MORE STABLE

Evening Star, Issue 23021, 28 July 1938, Page 13

MORE STABLE

STATE OF AFFAIRS IN EUROPE

HR >. C. MENZIES’S OBSERVATIOKS

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, July 27 (Received July 28, at 8 a.m.)

The Australian Attorney-General, Air R. G. Menzies, before flying to Berlin on the eve of his return to Australia, declared that, despite some indication to the contrary, the state of Europe was more stable than when he was there in 1936, and there were important factors telling in the direction of peace. The settlement with Italy, though technically incomplete, had undoubtedly had a tranquilising effect on AngloItalian public opinion. The agreement at Montreik had had admirable results in, Turkey. Anglo-Egyptian relations, despite the political changes, were vastly improved by the Anglo-Egyptian treaty. All these were factors making the Mediterranean look relatively calm compared with when he was there in 1936.

Air Menzies: “One sees in Europe for the first time for years signs of mutual Anglo-German understanding, while simultaneously the Anglo-French Entente has been so dramatically demonstrated by the Royal visit. The real effect must be felt in the rest of Europe. I leave England with quite a strong feeling that, although the international situation is, as usual, delicate, there is no reason why, with sensible doctors in the various foreign offices, it should not make a satisfactory recovery.”