| Show I L Pre Prevailing Opinions i 0 n 5 Comment o e of the e Ai American n p Press s Troubled Europe It has frequently been said within the past two or three weeks weel s that the peace of oC Europe is today in more danger of being broken than at any time since the great war var This is not an irresponsible opinion and t there lere Is s undoubtedly undoubted undoubted- ly some warrant arrant for Cor IL It European European European Euro Euro- sentiment is undeniably in ina a condition of ot great tension and an accident might lead to an ex ex- Taking full tuB co cognizance of oC all this we ve may yet look at the reassuring side of the thc situation One might begin by recalling the historic fact that watched wars seldom boil boll Positive predictions of war usually do not come off at time or place It is the thc sudden and unforeseen war like that be between between between be- be tween Prussia and France in 1870 which confounds the prophets m like e the British foreign secretary of oC that date and upsets all political calculations That no nation in Europe wants war is a commonplace This is surprisingly true of Germany German Her army is not ready and will not be for a couple of years yet Besides Besides Be Be- sides her greatest interest for the present lies In peace If It a war should break out she would profit most by remaining in the position of a third happy looker on Aversion to war is fully as strong in France Franco and Great Britain though their joint action if they continue to go along to together ether will vill undeniably tighten the strain By a process of elimination the conclusion is thus reached that the sole danger of a violent rupture rupture rupture rup rup- ture lies in Italy in the hands of ot the man enjoying absolute power and now desperately at bay It is conceivable that he mi might ht urge the Italian people to commit a magnificent suicide by going to towar towar towar war with all Europe But it is 13 scarcely conceivable that Italians would obey an order thus to rush rushon on certain death or that this threat of oC war is la anything but a grandiose gesture New York Times Unofficial and Unlikely Unofficial sources are arc a great reat institution We Ve dont don't know what governments would do do without them They make much better belter stories than official l sources be beCause because because be- be cause they arc uncontrolled by facts and can use their lions 1 Unofficial sources report that I if it the League of oC Nations puts oil on the contraband list Premier Mussolini will immediately go to towar towar towar war and his first act will be to release aviators each driving a plane with one large bomb They will vilI fly until they find the British fleet then each will select a aves vessel yes ves sd sel and crash on it with his bomb thus sinking British ships at atthe atthe atthe the cost of oC men Meanwhile the British will re remain remain re re- main inactive in the air and on the sea Having been given notice of the attack they will not prepare prepare prepare pre pre- pre pre- pare for or it in an any way Their airplanes will ilI not be on the lookout lookout lookout look look- out for tor the attacking squadron and the crews of oC the ships will willbe willbe be sleeping instead of manning the guns It was a good stor story that unofficial tidal sources passed out Unfortunately Unfortunately Unfortunately Un Un- fortunately it is not the custom of a country engaging in war to give advance notice of its plans even unofficially Ve We do not believe e Italy will go goto goto goto to war with Great Britain for severa several sev sev- era eral reasons One Is that the entire League of Nations would come In on tho British side surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding Italy with enemies A second is that In case of ot war the Suez Canal will be closed to ItalIan Italian Italian Ital Ital- ian vessels by the simple process of blockading It with war var vessels thus isolating the troops in Ethi Ethi- opia A third and even more Important Important important im Im- Im- Im reason is that Italy would have nothing to gain and everything every every- thing to lose by such a conflict Twenty would not be worth It Detroit It-Detroit Detroit News Morally Obligated Fill Fifty other nations are united In the most heartening evidence of ot collective action in the history of the world and it is unthinkable unthinkable unthinkable able that the United States will vili permit the effects of ot that action to be largely nullified by bythe the greed of our manufacturers and export export- ers But it is not only because we are morally obligated that we should put a stop to shipments of ot war materials to Italy at the earliest possible moment That action action ac nc- ac- ac tion is dictated as well by considerations considerations con con- of ot self interest Richmond Times Give and Take In n Tariff T Treaties reatie When it comes to tariff agreements agreements agree agree- ments meats Lincoln's quoted much saying should be revised to read You cant can't please all of oC the people all of oC the time The new pact with Canada pleases most of the people in this country who foresee foresee fore fore- see ee increased exports hence more employment hence greater buying buying buying buy buy- ing power and ana greater demand for Cor all all all' domestic products The National Grange and several other farm organizations arc are displeased however It Il is true that other fields are more greatly benefited than that of ot agricultural production production production tion in this particular treaty But the Roosevelt administration has negotiated six other reciprocal tariff agreements since it took office with Cuba Haiti Belgium Sweden Brazil and Colombia In all all' these farm products get treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment more advantageous than other commodities Someone's toes are always trodden trodden trodden trod trod- den on in setting up a new tariff schedule No system has yet been devised for selling abroad without without without with with- out buying foreign wares in re re- re turn The criterion for or judgment must be the greatest good to the greatest number and not the protests protests protests pro pro- tests of ot a n few St. St St. Louis Post- Post Dispatch Recovery and Politics All forecasts indicate that general general general gen gen- eral recovery will continue Every Every Ev Ev- Ev- Ev ery cry effort will be made by the administration without resorting resorting resort resort- ing big to inflation inflation to to see that the forces of ot recovery are given free rein The reciprocal tariff agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment with Canada has strengthened strength strength- ened rather ened-rather rather than undermined undermined- the presidents president's position even rock ribbed Republican newspapers newspapers pers pel'S have applauded the treaty Many things can happen be between between be- be tween now and November 1936 Jet let no one fool himself about that Politics is almost as uncertain as the weather and as elusive as ns one of Haile Halle Selassie's barefooted war war- It is possible that the tho tide may zany turn but not probable Democrats Dent Dem believe It will not Republicans beans can have only faint hope that it will Birmingham Nevis News |
