El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-26
FRENCH JINGOEsSEEK To RULE
EUROPE; LOOK To MARSHAL F0CH.
Willing to See Empire Established if Necessary TO Hold
Small States Subservient to VIII of Paris; Lloyd
George Trusts America and Is Not Worrying
About the Success of the League of Nations.
BY John LLOYD BALDERsFON.

alistic character OF the French peace
terms
II is now freely whispered in
Paris salons thar France must
choose, and speedily, between one
Of two facts. Either a SOciaiized
state directed ny sOFiets chosen
mainly from the great unions and
probably destined TO speedily pro-
ceed TO extremes and join hands
with Moscow, or else a frankly
reactionary government, revfyins
the OfG dreams OF 6ichelieu and
lSapoleOn, under the military die
tatOrship OF Marshal EOcEi.
The latter gov eminent would be an
empire in Tact II not n name. The
forms OF the republic might De MAIN
tanned Tor a time. and alter the couns
executed by the great Napoleon and
90 years later by ais nephew.
Predicts Crown Tor FOeh.
But, my French informant writes
but mas proved himself one Of the
most level headed observers in Eu-
rope during The war.
'.At thin tive years, the inexOr-
able logic Of history seems TO
point cut, Marshal Ferdinand
r'Oeii will kneel before the throne
OF st. Peter and receive from the
hands Of the Holy Father the iron
crown Of Chariemagne.,
The explanation OF tins sensational
pItQ1GLlUn hes N Inc weakness OF the
little group Of professional politicians
who have ruled France Tor many
years, in the Imperiaiist plans and
ambitions OF certain financial groups
IN Paris allied with the permanent Of
flcials Of the French foreign office.
and finally in the revolutionary
movement among organized French
labor
with the imperianstie pulling of
France in one direction and extreme
labor pulling her in the other, the
parliamentary group which is trying
10 make both reaction ana labor let
80 their grip are meeting with poor
success France viii go all the way. /
my informant believes. 10 reaction or |
Boishevism, TO revive the glories OF |
napoleon or fail prostate al the feet |
OF 1lenine. The third republic, he tells I
me, viii be crushed, ana speedily, be-
tween the upper and neither mill I
stones OF autOcracy and anarchy.
lmperialists in Saddle.
Al present the lmperialisIs are in 1
ne saddle. and Clensnceau is with /
-ren at heart Up 10 the point where 4
hey would abolish the republic, TO /
which The aged political veteran who L
sat himself in the assembly which de-
reed the overthrow OF Napoleon the /
nhird is passionately devoted. The
-eactionary leaders know that Gle
nenceau viii never consent TO dicta-
orship or monarchy, and hence they
ave deereed that when the time IS
lpe Clemenceau must go.
Labor, for reasons Numerically
because Clemenceau is too
eactionary instead of not reactionary
nough, plans the premier,s downfall
The foreign policy OF France at
present however, completely fg-
nOring the dangers Of a labor up
heayai from below, is frankly i'm
pertal1st. II Is preparing the way
Tor the domination over Europe
that French chauvanistx desire.
This Will be made clear by a glance
[ the actual working out OF French
oreign office policy IN the present
hacuc state OF Europe IN every land
reneh influence is on the side of the
lost conservative group. the group I
nose political ideals and aims would !
It in with a France supreme over I
er neighbOrs and surrounded by a I
roup OF inferior countries, whose {
oEeruing classes must look TO Paris
II support ]
France Backs KOIehak. {
Take Russia France is the chief Z
acker Of kolchak- who is regarded ]
many Americans and British as I
lie tool or reactionary interests who
eslre 10 reestablish the monarchy in !
ussla- Ever since the Russian rev I
luton, the French foreign office has 7
iFen ear to representatives of the Z
-ar's regime and greatly embar- I
.ssed washington and London by its !
lanplonsh1p OF Russian autocracy.
tile as America or England loves the
lcshevil1i-
Considered alone. his attitude of the
be lsio TO a natural del
re to- recover the enormous debit
ussla owes France and that the Boil
ieeiha 90 not intend TO pay. and also