cape beirg made a geographical
part of German, as was Austria
It means, finally, that Russia will
stand alone, a gigantic lard cons
Getting Europe and Asia, in oppos-
ition to Hitler and, to a lesser ex-
tent, Mussolini. If all this comes to
pass, the stage will be set for an
invasion of Russia by Germany
possibly accompanied bv an inva-
sion by Japan from the Asiatic
side.
Thus, it S apparent, even from
this brief review, that the possible
| consequences of present dav Hi
fish policy, as reflected in this
pact, are limitless. The pact has
undoubtedly delayed. though no
ore knDws how lon, the possibility
NJ a major European val. But,
think its critics, it has, at the
same time, furthered an eventful
war which will be oil ho o hor-
! rikle and destructive because of
tho great concessions that belliger-
emit dictators have wrung from Bri-
tain. Certainly, from any point Of
view. the pact has immensely
weakened the sick cause of Eu-
ropean deocracy.
So far as this country is con-
cerned. it seems to be true that
the Chamberlain government ard
its policies are unpopular-an that
this nact has ade even more re-
mote the chance of thA American
people being willing to enter into
accord with England. Likewise.
today is one of rigorous isolation.
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