The Little Entente's Cohesion
The half-yearly conference of the three Little Entente Powers at Bratislava during last week-end was of unusual importance. The three States between them can claim to rank as, and own the resources of, a Great Power. But their cohesion has been in some doubt. Germany has been assiduously penetrating Jugoslavia, and, - at the same time, intimidating Czechoslovakia, while the fall of M. Titulescu left the whole relation of Rumania to her two Little Entente colleagues uncertain. The Bratislava Conference has dispelled all doubts: Com- plete agreement—and obviously no mere paper agreement —was registered as to the necessity of the closest co- operation. In accordance with that Czechoslovakia is to supply Rumania with arms, and Rumania Jugo- slavia with oil. The meeting was held with the echo of the Nuremberg speeches still in the ears of delegates, and the clause in the official communiqué declaring against interference in any nation's internal affairs was directed to a particular address. The unity of the Little Entente is unquestionably a factor making for peace in Europe. What is needed now is a detente between Czechoslovakia and Poland. The disputes dividing the two countries are trivial in relation to European issues, and a right sense of proportion on both sides should ensure their early settlement.
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