World Events Explained.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 31, 6 February 1937, Page 7 (Supplement)

World Events Explained.

By ARPAD SZIGETVARY.

sures of which she Is accused, accentuated by clever propaganda at which .Moscow is a part master. lu the offing is ten trory-hungry Ucimany. More than one statement has emanated from Berlin of Germany's deoire for possession of "i-eatcr Ukraine with its vast granaries and coal fields. A Significant Event. China's struggle, to emerge as a nation and take her legitimate place in world events was brotijilif home to Xew Zealand by tin- arrival at Auckland recently of a larjie Chinese -t-anicr. the China Kxporler. The fact of her nationality and the inipurlaiicG of the event may have escaped the attention of the average citizen, iievcrtliclem that does not detract from ihe sigiiillcunce of the event. It is ju-t another example of how .Japan's attempted compiest of China has served to unite China in a uaiiner not deemed possible before. Thus we may see in .Japan's attempt to disintegrate China the reverse result of a combined China resisting

General Franco Exposed. Germany am] Italy have lost faith in General Franco.—Cable. Hasty intervention in Spain by Germany and Italy mid precipitous recognition of General Franco's Government is now reaping its fruits. Genera] Franco ha* been tried and found wauling, a possibility which I Mipne.-led to you at the very outset <if the rebellion. General Franco may raise what C< iiuiist or any other .scare lie \vishe>, but nothing will disprove the fact th.it the majority of I lie Spanish people were 7iot, and' arc imt. in sympathy with his movement. Had they been, they would have flocked to his colours'soon after the commencement of the conflict. As it y, he cannot rely on even the handful of Spanish troops under his command. Kven hw Moors began to get out of hand, so that to stiffen these mercenaries lie has had to appeal for the aid of other mercenaries from Germany and Italy to fight his own countrymen. Kven if we dislike the present form of the legitimate Spanish Government we must admit that it was the legally

elected one with the majority ot the peojile behind it, u fact more than amply proved. I still maintain, as I ciigiieeted at the beginning of the revolt,"that the only solution to Spain's troubles is a democratic monarchy such as exists in Britain. Ireland, Norway, Sweden. Lord Craignvon, the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, made a comparison between the Irish Free Slate and Northern Ireland and Norway and Sweden.—Cnlile. Lord Craigavon's comparison of rrelnml with Norway and Sweden is weak. Lord Craigavon said that after the division of 1005 Norway ami Sweden settled down happily' to separate existences. Jn that* statement he inferred that tlie Irish Free State mid XoHheni Ireland could, and should, do likewise. However, lie omitted to mention that for centuries Norway and Sweden pursued different paths and separate identities, 'he union lasting only from ISM to iviVi. On the other hand Ireland, until 1!)22, existed as a unity through the centuries, albeit at times divided among chief tains. In that, it was but a forerunner of the British Commonwealth of Nations.