ON THE WESTERN FRONT

When Professor Mendelssohn-Bartholdy lectures at Emerson tomorrow night, undergraduates will be able to hear a distinguished authority speak on one of the most crucial political questions in Western Europe today, the relations between France and Germany. The struggle which has never been long dormant since the Treaty of Verdun in 1843 has manifested itself again in general suspicion and some show of hostility since the proposed Austro-German customs union was announced. On the issue of the present crisis will depend the Briand Pan-European Plan, and perhaps indirectly, the peace of Europe.

As a member of the Hague Arbitrational Tribunal from 1925 to 1928 and as an important participant in the work of the Dawes and Young Committees, Professor Bartholdy has been in a position to get accurate information on Franco-German problems. The fact that he has recently advocated Germany's withdrawal from the League will lend special interest to his comments on the present situation.

It is seldom enough that undergraduates have the opportunity to hear a man who possesses first hand knowledge of such a subject. This lecture should be a valuable addition to history courses and should clarify, in some degree, the rather involved European political tangle.