Show li It v. v EUROPEAN CRISIS z OME elements In Europe ope are finding It S S. 5 extremely difficult to maintain their of Germ Germanys Germany's military mill mili Equilibrium in the face o tary ary occupation of the Rhineland Despite Premier i Sarraut's restrained address to the Chamber of Deputies a few days ago threats hat France may leave the Le League gue of of Nations pr r inaugurate a punitive war against the eIch Ich are heard beard in Paris One group seems Jo io o think that another bloo bloody y co conflict is is' the means of put putting ing Herr Hitler in his ce I 5 All this Indignation in France can be Readily understood Twice within the last seventy years Germany has invaded Fr France ce inflicting severe punishment upon that Country With Frances France's s determination to pre present prevent vent sent ent recurrence of those tragedies there here is Almost universal l sympathy L Likewise the Irest t kest st of the he woi wom Id ld will share to a l large Jarge rg ex- ex exe e t the French feeling that the Hitler gov gay Is not to be trusted When everything everything every- every thing h has s be been n said on these two subjects however the fact remains that a new war th Germany would settle nothing r. r rth Fran Frances France's es e's position will remain much if the hot heads are r restrained strained and nd remedial t m di me measures ures are so sought through pt u h the e c rno signatories and the League of Na ons The League is not likely to adopt sanctions sanctions sanc sanc- against Ge Germany any or to support any 1 punitive W war But it may be instrumental In In ironing out the difficulties between France Franc and Germany If the former will con con- cent ent to to sit at a council table Instead of rushing artillery to the front Great Britain l nay be expected to apply strong pressure upon pon the French t to accept a compromise of this ti kind 1 The Hitler government deserves no consideration con con- because of the reckless and inDefensible indefensible in- in Defensible manner In which it has upset I treaties r ties inte Intended ded to guarantee the peace of Europe Ju ope But the skirts of France and her Sillies illies are e by no means unsullied France refused to disarm after Germany had been Jeen denied the right to maintain a defense machine She kept the e punitive features f the Ver Versailles Treaty in effect ff t even when they hey had become sufficiently g galling gaffing to in- in puce fuce Germany to accept Now when the he German demand for equality has resulted iii an the marching of troops into her own de- de territory the least that can be expected Is a calm and deliberate appraisal 5 f the new situation by the powers that were Victorious in the struggle of 19 1914 4 5 5 Vi Vigorous orous protests against g the scrap scrap- of the Locarno pact may mar be expected Anything short of that would be a dereliction clion c- c lion Jion tion of duty on the part of the signatories tilI adhering to the treaty When that has been eu done however there seems to to tobe be only Ene ne rational way of meeting the new situation situa situa- tion that ion that is to begin negotiations for a n new w arrangement that tha will safeguard the peace f E f Europe To enter such negotiations with Germany ermany after the latter has scrapped exIng existing ex ex- ex- ex Ing treaties by unilateral action may be be f Humiliating to France But the alternative ems to be war It is unthinkable that any as practical In its diplomacy as is is' J 1 Fran France e will wiIl bring about another era of un un- bl ble carnage to salve her pride In spite of ot Hitler's Hitler belligerency Germany Gert Ger Ger- t many may be toe expected to make concessions f approached as an equal of other powers 1 Some ome of the suggestions s he has made as the X J asis of a new agreement especially the pro pro- air pact are quite pleasing to some of oft t pie he former allied powers If a conference is C ld it Is entirely within In the r range ng of pos- pos i- i iC C to wor work out a f formula rm th that t will keep Europe at peace for a number of years An agreement r ment of f any any- sort would seem to be pree preferable pre pre- e to the systematic cultivation of anio ani- ani o and the race in arm armament ment building g gt t t that hat would certainly follow any failure to Jt each an understanding E S Statesmanship will be put to a severe t test at t. t both London and aM Geneva But there t fo every Indication that these official gather gather- t can avert war if they permit intelli- intelli I to keep p the e over pride b- b CO t I |