Show when will war start in europe for the past few years foreign commentators have continually proposed this question will there be war in europe now another question has taken its place when will there be war var in europe IT dispassionate ot observers servers incline to the view that the love dove of peace is more bedraggled now than at any time since 1913 that armed conflict between some or all of the leat powers Is inevitable recent events have certainly not been rt reassuring assuring all europe is now an armed camp favery v cry country Is building up lip its forces increasing armaments holding arduous special speciale maneuvers france recently announced th h of her soldiers who would normally have been released from the colors will be held on for an extra three months period in order to man the great concrete and steel fortresses she has built along the german border germany of course offers the main reason for european alarm hillers Hit lers announcement that he v would no longer abide by tile the Vers versailles versaille aill treaty was a bombshell but germany issert the be only offender liania poland italy and france are all on the nervous side they are suspicious ot of each other worried afraid of invasion their fears may be largely groundless but psychology plays an ingot tnt int role in fomenting wars your neighbor may be b as peaceable as they come but if voll you think he s waiting his chance to your throat youre likely to see a threat in everything thin he says or does against the forces of 0 mars the forces of peace seem somewhat inadequate aa equate mainstay ot of peace in englund an ace english roving diplomat is suave anthony eden not yet 10 40 captain eden recently spent his time going in whirlwind fashion from one european capital to another seeking agreements to outlaw war england En cland s first move was to ask hitler to back up his many statements that germany wanted peace by doiny four things number one was to return to the league of Na batons tons number two was to loin with england france and italy in guaranteeing the he maintenance of austrian independence number f c was german adherence to the proposed eastern locarno pact und under er which all nations east of the rhine germany russia poland czechoslovaks lithuania latvia and estonia would agree to respect each others boundaries number four was german adherence to still another pact in which it would join england france italy and belgium in agreeing to resist unprovoked air aggression terl I 1 ary power england was ot so naive as to believe that germany would agree to sl this without something in return glands En offer to germany was that the powers would release her from the versailles pact and permit her to rearm on a basis of equality with ottar oth r nations hillers Hit lers answer that germany would arm as much ns as she pleased I 1 whether the other powers liked it or not lot it is an interesting fact that the balance of power in determining foca or pitr mav eventually lie wilh wih russia jahe he hns his one 0 of the world word s foremost military machines and no country would like to come to grips with her in addition she I 1 connects the easa and the west and can stand as a barrier to the ambitions t binns of japan as well as to those ot of germany russian attitude at present seems to be a sincere desir for peace not because her govern merit Is basically pacific but hecsh beccue she cannot spare the energy and money that a war would reoul rei and at the same time pursue her vast internal development program so far the united states has taken no hand band in the european muddle Roosevel ts foreign policy is one ot of isolation and strict neutrality however in any proceedings designed to overhaul the versailles pact center of tbt resen discord flis cord we fire are a aa robt bound to t ake a hand a we were one of the and our cpr president wilson helped to write it |