The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-10

less before a new German attack and
II would enable Germany in the end,
not merely to reoceupy her old terri
tories, but TO win the war Itself, tc
deal with France, AS Bernhard ad'
vised, so that France would never be
Bitter Against France.
All this is possible for Germany, II
only she can create In the United
States and in Great Britain a senti-
ment against the French, and such a
already. She hopes, quite justly, to be
able % mobilize the so-called liberals,
who ave already protested against the
peace terms. 70 create a sentiment IN
favor Of n modification of the financial
terms In these countries and then 10
profit directly by the saving In money
and Indirectly by the ruin OF France.
But 1t Is not merely to separate
France from her W Anglo-Saxon as
soclates that Germany plans; she Ia
quite as determined to separate the
United States not merely from France
but from Britain, Already 1t Is not
difficult to perceive in this country
II considerable and growing anti British
campaign. Much Of his Is accidental,
more Of II due TO the eternal Irish
wrangle, but all Of 1t so much grist to
the German mill. II the United States
can be persuaded to separate herself
now from the closest and most con
cerned interest in her recent associates.
In the rebuilding OF France, In the
restoration OF British credit. n n real
break between Britain and America can
be fostered, half the German battle
viii be won, half OF what was lost In
the war recovered.
The truth. and Europe perceives II
clearly and In America there IL, as yet
little perception OF II, Is that for France
and In only a little less degree for
Britain, American cooperation Ia a
matter of life and death for the next
10 or 20 years, with u aid both
countries can presently regain health
and prosperity and repay US ten-fold
for any aid We may give, But II we
retire from Europe now, II we let ac-
cident and design combine to create
hostilities, the result for France Will
bs tragic and for Britain serious, while
for Germany the gain win be almost
immeasurable.
Lastly Germany will seek at once to
build a new alliance and for such an
alliance the materials are, unhRppily
close at hand, or her old allies, the
A%ustriHns, the Hungarians and the
Bulgatians are all equally dissatisfied
with the decisions OF Versailles which
have compelled them to give up sub
jeot races and territory held only by
force, Already the Austrians have In
Dictated a desire to join tho German
state. there Is no other real future for
the Hungnrians. and the Bulgars now,
hegemony, find themselves even smaller
and less powerful than before, the
smallest OF Balkan states. 1t Is plain
that all three OF those peoples would
readily turn back to Berlin, II only Ber-
lln-or W~elmar-could hold out any
promise of aid,
Even more serious at the moment Is
Paris conference with a program which
included the possession Of Southern Slav
lands at the head OF the Adriatic, Greek
territories In Epirus and the Aegean
island, the Turkish regions about
Smyrna, Albania, much of Asia Minor
and n claim for new expansions In
Africa, For most OF these claims she
has found opposition among tho great
powers; she has, In addition, found a
lack Of sympathy which has hurt her
deeply.
Sinister Alliances Felt.
one must recognize that pride liz n
vital circumstance In the Italian cal
culation. Italy has never yet been
treated quito MS AN equal by the great
powers, she feels that her neutrality
~ WV ~ raw Iva Altl NV
into the war In 1915 saved Russia and
that her agonies In 1917 and hor sue
oesses In 1918 entitled her to the Same
consideration as France, And In Paris,
Italy has not found the welcome she
expected. The result Is not to be mis-
taken: when I was In Paris, Italians
talked quite openly of n return to the
old German alliance and French and
British statesmen spoke OF this as one
of the c~ertainties, provided only Ger
many were able to get together herself
and thus offer n solid basis for COMMON
profit.
An alliance between Italy, Austria
and Hungary on the one hand with Bull
garia as n fourth participant and Ger
many on the other, would mean the
suppression Of the J~uEo-Slav claims,
which affect all four. Italy would gain
Ftume, Austria recover territories al
lotted to the Slava at Versailles, Hun.
gary get back much, II not all, OF Sla-
vonia and Croatia, while Bulgaria would
get Macedonia. Moreover, Rumanla,
with a quarrel on foot over the BRnnt
IL already reported to have made hel
bargain with Italy at the expense OF
her old allies.
France and America particularly, the
British TO Il certain degree, have sym
pAthi8ed with the Southern Slavs and
with the Greeks in their Just claims fol
| WI wv ltlilthlNNh ny pSNIlt VI lltl
races, but claimed by the Italians
There has been NJ all times In Parts q
marked and growing GOODNESS between
the Italians and their associates. Now
Italy has had u domestic political crisis
md 1t Is plain that In any event Shit
will emerge from the peace conference,
far less rewarded than she hoped anC
unmtstakahly angry and disappointed
Moreover, the Jugo-Slav question pro.
vides a bond Of sympathy with each o
the races, which were until a few
months ago In a German M~itteleuropa
At the very least, then, Germany hai
ground for hoping for Il new arrange
ment with italy,
And what OF Russia The allies hav,
recognized Polish claims 10 independ
once, mainly at Russian expense; the
have encouraged the l~AthuanianS, tn,
Esthonians and even the Ukrainians I,
hope for separation and they have reooR
nlzed the Independence of Finland Blu
II a strong Russian government
emerges from the chaos OF the L9nine
Trotzky regime, win not this govern
ment promptly seek to restore the o.
Russian frontiers, will II not seek Il
agreement with the Germans n ne,
partition OF PolandG Above all. II tn
new government In Russia has any per
C~entage OF the old Romanoff Russia I
its composition, viii IL not be imbue
with an undying hatred of the wcster
powers, which openly and secretly nego
tiated with the Bolshevists and frou
the Russian point OF view betrayed a
ally to domestic revolution and the
recognized the Independence OF com
ponent parts OF Russia? | can say 10
my own part that eminent Russian
with whom ! talked In Paris espresso
far more bitterness toward Grea
Britain and France than toward Ger
many,
Yellow Peril Dormant.
Nor can any American mistake Il
latent hostility Of the Japanese TO III
western powers. which was hardly hic
den at Paris. The Japanese felt Quit
Justly that Britain. with her colunie
although stlll an ally Of Japan, WI
rapidly marching toward an alignmei
with the United States which wouI
mean a common policy In the pacifi
designed in the end TO rehabilitat
China and curb japanese ambition
Americas policies In the far east, Il
association Of America, Australia al
Canada in a common opposition to JaI
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