TROUBLE LOOMS AHEAD
SEELY, Lt. Comdr. C. S.
Trouble Looms Ahead By Lt. Comdr. C. S. Seely THE recent flare-up fighting in the Levant and North Africa (10,000 Arabs were killed or wounded in Algeria by the French in one week last month,...
...DICTATORS and kings in Europe are done for, in my opinion...
...But where can these troops go, and what may they be expected to do...
...It is inconceivable that the Franco dictatorship can continue in existence much longer, no matter what trend politics in Europe may take...
...Franco is a creature of Hitler, Mussolini, and Chamberlain and now that all 3 of his props have been knocked out from under him, he is virtually suspended in mid air...
...The expense of supporting them is too great an economic burden on the masses, now that so many people have been reduced to abject poverty...
...Diplomacy of the highest order by America, Britain, and Russia will be necessary if incidents of far-reaching consequences are to be avoided...
...Russia will not permit them to return to Poland under arms, and they are not at all likely soon to lay down their arms...
...The Polish Government-in-Exile probably has some 300,-000 troops at its disposal...
...Hunger, unrest, frustration, and other causes deep beneath the surface exist in the war-torn areas...
...C. S. Seely THE recent flare-up fighting in the Levant and North Africa (10,000 Arabs were killed or wounded in Algeria by the French in one week last month, according to reports) gives what I believe is a fairly good picture of what we must expect under present circumstances in Europe, Africa, and Asia Minor for several years...
...A revolt in Spain must be expected in the near future...
...Europeans are tired of "divine right" rulers, and are not to be expected to tolerate them Very far into the future no matter how popular they may appear to be at the moment...
...The English King may keep his throne, but the others are about on their last legs...
Vol. 9 • June 1945 • No. 24
