The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-18
CONDITIONS IN
 WORLD TODAY
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ScOttS resolution would call upon the president to advise congress which nations have violated treaties to which the United States is sig natory and the liberals expect him to name Japan as violator of the nine power pact guaranteeing China's political integrity; as well as Italy and Germany as violators of the treaty to outlaw war as an instrument of national policy.
 Several factors, including prob lens created by the Spanish and China wars, have been responsible for the administration quiet cam paign to revise the neutrality act. Most important, however, is a de- sire to give the administration greater fexibility and therefore greater power in using its inf1u- ence for world peace. On that point hinges the chief obstacle to re- vision.
 Sentiment Favors It
 Congressional sentiment for guar antees of American neutrality is overwhelming. The senate, alarmed and confused by foreign war dan- gers, has sought to establish rigid rules to keep the United States out of the next war and has ignored ar- guments that such rigidity (a) is no guarantee of peace and (b may han dicap administration efforts to pre- serve neutrality.
 Meanwhile, France formally joined in Great Britain'S efforts to con- solidate European peace by the op- poSite of American methods-a ser l ies of international treaties which eventually may extend to Britain, Italy, France and Germany. French diplomatic representative at Rome were instructed to ask Premier Benito Mussolini if he was ready to negotiate treaty of friendship such as he concluded Saturday with Britain.
 Four Power Agreement
 The effect of four-poWer agree ment would be most significant in relation to Spain, where Britain and France are seeking guarantees that after the civil war neither Italy nor Germany will use Spanish territory as a military base to threaten their vital communication routes in the Mediterranean, to nullify British Gibraltar or to threaten Frances Pyrenees frontier.
 The Nazi economic penetration backed by threats of force-in the Balkans probably would not be i hampered.
 A foretaste of the further spread i of Nazi influence was given in Ru- mania, richest of Balkan states in natural resources and most impor- tant to Germany, when Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, head of the pro- and 1000 followers were seized on charges of plotting to overthrow King Carol.
 Conditions Elsewhere
 Spain-Loyalist troops, resisting the advance of rebels on Barcelona and counter attacking toward Lerida promised that the final stages of the civil war were far from over. The insurgents landed troops from the Balearic Islands on the Ebro Delta in an effort to widen their Medi- terranean coastal wedge" between Loyalist Barcelona and Madrid areas.
 China-Chinese reported they had sent 100000 men into southern Shantung province to meet 500,000 Japanese in what may be the great est battle in the history of the Far East. Chinese successes were report ed in Shansi province and they con- tinued to threaten annihilation of 10000 Japanese surrounded near Yihmsien, in lower Shantung.
 Palestine-British troops and po- lice reported 63 natives killed and many wounded in suppression of Arab terroristic activities over the Easter weekend.
 Host Tonight
 Rev. John J. Dillon, former as- sistant of the Church of St. Francis Xavier, will be host tonight to sev- eral members of the parish, at a bingo party in Washington Depot, where his new pastorate is located. Several members of the St. Francis Xavier parish have made arrange ments to attend.