Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 May 1933 — Page 5

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Today and Tomorrow BY WALTER LIPPMAN’N

IN examining the American proposal submitted by Norman Davis at Geneva, it. is necessary - to bear in mind at all times that certain of the present frontiers of Europe were established by force of arms and never have received the consent of the defeated nations. The Polish-German frontier is the most conspicuous example. The prohibition upon the union of Austria with Germany is another example. Still

Germany is anotn another Is to be found in the frontiers of Hungary. The same treaties which established these frontiers provided that the defeated and aggrieved nations should be so disarmed as to prevent th°m from forcing a revision. This one-sided disarmament has been supplemented by a series of military alliances among the victorious nations.

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The treaties, however, acknowledged the right of the vanquished to seek revision by diplomatic means, which, in fact, amounts to the right to attempt to persuade the victors to consent to changes. The treaties also contained a promise that the victory eventually would reduce their own armaments to the level stipulated for the vanquished. The present crisis at Geneva turns upon the fact that Germany is demanding definite action by France to reduce her armaments. Thus far France has refused to take action, on the ground that the superiority of French armaments is the only existing guarantee of the present frontiers. tt u a TO this French thesis the German government, through Chancellor Hitler, has responded with a public pledge that Germany would not seek to change the frontiers except by the pacific means provided for in the treaties. The French reply is that pacific pledges by a nation which has a j deep sense of grievance can not be j relied upon, and that Germany, any Germany, but perhaps particularly Nazi Germany, will in the end force as much revision as it can. In the last analysis the French position is that since Germany is in moral rebellion against the Versailles treaty, what counts is not what Germany says she will do about frontiers, but what Germany | can do about them. The disarma- ! ment of France would enable Germany to do a great deal. All the pledges of peace, which are backed only by public opinion do not, as the French see it, meet the issue. What is to be done if Germany, made powerful by having equal armaments, follow's the precedent set by Japan, and on the ground of national necessity and with a conviction of moral right, moves to rectify the frontiers? To put this question is in effect to ask Great Britain and the United j States what they are prepared to 1 do to prevent the status quo from being disturbed by force. a a tt ON the answers which Britain ; and America give to France depends the amount of disarmament to which France will consent. For the French, it must always be remembered. have no illusions about the frontiers of Versailles. They know they were imposed by force. The probable European disarmament is, therefore, dependent upon : the guaranties which Great Britain l and the United States are prepared to give that frontiers will not be j revised by force.

The problem is difficult., because it requires that France, Poland and the little entente should accept pledges of future action from London and Washington as a partial substitute for the actual power of big guns, tanks and aircraft. The new element in the proposal at Geneva is the promise that if the United States agrees with the judgment of the powers it will not enforce its neutral rights if the European powers blockade and coerce an aggressor. The exact words are that “if we concur in the judgment rendered as to th responsible and gtiilty party, we will refrain from any action tending to defeat such collectne effort," We do not. it should be noted, promise to join that collective effort. We promise no positive action of our own. a a a Vl7"hat. then, does the promise W amount to? In substance it amounts to saying that it is for Great Britain to declare how far she will go in supporting status quo. The promise offers nothing directly to France: France will not regard as important a pledge to refrain. The promise is an invitation to Great Britain to define her policy. For it is Britain, and Britain alone, which is able to provide j France with a security equal to actual armaments. Ever since the American rejection of the league. Britain, because of' American neutrality, has considered herself inhibited from defining her policy. By the American offer at Geneva, that inhibition is greatly reduced, if not wholly removed. b a IT would therefore appear that the next substantial move toward reduction of armaments must be made not in Berlin, or Rome, or Paris, or Washington, but in London. The United States has offered to “refrain” from defeating collective action to maintain peace. ,It now becomes necessary for Great Britain to say what she will actually do to make collective action successful. Before Great Britain can do that she i.s bound to examine this American offer very closely to see whether it will bind congress, and bind succeeding administrations and has the support of permanent American opinion. There Is no certainty on any of these points, and the British are not. I should suppose, likely to commit themselves very far until they have carefully explored the nature of the American commitment. Even when they have done that, they may still, as Mr. Justice Holmes has said, have to try to make correct guesses on insufficient evidence. (CoDvrlsht, 1933. by The Tunes)

