The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-07

peace "'""'' that day is that on
that occasion he showed himself to be smarter and
quicker the draw than Mussolin.
We WONDER too, whether the Hitler Mussoni honey
moon isn't about After all, these duumvrates two
man leaderships) don't often last overong. Sooner or
later, and usually sooner, the two duumvrs fall out
In Paris yesterday the French and German foreign
ministers signed treaty pledgng the two nations to
arbitrate future disputes instead of fighting them out
and declaring that their present frontier is to remain
as is Nothing was said about colonies)
The timing of this pact say the least interest
ing 1t came at the very moment when Italian anti
French demonstrations hitting their peak of fury
to date Fascist Students yelling "Tunisia is ours!"
were being turned back with difficulty by Rome police
from the French Embassy; Fascist bg-shot Andrea
1ppoito was declaming "There is no use talking of
Tunsia-we will go there!'; roars of "Tunsia! Cor
slca were bouncing off the walls of the French
sulate in Genoa.
The question in minds is whether Hitler has
double-crossed Mussoni, whether Hitler and Musso-
ln embarrassing France That somebody is
double-crossing somebody is always
The Drama good assumption to start with when
Nnch 0efon trying to think intelligently about any
European political situation,
That Hitler has wearied of his old friend Mussolini
to the more logical assumption of the two.
Hitler already has agreement with England,
negotiated between Hitler and Chamberlain at Munich
If he clear the French his western 'front.'
he is freed to proceed with his "Drang mach Osten'
(drive to the East) into what remains of Czechoslo-
vakia into Rumana and at last into the Russian
Ukraine, where Hitler says in his book Germanys ult
mate economic salvation lies.
This pact signed at Paris yesterday if it what
1t says the French menace Hitlers western
front
We think the rest of the world had better recognize
the possibility that Hitler is the shrewdest and most
audacous power politician since Bismarck Napoleon
Bonaparte. He hasn't proved so as yet
POzDer but he has gone far toward proving it.
po1;fico At risk of seeming repettous, We'll say
again that there three things we hope
Americans will keep constantly in mind:
l. That these present European goingson the out
growth of the postwar treaties which (see map hemmed
the Central Powers from the the south and east
thus sowing hatred and resentment in those countries;
2. That Europe has always played power politics; that
power politics have poisoned the European atmosphere
since long before Hitler, Wilhelm H. Bismarck Napoleon
III, both Pitts, Napoleon l. Frederick the Great Louis
XIV, Richelieu lilly and Wallensten Gustavus Adol-
plus, Charles V;
8. That dipped our national beak into Europe's
power politics 91718 abandoning our tradition
of isolation from Old World hates and ntrgues and
that this perhaps gravest single mistake as
nation.
few people trying to sell more the idea
of saving world which doesn't want to it. with
special reference to saving Europe from its dopeaddcton
to power politics. At any and all costs now cacuabe
we should STAY OUT OF IT.
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