Show Another Crisis Criss Passes TF F IT IS possible to I IF distinguish between one 4 cr crisis and another in Europe's snarled affairs af- af lairs fairs lament Hament rs the vote of confidence in th the British parlament par- par sustaining the government after Sir SU Samuel Hoare's C'S CS resignation n as foreign minister t nd And nd the maneuver by which Premier Laval's cabinet holds on momentarily at it least may be aid to have averted one of the most critical de- de arising out of the leagues league's sanctions t England's i diplomats have rarely been as frank Minister ankin ii a aT aTC Baldwin C confession ion of of f bungling as were Prime and Sir Samuel Thursday action to too has no readily recalled parallel Yielding his leadership of the radical socialist party holding the balance of power in fhe chamber of deputies in order that he might KUnd tand with Laval comparative calm prevails Unstable as the situation is it would be rash f to try to look beyond th the next sitting of the deputies two days after Christmas Close observers a week ago scouted the idea that that- Britain and France Frante in iii hatching batching wh what t was called a peace proposal to il ii duce believed acceptance in Rome Roni was was even even remotely possible Mussolini has been telling Italians that that- Britain and France have been leading the league around as if it had a ring in its nose that the small smail powers were unwilling conspirators against Italy This irked the French and English To show the fascist chief his error of judgment if this was his judgment and to administer an antidote antidote antidote anti anti- dote to Italian sentiment built up by him the Franco British peace formula was evolved It was not seriously presented to Mussolini but was drafted so that when put to a vote within th the league it would evoke the tle protests of the small powers and show Italy that the league is deadly serious with its sanctions anc That at least is the reasoning of the observers and they are pointing to the outcome as justify justifying ng their conclusions con con- r That is one picture Another has presented a more sinister thought No less a personage than Raymond Leslie Buell president of the Foreign Policy association n asks Has England betrayed the league After reviewing the peace proposal and remarking that Italy is of offered offered offered of- of more territory than previously and more than troops her have been able to occupy he says pointedly y that this is grave disillusionment for millions of people throughput throughout the world who had recently believed that the league might be made into an effective institution of of- international law and justice He notes that in spite of the strength of league sentiment ex expressed expressed ex- ex pressed at the last British el elections the Hoare Hoare- Laval proposal is wholly incompatible with league spirit Unwilling to surrender anything of value which they own France and Britain seem ready to sacrifice Ethiopia whose territorial territorial terri tern tonal integrity is guaranteed by the league Is this then another prelude to the collapse of the league It has aspects far more grave than any other arising since the the- beginning of the triple play conciliation committee to league council to league which resulted in the sanctions sanctions sanc- sanc sane sanc order of the 52 signatory powers The greatest concern of ot England Englan l and France is that Mussolini shall not fall After that the deluge To what ends they will go to prevent it becomes increasingly clear but it is as clear that the maneuvers bring the lighted candle perilously near the powder keg |