Evening star., 1939-01-29

years they have received little from
France. In the last 18 months they have
received nothing. The lack of modern
airplanes is particularly acute. Despite
repeated requests for such supplies, Ber-
lin is not providing them. Germany re-
quires the entire output of her airplane
and ordnance factories is the answer.
Later, when the crisis in Europe is re-
solved, the Reich will be glad to attend
to Yugoslavian demands. The Skoda
works, which formerly supplied the
Balkan states with war material, are
now controlled by Germany and can ex-
port nothing without a permit from
Berlin, and that permit is not forth
coming.
The Hungarians have only recently
begun to reorganize their army. Ger
many provided them in the days of firt-
ship-1937-with modern military equip
ment. But the quantity is insufficient
for the army Hungary intends to organ
ize. During the Czecho-Slovak crisis in
September, the Budapest government
had mobilized some 100000 men. This
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forms, plenty of courage and the desire
to fight, but only third of it had the
necessary war paraphernalia. The Hun
garians can manufacture small arms and
are also producing an excellent anti
aircraft gun, but they need artillery,
more airplanes and tanks and these are
no more available to Budapest than to
BELGRADE.
From economic to political dependency
Is but short step. To obtain some
measure of political equality Hungary
and Yugoslavia desired to become part
of the axis. But they were given to un-
derstand that the axis cannot spread.
They had better remain dependencies of
the new political instrument-appendic
they were told-because the strength of
the axis lies in the fact that there are
only two parts-one in the North, one in
the South. The third section in the Far
East is an extension which only distance
makes practicable.
Hitler Carefully Guards Czechs.
The over sensitive Hungarians are
probably more incensed against the Ger
mans and more indignant at their help
lessness than the Yugoslavs. Since the
partition of Czecho- Slovakia, the remain
der of that republic has become Hitler's
pet-and for good reason. Der Fuehrer
is using it to prevent two possibly antag-
onist states from achieving common
boundary. The Hungarian plan to be-
come Poland's neighbor was scotched by
Hitler despite Mussolini's support.
On January the CZecho-Slovak reg
ular troops attacked with tanks and ar.
tillery the town of Munkacs, which was
recently allotted to Hungary The indig-
nation of Budapest ofhcialdom was di-
rected less against Prague than against
Berlin. There was not a single govern
ment official from Regent Horthy down to
the clerks in the foreign Office who did
not see Germany's hand in that assault.
In Budapest it was considered one Of
Hitler's shots across the bow. 1t is no
secret in Berlin that the Magyars are
determined to put as many spokes in
Germany's wheels as Hungary can afford
when the campaign for the occupation
of the Ukraine begins. This unexpected
demonstration against Hungarian terri
tory was staged as warning.
Trembling with unconcealed rage,
high official said the next day: And we
can do nothing about it. We are power
less. Our government must continue to
smile at the German Ambassador whose
hands are red with the blood of our
soldiers who were killed yesterday. We
must continue to dance to Mr.. Hitler's
tune. If we don't we will be crushed.
The Germans are merciless friends"
(Copyright 1930.)