The sun., 1919-07-20
SECRECY CAUSES
ANGER IN FRANCE
Clemenceau's Refusal to Read
Foch Letters Stirs
Committee.
CASE LIKE WILSON'S
Docility Lacking (Now) in
Chamber Toward "Tiger"
as He Vaunts League.
By Sta1 Correspondent Of TIE Sun.

By Stag Correspondent OF The SUI.
Copyright, 1919; all riohts ressrued.
PARIS, July 19.--Were President Will
son to appear before the Foreign Re
lations Committee of the American Sem
ate on its demand and answer questions
IN regard to the doings Of the Council
Of Four the situation would be fairly
close parallel to the examination Of
Premier Clmeanceau on Thursday by
the Peace Commission OF the Chamber
Of Deputies.
The French Prime Minister produced
the letters Of Marshal Foch in regard
to the Rhine. but he refused fatty to
give the committee the process perbdI or
minutes of the proceedings of the meet
ings Of the Council Of Four, which has
caused extreme dissatisfaction to many
Deputies.
In fact the sessions OF the committee.
which are surrounded with great secrecy,
seem to have been exteremly animated
owing to this refusal. The most sensa-
tional incident was when Franklin Boull-
lon, Chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee, who had threatened to read
the Foch letters Publicly IL Premier
Clemenceau did not read them to the
| committee, left the room in disgust
Agreement for Secrecy.
Clemenceau intimated that there was
an agreement between President Will
| son and his confreres not to disclose pub
| licly any Of the secrets OF the Council
of Four, to which all would adhere, thus
| apparently forecasting a refusal by the
| nf nj w
American Senate. However, like Will
son. Clemenceau invited the members of
| the committee to visit him for private
talks, saying that already he had re-
ceived several Once. whey he was
| warmly pressed In q heated debate the
Tiger" replied:
Il have nothing to hide ! am the
Chief of the Government and In this
capacity, according to the Constitution.
1t was my duty to negotiate and make
the Peace Treaty l have done my
duty; now do yours"
Great interest centres around the let
tors of Marshal Foch. but that they will
| row be made public Is doubtful. Premier
Clemenceau gave up two of the letters
reluctantly; these were written to the
Council of Four when It was discussing
the question OF the Rhine. 1t Is said
that there are more than these two
letters and that they constitute the chief
| ammunition Of the Foch military party.
The usual docility of the Chamber in
contact with the Tiger seemed to be
lacking, indicating that his enemies were
increasingly active and watching closely
| the developments in the American
| Senate. The Premier insisted that every
| opportunity had been given Marshal
Foch to express his views before the
Council of Four, but 1t was the unani-
fyln ~ LOT hat In
treaty and the alliance agreements gave
sufficient protection to France.
Holds Agreement Makes Safety.
He pointed out that IL these alliances
had existed five years ago Germany
| would not have attacked France. In his
| explanation of the resources OF the United
States and Great Britain he said that
| IL democracy were again imperilled
these nations would give all to aid
| France. Also he insisted that the moral
effect and the material presence Of
American and British troops in the zone
| Of occupation was another guarantee.
Thus the old Tiger" threw down the
gage of battle to the Foch party, which
does not see anything in the League OF
Nations and appears to be very umcer-
! tain as to the dependence 10 be put on
| the American and British treaties The
| meeting was noteworthy also for the
Prime Minister'S guarded promise to re-
duce the military period from three to
two years to show his own confidence
| that France had nothing to fear under
| the treaty.
papers are stressing, criticising the ac-
ton OF the inquistors OF Clemenceau as
prompted by a revival of the old mill
tary spirit. Criticism of the treaty, how
ever, is increasing. apparently, and may
yet cause trouble I'm the Chamber of
Deputies. Information calls II an
Angio-Saxon peace, in which the nations
derived advantage in the inverse order
OF their sacrifices. which 1t gives as fol-
| lows: United States. Great Britain.
France; instead of France, Great Bril-
| tain, United States.
Sees Angio-saxons in Control.
IT admits that the advantage to the
United States is chiefly moral but it
insists that hereafter the United States
and Great Britain will run everything.
the British colonies having votes in the
| league. while America will control Cuba.
| Liberia and Panama. Thus the Anglo
| Saxons will be\abie to count on total
mustered by France and the affiliated ma
tons. 1t continues:
THE League OF Nations is entirely
an Anglo-Saxon conception. All the
amendments which disfgure the cove
| nant were introduced to satisfy the
American Senate. Its home wNs de-
termined by Anglo-Saxon votes the
first secretary is an Englishman. II
the treaty 10 Anglo-Saxon this new in
stitution to enforce 1t also Is Anglo
Saxon. The new world that is issuing
from the Peace Conference is an Anglo
| Saxon world"
The article contends that France
should demand at least votes for her