26 MACHINES SEIZED IN CITY GAMING SMASH . Police Chief Ignores Court Writ, Sends Squads to Raid Keepers. (Continued From Page One) obtained an order from Charles Karabell, judge pro tern, in municiI pal court three, for the use of po- ! lice outside the city limits and &r- j rested twenty-three persons and j confiscated a number of machines. The seizure was comparatively I small because the raid had been tipped off and many machines had , been removed. In almost every instance they had been hidden, if | not removed. All twenty-three of the defendants were placed under SIOO bond by Karabell and trial set for June 1. Persons arrested in the police drive Tuesday include: Paul Wyand, | 1001 East Fifty-fourth street; Max i j Reutenberg, 413 East Thirty-fourth street: Charles Fisher. 11l East Twenty-fifth street; Sam Frieje, 2101 North Harding street; Ray Riccy. 406 East Washington street, and George Morris, 1446 East Washington street. MOTHERS' CLUB TO GIVE PLAY Leisure Hour Group Will Be Entertained by School Chorus. TONIGHT Brookside Park Community house. .! T. V. Hill community house. Rhodius Park community house. THURSDAY School 10 at 1 255 Carrollton avenue. FRIDAY Christian Park community house. Fletcher Place community center. Municipal Gardens community house. School 5 at (112 West Washington street. Michigan and Noble Club. School 1) at 71b Fast Vermont street. Nebraska Cropsey Club. School 22 at 1230 South Illinois street. School 2ft at 1401 East Sixteenth street. School 34, Kellv and Boyd streets. School 38 at 2030 Winter avenue. School 51 at 2301 North Olnev street. School 07 at 3015 West Walnut street. The mothers’ chorus of School 81 will present a playlet, "Fifty Years Ago," tonight at the Brookside park community house Leisure Hour program. The play was written by Mrs. James Robinson and directed by Mrs. Irvin Hessel. Dances will be given by pupils of Mrs. Norma Koster of the city recreation department. Other features of the program will be readings by Mrs. Mabel Dobbins, music by the Hilo Hawaiian trio and songs by Earl, David and Jerry Potts. Dr. John Ray Newcomb will show ! moving pictures at the J. T. V. Hill j community house tonight as a Leisure Hour club program. Sergeant Frank Owen will have charge of the safety program to be given tonight at the Rhodius Park community house. A special program has been arranged for Thursday night by Sergeant Frank Owen, at School 10. Appearing will be Billy Schrolucke, Charlotte Marie Grosskopf, Dickie Niles. Hazel Jane Abraham and Donald Pine, in a safety playlet. Others on the program include j Lydia Ellen and Irwin McCray, : singers; Robert Rothman, accordian player; Herschell Brittenbach, ac- 1 cordian player; Mirrell Raymor. I songs and guitar music; Roberta • Bland, harpist; Catherine Amato, dancer, and Esther Owen, pianist, i

Now, Children ‘Bedtime Story Teller to Be Featured in Tech - Revue. Richard wilkinson. alias Uncle Dick, bedtime story teller, will be featured in the "Sketchbook of 1933,” to be presented Friday night at 8 by pupils of Tech high. Fifteen acts are included in the all-pupil revue. One hundred eighty-nine will participate in the performances. Those performing were chosen from a recent series of auditions held recently at the school, in order that pupils might have opportunity of acting before a large audience. COUNTY RETAILERS TO FORM ORGANIZATION 300 Are Expected to Attend Meeting at 8 Friday Night. Perfecting of Marion county organization of the Associated Retailers of Indiana will be made at a meeting at 8 Friday night in the Rainbow room of the Several, it was announced today by S. B. Walker. chairman of the county executive committee. Retailers from every part of the county will be present. Walker stated. Invitations have been sent to 300. Object of the retailers association, according to a letter of invitation, is "to keep the present gross income tax tsales tax> of 1 per cent from being increased to 2,3 or 5 per cent as has happened in other stats and as has been the history ol the gasoline tax in Indiana." Speakers will be Fred Wiedman of South Bend, chairman of the state organization; B. S. Gadd of Indianapolis. county committee member and president of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association and Walker. KEROSENE KILLS BABY Tiny Boy Sips Small Amount of Oil and Dies. By United Press BLOOMINGTON. Ind., May 24 A swallow of kerosene taken unwittingly by John Robert Nash. 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nash, was fatal Tuesday night in a local hospital.

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