Show national affairs written tor for the th park by FRANK P despite the progress which bea bem mado made toward the limitation of davd armament and despite the signatures tc the kellogg peace pact it la is not to b bc forgotten that there are baill danger in europe these dangers however or an for or the most part continental and need not concern the united states so BO lone as we ve continue our present policy ol oj a avoiding iding nil all foreign entanglements entangle ments and commitments some time ago it was wa announced iz cable dispatches from prague that a te t e cret treaty binding czechoslovakia ru mania end and yugoslavia had been revealed end and that it had bad been perfected at th lost conference of the nations of the so called little intents which was held aa belgrade early in the year the treaty it was declared is military and binding and unites into a formidable combination the three middle european nations mentioned above with a strength streng tt in army of around men 0 0 only the other day it was annot mow in paris that about be b spent in the th next live years on de fortifications on the P prend r tron frontiers tiers with special attention att t to 0 northern and eastern boundaries and th alps evidently prance la Is not jhony convinced that the th pact ot of locarno an the khe kellogg treaty will eliminate war 01 the continent and abid perhaps the mos significant feature ot of the tbt defense plu plan to Is that for the first time in modern modem tw his tory prance franc will devote nearly as aa muc money toward her bar against possible italian us as her rhine defenses which fire are cucu to hold back ar another Lother attempt at i german invasion evidently the govern in anent ent of mussolini it is still causing misgivings in trace france despite the deac trent treaties leS although great secrecy Is 15 abeln maintained BB as to the extent of thi the french defensive works it was announce in the french parliament in response ti ft a question that when our plans plane comple completely taly finished the alps will ir be sate safe 01 these are matters over which the unc ted states has no control and desires ni control we W are interested in peace an in fix the past ten years have ln nearly all of the movements which havi have looked toward permanent peace the kellogg pact and the conferences ramsay macdonald and president ho hoove are the most recent exair examples des of course coura if naval iii limitation n citation can be effect effected ed a bl 6 tep step toward ansur insuring 1 ng pe peace ace W will III ha hav been ta taken ken but eo 80 far as the P plots I 1 0 ts an counter looking toward diplomatic diplomat or miJ military victories on the bra are concerned the these axe are things will have to take care of themselves BO i far as uncle sam bern Is concerned from the 1 foundation of the republic we nave have taken a stand against foreign I 1 alliances and foreign entanglements entangle ments of every kind this la Is still the foreign forel g policy y 1 e of the united states govern government meu lt and there la is little prospect that it will be ba changed in the noar near future and the average american who reads the secret 1 treaties and military alliances among the a european nations iiii feel that be as has real cause to be thankful that undo uncle sam has avoided membership in the league ot of nations and to in purely european europe diplomatic problems problem 0 O 0 of course it may be argued that th at the th military pact of the throe three nations r t tion meni me tinned bove above a la is not n ot offensive offend ve but aeten de f an sive end and designed to protect th the s nations t against agal possible invasion by carmany or italy and it may also alao be agin tined tb that tbt t the french Yort an are defensive and not designed for or offensive warfare all of which moy may of course be b true but the fact remains that the la para tlona ons mentioned will be regarded rega Kled in the united states as a not altogether encouraging cou raging feature in the world peace program |