BRITAIN LEADS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1935, Page 5

BRITAIN LEADS

GERMAN VIEWPOINT DIPLOMATIC SUCCESSES TRIUMPHS IN ONE MONTH CLASH WITH ITALIANS ? ALLIANCE WITH GERMANY By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright. Rec. 8 p.m. London, Nov. 6. The Allgemeine Zeitung in an article on collective security says that after a month’s war in Abyssinia France has lost the League leadership and Britain has- assumed it, says the Berlin correspondent of the Times. “France aroused suspicions in small countries and England understood how to secure respect as the protector of the small nations and coloured races,” the paper adds. “The world again marvels at the methodical thoroughness, energy and success of British authority. The naval agreement between England and Germany eliminated the North Sea as a danger zone, which like the British fleet has shifted to the Mediterranean. “The danger of France declaring herself neutral in the event of a clash between England and Italy is now dispelled. England has the French Mediterranean ports at her disposal as bases and need not worry about the possible loss of Malta. England in four weeks has removed the danger of a Latin Mediterranean alliance disturbing European equilibrium. Her diplomatists have worked as hard as the Italian navvies at Adigrat, but did not sweat over it. Moreover, England can credit herself with tire restoration of the Greek monarchy. “The Mediterranean organisation is in firm hands. Seldom has a great political aim been so cheaply achieved. It has all been done in the name of collectivism, which England means sincerely, but an important section of German opinion considers that if and when Italy is brought to book it will be by a short, sharp armed clash with Britain and not by a long-distance blockade under the League banner. Great Britain is conscious of this and will abandon collectivism in favour of an Anglo-German agreement of much wider scope than the naval agreement.”