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book.
A farmers revolt on thes idand of
Crete was quelled by energetic ae-
ton on the part of the Greek govern
ment, but for while it looked as
though it might develop into first
class revolution, and the danger can
not yet be said to have passed.
Balkan Treaty.
OStensibly in the interest of peace,
Bulgaria has signed non-agression
treaties with Turkey, Greece, Rou-
mania and Jugoslavia, and at the
same time made it known that the
Sofia government will ignore COM
pletely the Neuilly peace treaty stip-
ulation limiting the Bulgarian army
to $4,000 soldiers, including reserves.
In times like these, one dareS not
place too profound confidence in in
ternational friendship agreements
usually it is found that they are,
If occasion arises, directed against
some other group of states.
Italian Jews.
In Rome, the Mussolini government
has proclaimed war on the Italian
Jews, of whom there are about 49,
600; the campaign is not yet quite
as violent as is that of the Hitler
government against the German Jews,
but to date it has been characterized
by series of DEGREES aiming at re-
striction of Jewish activities, and by
demand for further action against
the Jewish group.
Pope Plus XII took occasion to re-
mind Mussolini that it was not very
dignified on the part of Italy to imi-
tate Germany, and the Italian dictator
retorted with speech at Forli to
the effect that cit is utterly absurd
to say that we Italians are copy
cats" The fact remains, however,
that no one ever heard about a Jew
ish issue in Italy prior to Mussolini's
visit in Berlin last fall and Hitler's
in Rome this spring.
Sudeten Germans.
In another part of Europe the
question of minority groups continues
to veX, for in Czecho-Slovakia the
government has offered the Sudeten
Germans certain far-reaching conces-
sions which have been rejected by
their leader, Konrad Henlein, and
which the German government char
acterizes as "scandalously made
quate." Apparently, the Henlein
group demands complete political
autonomy, and the Prague govern
ment offers a measure of that but
with the clear understanding that the
German Sudeten districts continue to
consider themselves an organic part
of the nation and obedient to its laws
like the rest of the citizens.
Runciman in Prague.
The British government, fearing
trouble between Czecho-Slovakia and
Germany, has sent former Board of
Trade President Walter Runciman to
Prague with instructions to per-
suade the Czech government to 60 as
far as possible with its concessions;
this gesture follows reported prom
Use by Hitler that under no circum-
stances will he attack Czecho-Slo-
vakia.
In many quarters the British move
is thought to be vancouver aimed
at an ultimate treaty between Great
Britain, France, Italy and Germany;
Neville Chamberlain, British prime
minister, will not undertake to Of
fend Hitler-so it is possible that
Czecho-Slovakian self-determination
and independence of action may be
sacrificed in order to bring about a
more cordial understanding between
London and Berlin. It is also pos
sible that Hitler will ask for more,
namely, Czecho-Slovakian and French
denunciation of alliances with Sow
let Russia. One need not be sur
prised, for-to date Herr Hitler has
obtained practically everything he has
set out to get.
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