London, Jan. 4. the beginning of the thirteenth lyeer after the Armistice Europe is still stalked by the spectre of war. This is eloquently illustrated by the comments on the situation in the Sunday papers on their first appearance in 1931, The "Sunday Times" says that 1931 will be the turning point in Europe's history and it does rot Jconsider that the immediate outlook or the prospects of pea too rosy," it says, "ecomomie depression has produced internal reactions which tend more towards violones than to composure." Declaring that nobody wants war it urges the mobilization of public opinion during the coming months so that its voice may be decisively heard when the Disarmament Conference meets, "The "Observer" asserts that the year opened with increased diplomatic uneasiness in Europe. quotes the German Chancellor' Year's Day demand for "equal security for all nations" and concludes with the words "never before has the issue been so, elearly foreshadowed—whether Germany is to be driven from Geneva by Geneva's own failure,"
"Reynolds Mlustrated News" gives prominence to an interview witn Viscount Cecil. "T think that 1831 wil Lo a very ¢ stival year", he eave. "Probably before the end of the year the question of disarmament
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