The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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issued: 2024-01-30
issued: 1930-12-30
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note: — Wmfi Statesflia t^^^m BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES ANlT[fty^fej In. fLABoi U^yt- '•c. , Supported by Sixty-two Local Unions XO. 348-EI^tT PAGES Preparing For Big War Everywhere In Europe VANCOUVER, CANADA, DECEMBER 30th, 1930. &&43£i£t£_€tgt£l£l£{gtgg Peace on earth, good-will to men is on their lips, but war is in their heart. This is the alarming tone of various European observers as they examine the conflict and clash of interests among the nations of the Continent. Twelve years have passed since the termination of the war which was to end war, they note, but ft is no exaggeration to say that, except in England, preparations for another war are everywhere proceeding apace. ' \ The witty remark of Count Rathe- nau is called: "The war was begun in order to Europeanize the Balkans; it has ended by Balkanizing Europe." That is unhappily true, we are told, and has not made for peace. Looking over Europe, "The Saturday Review" (London) is dismayed to discover that armaments are being piled up feverishly by the Powers, large and small alike. The prospect of an extended naval holiday between Italy and France is said to be more remote, and "there are already rumors of .new ships to be laid down." Meanwhile— "The German Government seems set upon the construction of a fleet of 'pocket' battleships, and it is becoming increasingly obvious that if her neighbor* »nH«np fn r..fn__, tt, disarm on land, Germany wtlf ere long demand to be freed from the shackles imposed by the Treaty of Versailles in respect to her military forces. . / "The same pendency is to be observed in the/smaller States. "Spain is' clearly determined to strengthen/at all costs her position as the fourth naval Power in Europe; Jugo-Slayia is understood to have made arrangements for the purchase of munitions on a large scale; while even /Portugal has recently decided to spend a sum of twelve millions sterling on the modernization of her fleet. /"Such instances might be multiplied almost indefinitely, and, al / t…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0439168
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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