Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-05 | Page 4 | Europe's Shaky Peace

Europe's Shaky Peace T THE HE electrifying news front from European capitals capitals capitals capi capi- 1 Monday reveals the tile concern concerti of the powers vers regarding the possibility of war coming coming com corn ing Sing without warning sufficient to permit permit-chal lenge by existing alliances or agencies of the thc league of nations in II time to nert di disaster aster Offhand a first opinion regarding reg-arding a five five- power air pact would be enthusiastic in val Geography steps in with mountains and distances to br bring pause to such enthusiasm The alternative plan pian for a northern alliance between Great Britain Belgium France and Germany and a southern alliance of France Francc Germany and Italy holds more promise promis The wh whole le plan though is of French British-French manu manu- facture It will vill take high li h pressure selling to to entice Germany and her friends to join in n particularly particular particular- ly since the new Polish Austrian accord accord ac ac- cord which must be knit into the very fabric of the tile recently achieved pact of oi Rome nome between France Prance and arni Italy the foundations foundations foundations Tile The effort to buttress shaky shaIn of European peace is inspiring but far from realization The Tile overtures to Germany as 88 alwa always s 's have too many strings tied to them t to win over Chancellor Hitler What will he lie care whether the reich's armament is legal or illegal so long as it is actual Most 1 of all the thc unexpected news of or the British French rench pact is their confession that the Versailles treaty is collapsing o ot of its own weight and that the old ola game of alliances j is being resorted to as the weaknesses of the league arc weighed The allies and associated powers said of or orthe the treat treaty during negotiations that it is not only r a just settlement of the great war but it provides ides ro the basis upon which the peoples of Europe can live to together in friendship and equality Herbert Adams Gibbons Gibbon said of it The under underlying ing idea is that the Germans arc are arca area a guilty and a vanquished people who are arc indefinitely compelled without appeal to put at the merc mercy of the conquerors their lives their property their territory The late Senator Philan Philander er C. C Knox former secretary of state declared that Germany was trussed by by the tre treaty ty in such a way that no matter what she did toward fulfillment she i would still be he in default Before Defore the senate he be said Its league of nations is an aggravated imitation of the thc worst features of the ill fated and foolish hol holy alliance Events in Europe ever since have vindicated the Knox position He lIe laid down then a basis for a rational peace leace Today it has lias equal force as the formula upon which wInch Europe's disordered relations ma may mabe be bo brought out of chaos We Y Te c must proceed he lie said in accordance with the established establish cd beneficent and enlightened rules and principles of international law as they have heretofore obtained between civilized civilized civil civil- zed Christian nations Despite all Olis of the Hitler government gov gov- that its aspirations are arc wholly in the direction ic of peace France and alId England still mixing fear and a vengeful spirit are arc driving Germany on to such fierce military potency and intense e. e nationalism that they are arc creating ting anew a sinister threat to J European amity while the they pretend to the world that they are offering her advantages and concessions Had 1111 Haderman Germany erman been dealt calt with in fairness and justice jus- jus I lice bee at Versailles Hitler would still be an obscure obscure ob oh- cure political dreamer and G Germany a vigorous vigor vigor- ous republic and a ll useful citizen among amon b the nations