The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-06

LIST Is to clean up Spain.
Snd is to restore Germany's
pre-war colonies,
ard Is to hold a simultaneous
economic and arms reduction
conference.
The latter would not take place
until Eurupe's political sore-spots
had been pretty well healed. The
idea is to link economies with dis
armament in order to help pro-
vide employment for the men who
are der10bilized-if they ever are.
Cordell Hull also hopes to seize
this opportunity to persuade Ger
many and Italy to abandon their
present policy OF international
barter and adopt his motto Of
"D0wn With Trade Barriers"
Spanish OmeIet
Long before the rulers get
round to this, however, they plan
to concentrate en- Spain. Here
both Loyalists and Insurgents are
tired of the long drawn out war,
and should be open to peaceful
persuasion. If not aillenable, the
Munich confereeS viii not stop
with persuasion.
They have in mind another in
ternational police force such as
that now assisting in the dismem-
heriment of Czechoslovakia also
the complete elimination Of Fran
co Con whom Mussolini has grown
sour), and finally, the creation Of
q new King for Spain.
The latter probably win come
from the Danish, italian or
British royal families. One Of
the British princes might be
spared for this Job as q sop TO
Britain's waning prestige.
One reason for Chamberlain's
desire to get the Czech and the
Spanish problems out Of the way
Is his desire to concentrate on the
Near East, where Britain has been
faced with disastrous native re-
volts, and the Far East, where
the Japanese have driven British
interests out of certain vital areas.
African Colonies
The return of Germany's pre-
war African colonies also has been
tacitly agreed upon, and unless
there Is too much rebellion In
the British Parliament, this viii
come soon.
Germany is to be declared equal
ly as competent as the other pow
ers to administrate the inundated
areas, and she will be given the
colonies under the mandate Of
the League of Nations.
The Pacific islands, however,
are not to be returned, largely
because Germany doesn't want
them, considers them too remote
from Europe. Also the Caroline
and Marshall Islands are in the
possession OF Japan, q German
ally, who would no mere give
them up than she would give up
Manchuria.
Holy Alliance
The present set-up In Europe
Is beginning to have all the ear
marks OF the old Holy Alliance or
Quadrupie Alliance created to en-
force the peace Of 1915, which
dominated Europe for half .
century. r
II the feur who formed the
''ii0iy Alliance In Munich stick
together they can rule Europe.
There Is no question Of that.
Hut that IN itself Is . big
question mark, Already there
are disnoraant notes In the bFi-
fish government. Already there
Is q Iaurmur Of ilneasiness TN
France.
Another equally big question:
mark Is Russia. She Is now COM
pletely estracized. Hitler and
Mussolini at last have put across
their Horsepower agreement, q
goal which they advocated for
years-a conference and subse-
qtient working agreement among
Britain, France, Germany and
Italy which was to exclude and
make pariah Of Russia.
The question now ~: win
Russia Be content to remain .
pariahe win she return to her
old SYSTEM % subvefsiye bfqpa-
ganda whihh sought To sliider-
mine the deEltnefaEIes Of Eu-
rapes VIII she find powerful
groups within selui-spciaiistic
France and Britain ready 70
ally themselves with her?
These are factors which make
the future of Europe almost as
uncertain as before the meeting
In Munich. Only one thing seems
certain: Europe has the choice Of