Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-06

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(The New York World.)
Especial Gable Dispatch.)
Paris, March 5.--In the eyes of all
Frenchmen the destiny of France
hinges on her freedom from aggres-
sive spoliatory invasions of her terri
tory such as have borns upon her
heavily in the past,
Every Frenchman sees in the peace
now in progress a constructive means
of avertng the age-long menace OF
war waged on his country's soil. The
path to he followed in the attainment
of this goal is a matter OF controversy
What terms must be embodied in
the covenants of peace in order that
France may be assured of a future
untroubed by criminal aggression
viii the league of nations with its
obligatory arbitration Of international
disputes its limitation of ornaments,
its eventual recurrence to physical
force If moral force shall fail. prove
sufficient? Or must there be more
material guarantees, such as the pos
session of the Saar valley as well as
Alsace- Lorraine; the establishment OF
a neutraliZed area over all German
territory west of the Rhine, even pos
Slbly an IHuSllalle tOnNlhudtloli VI
military occupation of the Rhine
bridgeheads?
Desire to Satisfy French People.
These are questions the men OF
France and the men of other lands,
too, are asking one another. They
must be answered. first by the repre-
sentatives OF the French republic:
then by those of all the nations gath
cred at the peace conference.
Upon the wisdom of their replies
will depend, to an immeasurable ex-
tent, the ultimate success of the de-
liherations now under way at the Quai
d'Orsay; for there is no more import
ant problem before the statesmen as
semhlod there than that of satisfying
the people of France that they are to
be made safe for all time from any
repetition of the hidcous Calvary OF
the past four years.
In the interval that must elapse be-
fore the conference can formulate
final solution, it may he of interest to
The World readers to know how "the
man IN the street in France feels
about these great questions To get
at his sentiments the following ques-
tons were addressed to persons select
ed at random but representing many
social levels
What do you think Of the league
of nations?"
What do you think should he done
about the left bank of the Rhine par
ticularly the Saar valley? ~
What Fifty Replies Reveal.
What the assistance of William
Cook of The Worlds Paris bureau and
of an eminently reliable French jour
nalist | have obtained some fifty re-
plies 10 these queries. They are trans
lated exactly as given. II is worthy
of note that almost without excep-
ton the replies emanatlng from indi-
viduals of the working class are fa-
vorahle to the Wilsonian doctrine of q
world made safe through a league of
nations and are opposed to the idea OF
seeking security through annexation
or naturalization of German territory,
other than Alsace-Lorraine. The re-
plies, with the position in life of each
person interrogated, are as follows
Symposium of Views.
shop Clerk-It is "a big conception,
this league of nations, and seems full
of promise for keeping the peace
These questions are very delivate, OF
course, but think they can be solved.
AS to the left bank of the Rhine, II
We annexed it wouldn't Germany be
likely to make it a cause for future
quarrel? To avoid this possibility. it
seems to me we should be satisfied
with Alsace-Lorraine.
A lawyer strongly favor a league
of nations, provided 1t is backed by
strong International army, but | don't
believe that is realiZable today While
generally hostile to annexation, | feel
beyond doubt our security obliges US
to carry our frontier to the Rhine.
A Portrait Painter-A society Of
nations is beautiful idea, but hui
manity has not yet reached that stage
of idealism For that reason a tam
gible barrier, like the Rhine, is nee
| essary as the frontier of France.
A Bank Employe--A society of ma.
tions is attainable only II supported
| by well defined guarantees. Let us
| he content with the disannexation OF
| Alsace-Lorraine and not annex new
| territories which will bring us trouble
| in the future.
| Proprietor of Book Store--A
| league of nations! What IS that? We
| had better make a peace that will put
Germany off the left bank of the
/ Rhine.
A Poilu-To hell with all thatl
/ What is needed is rehabilitation.
A Merchant-A league of nations
! would ne the commencement or a
! United States of Europe. Certainly
the Rhine Is our natural frontier. but
1 that is matter which will never be
settled unf!l there shall be United
! States of Europes
Police Official--A league of ma
/ tons is a beautiful dream. but al
i present it would be better to find a
way to reduce the cost of living. Iron
| from Alsace Lorraine and coal from
the Saar BASIN would help us in that
/ respect.
| Deputy opposes a League.
| Conservative Deputy--A league OF
nations would be q pleasant subject
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