Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-10 | Page 4 | Powers' Bad Investments among Balkan Countries

Powers Powers' Bad Countries The powers are slowly dropping as asa asa a bad investment almost the whole of the Balkans and eastern Europe II into which they had bad poured hundreds of millions of dollars in the form of armaments and real cash to help belp main main- tam the local terror machines The various dictators of course realize what is happening Come Conse- during the last few months we have witnessed royal visits back and forth in the Balkans Alexander visited Kemal Pasha Carol and Bo- Bo ris then Boris went to Belgrade and there was was' a brIlliant public reception recep recep- tion at the depot then Boris and Carol met on a yacht on the Danube and so on The superficial press report described this thu making love ar great statesmanship on the part of Alexander Alex Alex- andere ander who was given most credit for tor this sudden display ot of lp Actually the whole thing was a mat ter of great desperation on the part of these rulers especially Alexander is the most brutal and hence the thc most ha hated ted by the masses SInce oth the great powers were palpa- palpa bly deserting the Balkan rulers rulers- it was urgent for tor them to get together for lor they know that if one is overthrown overthrown over over- thrown or assassinated the others will wUl gOt go too Hence the hastily con con- eluded treaties ot of frIendship among the governments ot of th the various Balkan Bal Bal- kan states Hence the utter in late months ot of the Little Entente Hence the strong r response ot of the Rumanian and Hungarian ruling rul rul- ing classes to Hitler HiUer Hence too recent conclusion of a non non- pact with a Hitler direct slap at France and Great Britain In a word the Balkans and eastern Europe will bear watching for though they are arc still kept tIghtly Under Uner Un- Un der er the lid by the present anything can LouIs in Current History