Pact Perplexities The perambulations of M. Titulesco, the Rumanian Foreign
Minister, and vigorous representations by the Polish Government, have reduced the prospects of any substantial results accruing from the Four Power Pact negotiations. The French Cabinet has drafted and forwarded to Rome and London a memorandum embodying its views, which have not, however, yet been published. But it is clear enough that France accepts the idea of revision only in the spirit of Article XIX of the League Covenant and within the framework Of the League. Since Signor Mussolini's original memo- randum laid down that procedure there should be no great difficulty here, but what the effect of the con- versations of Herr von Papen and Captain Goring, who are now at Rome with the Duce, may be remains to be seen. The situation created is one to be got out of rather than developed. The wise course would probably be to initiate a serious study at Geneva of a procedure by which Article XIX of the Covenant could be put into operation. No one has any clear idea even on that elementary point as yet. At any rate, with Mr. MacDonald absent in America till May 3rd, no further Pact developments are to be looked for at present.
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