24 SEPTEMBER 1932, Page 6

The state of feeling on the continent may be gauged

by three reports that have reached me from different quarters within twenty-four hours. A distinguished American speaks with alarm of the military preparations he has seen on both sides of the Franco-Italian frontier. An English author back from a continental journey talks in all seriousness of the danger of a German attack on Poland. And a British journalist of long experience and long residence in France writes that responsible French- men genuinely believe Germany is preparing for another war. I merely record these views as they have reached me. At any rate, they serve to show the madness of any move towards rearmament anywhere. Disarmainent is the condition of- peace.

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