New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
MONARCHY OR LASTING
PEACE CRY OF SEMBAT
French Socialist Says AIsace-
Lorraine Can Be Recaptured
Only Under Emperor.
NO PROSPECT OF VICTORY
pussian Alliance and British
Entente Equivalent to Sign
ing Again the Treaty
of Frankfort.
Nh PROSPECT OF VICTORY
IBy Cable TO The Tribune. ]


paris Sept. 6.-"Faites un Roi Simon
r.;,es de Paix" ("Make for Us Mon
.-,bv. or Else Lasting Peace'D is the
,,la Of a remarkable book on foreign
Affairs Just published by Citizen Mar
=, sen,bat. one Of the ablest and per-
,ons the most militant leader of the
coc,ajist party in the French Chamber
:, neputies, who for the first time
,ormulates the principles OF interna-
,onal politics adopted by his constit-
usnts.
citizen Sembat's argument ts that II
,be French people really hope to re-
co,ouer Alsace-Lorraine they should
sorthvith establish a monarchical form
n government under an emperor or a
hing. because the present republic is
,neapable Of becoming an aggressive
military power. On the other hand, II
they wish 10 maintain the republic
then they should come out boldly and
forever abandon the notion Of terri
torial conquest.
Citizen Sembat declares that the
reuublic has really no definite foreign
policy, each successive Minister Of For
eign Affairs framing his own pro-
gramme. which he does not as a rule
transmit to his successor, whom he
usually detests." Now, in modern
times war is merely a matter Of scien-
ufc preparation. 1t is during peace
that nations make war. and war. in its
strict sense, is nothing else than the
act of deciding which of the opposing
nations is the better prepared and
equipped for war.
Foolish to Think Of War.
The art of modern warfare. accord
ing to Citizen Sembat, consists in tech
meal preparation and in diplomatic
preparation before war breaks out.
The Socialist leader contends that az
the republic can neither make techni-
cal nor diplomatic preparation ii would
be foolish TO think Of war without first
establishing a monarchy. But would
this be worth while? Mo- says Citi-
zen Sembat, because war would he
useless without alliances. and you have
none" But France has two alliances,
one with Russia and the other with
Great Britain. 'Ah! but you must not
forget that those two alliances only
hold good If we remain at peace. AS
soon as we attack anybody they tum-
bic TO pieces. The Russian alliance,
like the British entente, was concluded
under the explicit condition that it
should be pacific. These two alliances
merely mean that France put her sig
nature a. second aid a third time TO
the treaty of Frankfort. by which she
eeded Lorraine 10 Germany.
The treaty of Frankfort means l
submit The Russian alliance is SIM
ply calling Russia TO witness that 1
submit lust as the British entente is
summoning England 10 witness that
7 submit
Regarded in this light the Russian
alliance and the British entente are
two German victories. Moreover, what
earthly use is there in going to war?
To free Alsace-Lorraine But Alsace-
Lorraine does not want TO be freed.
Over and over again Alsace-Lorraine
has proclaimed that all it wants is
Autonomy. 1t was especially made
dear at the Congress Of Mulhouse that
the ambition of Alsace-Lorraine was
to become a state Of the German En-
pne, enjoying full measure OF home
rule, like Bavaria or Baden. Why go
to war to free a country that does not
want TO be set free" Such is Citizen
sembats reasoning. and it has great
weight with his party.
senbat Declines to Prophesy.
What wouli happen if France were
stacked citizen Sembat declines to
prophesy. AS VI. Pichon, the Minister
Of Foreign Affairs. recently pointed
OK. the Russian alliance is twenty
years old and the British entente is
ten years old, and they have never
proved 50 useful as during the crisis
undergone by Europe during the last
ter months. for these two alliances. in
the opinion OF those in the best posi-
ton to Judge, prevented the Balkan
war from spreading TO Russia and to
Austria-hungary, in which case 1t Is
nara To see how France and Germany
could have remained neutral. Citizen
Senbat's book is brightly and cleverly
written. and as the best indication OF
french foreign policy as understood by
me Socialists IL is we'll worth reading.