POLITICAL SITUATION OF EUROPEAN POWERS

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9161, 19 April 1926, Page 3

POLITICAL SITUATION OF EUROPEAN POWERS

Uncertainty of British industrial Situation mtJsE FOR CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY. By Tel.— Press Assoc.-Copyright, lieu. April 19. 8.-5. a.m. London April IS. j The political situation of Europe, j combined "ith the uncertainty of the industrial situation in Britain,, is cans, jug considerable anxiety. M, Tcliitelieri 11N intrigues, resulting the Ritsv-Cermaii treaty negotiations. and offers of a pact hetwe< 11 Poland and the border State* are most embarrassing. and are regarded as j tending to shift the centre of diplo- j maev to the Hast. The S-rtet ,>■■!.Vy is i directed apparently at creating a diver- J against the League. whilst the | prospect of obtaining capital from Am- j erica by linking up with Germany, can- | not he ignored. M. Tchitcherin will j tints U' able to circumvent British j aloofness, in which connection. Mr Gar via. in a striking tnu-obami article in llic Ohs.ervs r. says that if London and Paris do not -eek ihch'- own direct settlements towards Russia, they must take the consequences in this '•omiwti'Ul. It is interesting to note that tour prominent Conservative Members of the House of ('ominous, departed for Russia yesterday, namely. Sir Frank Nelson,Colonel Moore. Cantain Bourne, and Mr -L G. Boothby. wlmse report is believed to lie eagerly anticipated by Mr Baldwin. Leading bankers may have an important bearing on the alii- I tilde towards .Russia. I'nfnriumitely, the preparatory disarmament conterence and the League dissensions tend to strengthen the Soviet’s position. The Sovefs isolation is attracting neighbouring Slates l„ its orbit. Meantime, there is much speculation regarding Sir Austen Chamberlain not 110 t attending the Disarmament Conference on -May IP. especially as it. is understood that he and M. iiolicolir, who me beads of their resjieetilve delegations. are not on the friendliest of terms since the Geneva imbroglio. It is said that Sir Austen Chamber, lain can not Im spared, in view of the < Ministerial situation here. Otherwise, it is reported that Air Baldwin and other iiieinlicrs of the Cabinet are most likely to require the Office chief's; immediate attention. At any rate, laud H. Cecil will unquestionably prove a stern unbending defender of tlie League Constitution, and is unlikely to surrender any prerogative, whereas Sir A. Chamberlain's pro-French proclivities might lead to concessions. So far as the Home situation is concerned. , while the coal crisis has occupied most attention, and may even lead to idle coal fields, there is reason; to Ivelieve that Cabinet is immediately more concerned about the engineering disputes, involving light, power, and transport. Those matters, however, arc expected tit come to a head in a, few days, whereas the international complications are seemingly intermina'ble. (Reuter.)