The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-13
FRENCH CRITICISE
PEACE CONFERENCE
Press Raises Chorus of Com.
plant Against Trend of
Negotiations.
FESTIVE OVER WILSON
Demand That Big Question of
New Frontiers Be Taken
Up Now.
! Special Gable Despdtch to TEE srs from the
London Tinss Sertice.

Special Gable Despdtch to TEE srs from "a,
! London Tiynts Service.
Copyright. 1919; all rights RESERVED.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE conference hat
not by any means made good with the
press. In fact on every side the chorus
OF complaint Is rising at the lack OF
method In its labors and the lack OF
coherency In its ideas. Many French.
men were more than surprised that the
conference should be occupying Itself
with the affairs OF the Jugo-Slavs. the
C.echo- Slovaks and other newcomers
and not with the frontiers of Germany
particularly the Franco German frontier
II does not comfort them TO point gu,
that in dealing with the Eastern ques-
ton the conference Is also settling the
German frontiers. They want TO see q
beginning made and In Western Europe
Many OF the French conference critics
view the League OF Nations with sus-
! pic!ous eyes and will do so until France
has received the security for her from
| tiers which all Frenchmen deem n vital
condition OF peace, and much OF the
discomfort aroused by the time given
to Celebrations OF Its constitution has
been brought to a head by the discus
sion OF armistice conditions.
| Must Crush the Enemy.
| II would he useless to attempt to con-
| ceal that the discussion is regarded as
| bringing up most critical questions and
that upon the decisions taken may de-
pend the whole future o. peace. A
glance at the French press shows that
In this supreme council of war two
! tendencies are seeking to convince the
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more than on morning papers.
| Echo dc Parts. after insisting upon
the incorporating warlke spirit Of Ger
many says: France has the right of
| raising her voice and appealing to pub
| lie opinion In Great Britain and the
United states. II is France who will be
| the first to suffer from the mistakes
which ROW are being piled up. IT Is
| possible ideallsm should be able TO re-
main an obstacle to the organization
| OF the victory 40 dearly bought.
France has no doubt what reponse
her appeal would meet among the vast
majority OF British and Americans We
must without further delay act as
though once more It were our task to
crush the enemy. The more resoute
we are the quicker the enemy will yield.
Then we must build up a system of all
alliances guaranteeing the future. All
the sst is nothing but astronomers
literature"
The paper represents the extreme
view. but in varying tones Of vehemence
the press as a whole inplored Mr.. Will
son to look upon the realities for a mo-
ment. not upon hopes OF the future TO
get away from his old idea Of peace
without victory and to realize that with
people such as the Germ an. accus-
toned only to methods Of strength. II u
dangerous In the extreme to ne suayitor
In modo.
As the Temps points out, there was a
regular plan, the object OF which was to
drive out the friends OF France from
French markets in order to make Ger
many equipped French industry an aux
Hilary Of German industry In the fight
against Anglo-Saxon industry. It Is not
because Germany was defeated that Il
can be said she has abandoned this
scheme. She is failing to carry out the
economic clauses OF the last armistice
convention. She Is observing the same
obstinate attitude regarding naval con-
ditions and far from having changed her
attitude toward Poland communication
received In Paris shows Germany intends
20 go on with her military preparations
against Poland even IL the Poles aban-
don theirs
Hopes for Break In Allies.
II Is quite clear that Germany, as ia
perhaps her right. is carrying on her
propaganda as vigorously as ever, is
looking for every sign Of crack in the
alliance in the hope OF profit. and all
decisions taken by tho conference are
Immediately Interpreted as in sense
favorable to her interests. Thus when
Berlin received the news that Great
Britain had accepted the mandatory
system for the German colonies there
was great demand for colonial stock
shares, which could not be met owing TO
an absence OF offerings.
The Berlin Stock Exchange report ex-
plains that this demand was due to the
fact that the German companies would
continue their regular work in the Ger
man colonies under the mandatory
system.
Fear American Credits.
The Germans are hoping to md In the
seQuestered property OF their nationals
In America credits with which to pur-
chase foodstufs and raw materials. Thus
they would create financial relations with
America and the nations which were
raUaged by Germany would see one OF
their best financial guarantees-German
property In America-sllp from their
hands. The Temps sees in the unity Of
the Allies the only possible safeguard
against such German efforts
NJ. Klotz distinguished between the
two ouestions of supply of food to Ger
many. which related to the armistice
policy, and supply OF raw materials,
which related to the peace policy. The
Germans should only be given the neces-
sary foodstuffs In return for the guaran-
tees OF security to which the European
nations are entitled.
In the same way raw materials should
only be furnished Germany as she exc
cuted those clauses which will deal with
restitution and reparation In the peace
treaty.
But" exclalms the Temps In conclu-
sion. what would the best constructed
policy effect II the alliance carrying Il
out did not form a block? The people
are looking into the cause OF our present
difficulties. 1t is quite evident They are
due TO the German belief that We are
divided The people are looking for
remedy. II Is also quite clear. Let US re-
main united"
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