view, British assistance is problematical.
Italy's help is not only problemat- j
leal but of diminishing value as the j
sanctions devastate Italian finances
and the Ethiopian war drains Italy's
strength. Russia is threatened by
war in the Far East. The little entente, while firm enough now, might
disintegrate just as the Polish alliance has virtually disintegrated. All
in all, France's alliances today are
probably stronger than they will be
a few years hence.
On the other hand, Germany5s
military power, though already formidable, is probably not yet at its
. Thus as the French alliances tend
to weaken, Germany's strength will
tend to increase. With the Rhine- j
land militarized the decay of the al- j
liances would be hastened and the ]
military predominance of Germany]
augmented. (Copyright)
