WORLDWIDE COMMENT
LEAGUE CIRCLES SHOCKED. League circles are shocked at the German denunciation of the Locarno treaty. It is believed in some quarters that Signor Mussolini persuaded Herr Hitler to strike while the League is occupied with Abyssinia.
BELGIUM’S REPLY. The Prime Minister of Belgium, Dr. Paul van Zeeland, the Minister of Defence, M. Albert Deveze, and the Liberal Leader, M. Paul Hyams, conferred today. Subsequently, Dr. van Zeeland announced that he had replied to Germany regarding the denunciation of Locarno and that Belgium was reserving her attitude pending consultations with London, Paris and Rome. The colonels of certain frontier regiments have stopped their men’s leave on their own initiative. t BLUFF, THINKS MOSCOW. Unofficial circles in Moscow regard Herr Hitler’s action as a last desperate attempt to bluff France into non-rati-fication .of the pact with the Soviet. Critics, characterising Herr Hitler as “The Madman of Europe,” recalled M. Stalin’s recent remark, namely. “Nowadays wars are not declared; they simply start.”
BRITISH COMMENT. “Those who desire peace should take Herr Hitler 'at his word,” said Mr George Lansbury, well-known Labour leader. “Europe and the world are reaping a harvest of the bitterness, hatred, and disillusionment sown by the penal peace treaty. Britain and France do not need any mobilisation other than the mobilisation of commonsense.
“An. attempt to gain security by universal slaughter will fail.” The “Observer” says: “We must keep cool heads and just hearts. Britain’s first need is to repair her own defences. Her second is to consider Herr Hitler’s brilliant and timely proposals in a spirit-of sympathy, goodwill and sober realism.”
HOLLAND NEUTRAL. The Netherlands Government is considering Herr Hitler’s invitation to join in a new pact. The official spokesman says Holland has always followed complete neutrality, and is not likely to change that policy, as it might involve her in a European conflict.
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Northern Advocate, 9 March 1936, Page 6
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