EUROPEAN UNREST

Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1934, Page 5

EUROPEAN UNREST

GRAVE SITUATION

HUNGARY-JUGO SLAV QUARREL.

(United Press Association—By Electric § Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, December 9. The grave temper of the Little Entene delegates was reflected in to--9 night’s messages from Geneva. One even suggested Jugo-Slavia would resign 'lrom the League, and another that she would break off relations with Hungary if-the League does not censure the Hungarians. Despite week-end conversations, and [Mr Eden’s, jjrevious efforts to calm the situation, Jugo-Slavia; Roumania, and it As understood ) jointly still insist* upon the League condemn-, ing Hungary, Other members of the Council fear the Little Entente policy at to-morrow’s debate may introduce the vexed question of treaty revision, directed against Hungarian s aspiration which is bound to ; increase the bitterness of the situation. - ■ Mr Eden and M.LavaHo-night dinecl together and' discussed the solution of the quarrel. A Geneva newspaper.;. reflecting the Little Entente views, publishes allegations from Bucharest that the Hungar-

ian army of' actually'half. a million is supported by strong forces of aircraft, “ artillery and gas equipment, in defiance I 0 f the Versailles Treaty which restricted the army to 35,000.

OVER-ZEALOUS OFFICIALS. BELGRADE, December 9. ' It is stated the majority of Hungar-ian-expulsions is due to local officials over-zealous interpretation of the regulations. >V -

MR EDEN’S SPEECH LONDON'/' December 10. The Hungarian press i gratefully acknowledged Mr A. Eden’s' speech at Geneva, and ref erg to - it- as a masterly example 'of (customary British., fai 1 ’- p la y* . ' ' Mr lEdien’s ’warning fait Geneva, against /aggravatory 'action as between [Hungary and Jugo-Slavia has displeased the ''French press, which ' adaims M. Laval for loyal support of France s ally, Yugoslavia. \ ' i ' French' official circles, 'however, do jiot share .the press feeling. They forse© that the outcome will be satisfactory, to Jugo-Slavia, without wounding Hungarian. pride.

AVOIDING FRONTIER TROUBLE

LONDON, December 10

The. Daily Mail’s /Budapest correspondent says: “The British, French, and. ItaJian,...Tniiitary .attaches have been instructed by their, own Governments ;to co-operate- immediately with their Belgrade colleagues .thereby forming a commission .representing the League of Nations, with plenary powers in lorder to handle, possible grave incidents'on the frontier. Both Jugoslavia and ’Hungary have been request" ©d to instruct their frontier . forces \o refrain from using firearm s undcj any circumstances.

JUGO-SLAV FEALTY. TO KING.

(Received this, day at 10.30 .a.m.) LONDON, December 10

The “Daily 'Mail’s” Belgrade correspondent says, 2,500,000 men. more than lene-sixth of Jug-o-Slavi/a’* population are gathering at the military centres on Dec; ’ 16, King Alexander’s birthday, in order to swea.r allegiance to King Peter. A manifesto orders every fit male, aged from 22 to 50 in addition to the standing army to attend. Many regard the move as ; a trial hnobilisation of the country’s entire fighting forces.