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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 63, 12 February 1936, Page 8

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FOREBODING OF CONFLICT. WARD PRICE’S IMPRESSIONS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Cojiyriglit.) Received February 11, 1.10 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 10. “Never have 1 found such widespread foreboding of war as during tho Continental journey whence 1 have just returned,” writes Mr Ward Price in the Daily Mail. “ ‘Things are far worse than in 1914’ was the general phrase. The present warlike preparations cannot continue without an explosion.” ' Mr Price ridicules General Smuts’s opinion that tlie war talk is, mostly bluff, and contends that behind the present situation arc the same causes as formerly, namely, Strong nations with unsatisfied grievances and ambitions, of which Germany is the most formidable. She aims at taking over the Polish Corridor, satisfying Poland therefor by conquests from Russia. Mr Price points out that the French and British talks with Marshal Tukachevski (Soviet Vice-Minister of Defence), who has been visiting ■ British munition factories and conferring with the War and Aii Ministers, inspire misgivings in Germany, where they are taken as evidence of attempts at encirclement, although they are merely part of the vague Geneva plan lor collective security. Nevertheless, however much they contribute to Russian security, they will be fata! to British security if they provoke Germany to strike west instead of east. “I had an hour’s talk with Signor Mussolini recently. It left tlie impression of tlie danger Britain runs in creating a community of interests between Germany, Japan, and Italy, all of which arc intent on acquiring colonies. Thus far there is no evidence of a German-Italian bond, but inside cases of Gorman .merchandise which have been imported in greatly increased quantities to Italy owing to sanctions. is often found tlie printed message, always in tlie same words, ‘Hold on until the spring.’ ”