THE BALKANS NEXT?

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 193, 1 September 1937, Page 5

THE BALKANS NEXT?

-Presa Association.)

Fascist Aims as New Zealander Sees Them .WHY EUROPE IS ARMING

(By TelegraDh-

WELLINGTON, This Day, ' Mr E. J. Howard, M.P., Chairman of Oommittees of the House of Repreeentatives, returned by the Wanganella to* day from the Empire Barliamentary) Association conference. Discussing Fascist aims, he' said that ke kad reacked tke conciusion that it was tke policy of Gerinany and Italy

fo bring otker countries under .FaseiSfc control by subsidising internal tronible wkerever it occurred. He believed that they would turn tkeir attention to the Balkan countries if Spain were subdued and would later turn to France and finally to England. Mr Howard regards Europe as araing against Russia. Wko else, he asked, could she be arming against? There was no lxatred between Germany and England or Italy and England. Germany was being treated as a favoured aation. ' * ''England," ke said, "seems ready to say; 'We are sorry we beat you,' and tke.re is no friction with Italy, There is no sign of unre'st in England, and the Labour movement seemed yery apathetip, ' ' He attended a by-election at Plymouth, and it was the tamest thing he had ever seen. The whole election was fought on the need for rearmament, with the Conservative Side arguing that the Labour Party was against defence.