El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-05
LOSING
FAITH IN PACT
Allies Threaten to Go Back
to Old Tricks and
Politics.

70 OIQ TICKS ana
Politics.
Of the Sarre basin. They stood with
him against Italian possession Of
Fiume- They really broke with him
only over reparations and this was
a matter OF life and death FOR Lloyd
George personally.
The extent 70 which the British
I supported Mr- Wilson at Paris led Ill
timately 20 a certain resentment on
the part o. the French and TO an
open denunciation on the part OF the
Italians.
Orlando f. reported to have
. suggested 10 Clememcenu AZ one
moment that France and Italy,
with the ultimate adherence Of
Rumnniu form Latin bloc 10
J counterbalauce the AmElo-suLon
due and the Paris papers muir
INJURED against an AnEio-saEou
I peace.
Lloyd George really placated the
I French, although he had al least one
] bad quarter Of an hour ID which he
J openly threatened 20 take the con-
ference away from Paris by his sup
! Port OF their demand for an Anglo
/ American guarantee and his cham
I Eionship OF their right to occupy the
I Sarre basin Insensibly but surely
} Clemenceau Influenced by Jusserand
and Tardieu, was led TO accept the
British view that pleasing the presi-
dent meant eniisting America
From start to finish the French
never had any faith in the league OF
nations but they were reconciled by
the treaty Of insurance and they were
convinced in the end that the British
policy was wiser
Opposition Unforeseen.
That the American senate might
reject the treaty never for a moment
obtained evtn respectful hearing in
Paris In Francs and IN Britain for
eign Affairs are outside the sphere Of
operations Of party politics and the
American situation was ignored.
Moreover Paris was filled with the
friends Of the administration and the
champions Of Lrl Wilson's league,
who consistently reported and many
that the league OF nations project
would receive American sanction,
when The senate at last received the
treaty
The situation was Just this Europe
Wholeheartedly desired American aid
Great Britain uuresarTedly sought
new and better UNDERSTANDING with
America and hoped for Amtrican par
ticiration in world administration
France, equally anxious for American
friendship necessarily thought also Of
material things, such as new German
attacks and possible European com
blnations growing out Of italian and
Rumanian dlsappointnlents.
Now the action Of the senate de-
stroyz the whole British conception
Of the American situation IL dis
closes an opposition to the president Z
which must pass all British concep- (
lions. TO reveals the fact, not even
suspected I'm Paris, that British sup ?
port Of the president. however much I
appreciated by that portion o. the
American public believing iu the
presidents course, necessarily rouses /
the antagonism Of the presidents /
opponents.
Frankly Surprised
Thus Go has been a matter o. frank .
surprise on the part Of Englisnmen /
IN their own country and here tnaL .
not a few Of the opponents OF the
president and the league have spoken 4
with unmistlkable bitterness OF the
British part 10 the framing OF the doc
ument and the British course I'm sup /
porting the president and e Is plain ]
that SO FAR from helping along the 4
causs Of America-brlrlsn friendship
British policy. while unmistakably
winning high opinions ia one political
camp has reused compromising AMI
mostly in the other
The result is. then. both confusing
and Disappointing 70 the British
wholly outside their inlentions actual
81 in exact conflict with their pur-
pose. it has made them parricipa
in American domestic politics For
this. Of course there is only one
1t can be no part Of British pol
icy TO eudeavor to help one polit-
seal party nj the Expense OF an
other. Therefore an Inevitable
abandonment Of the Paris policy
is forecast.
ana with the British viii 90 the
French, led into their present position
mainly BY British influence and with
great reluctance on their own part az
he outset The Anglo American part
lershlp Of Paris comes 10 an en1, ii
its place there must come a new
AnglO-Freuch association, an acllal
alliance and. since America does not
accept FOR ITSELF the Wilson principles
and program, Europe viii pertorce go &
pack 20 its older methods
Plan New Agreement
we may expect, then, as I have SAID
hat, seeing the situation az IL is, the
British and the French vii proceed
70 q new agreement President Foln-
ares recent trip to London was ac-
.epted abroad as the first step in that
direction. France and Great Britain
win proceed 10 formulate terms OF
ilHance. since both viii be equally
nenaced, IL Germany takes Up arms
lgain. They will agree 20 defend the
integrity Of Belgium and French SOL. Z
By force OF arms and 20 MAINTAIN
armies sufficient for this task
But VIII the British continue 10 m ]
list thar che French surrender the leLl
lank OF the Rhine few years lenee.
md submit their occupation OF me
5arre to a plebiscltes when noL1
courses may bring German troops
iearer 70 the Channel and make me
Inc on which the British VIII have
% defend themselves the next time
10 or 100 miles nearer 20 the straits
4 Dover. from the eastern shores o.
which Big Bcrthas could bonn Dard
.ondon2 Il was all right TO insist
hat the French do this when such a
streat was the price paid Tor the
lromise Of two millions more OK
.merican troops. available against
iermau aggression. But these troops