Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-06
RENCHL|bERALS
WORRIED At U. S.
Hostility of Certain American
- Papers Causes Much
g. Concern.
HOW COUNTRY STANDS
- BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER-
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
- ChfehgO Daily News. Copyright 1919.

PARIS. February 5,-French liber-
ais are concerned over the attitude OIL
hostility toward France manifested In
certain American newspapers during
the recent period of the negotiations
"a few months ago" they say bitter
h, "America, with exaggerated praise
was calling US all Joans or Arc ana
Chevalier Bayards, Now she seems to
consider US a gang of ungrateful inn
beriaIists What is the meaning OF
this sudden change? We are uncon-
scious of being any different now
from few months ago"
There is undoubtedly situation
here which should be faced frankly
In the first place. American soldiers,
forgetting the law of supply and de-
mand sometimes enables even Amer"
fcan shopkeepers TO be extortionate,
resent unduly the fact that some UNI
scrupulous French merchants have
exploited them. They unjustly com
mare the comfort they enjoy in the
Rhine valley. through the obsequious
and calculated serviiity Of the Ger
mans. with the hardships they en-
dured in French camps and on French
batt1efelds There is undoubtedly
SOUlt tGilO Oh tutil ittAiiiSS III tHNSS
respects in the American newspapers
at the present time.
Prudence in French Stand.
If France is asking for the inclu-
sion. of the Saare basin in Lorraine.
the naturalization of The left bank
Of the Rhine and the forcible pre-
Fention of a union of the Austrian
Germans with Germany, it is not
{ - ;sal1 -r, o n
prudence. Her claims in Asia Minor
and. Africa merely counterba!ance the
cleaims of Britain and Italy and other
Mowers If there is going TO be any
further partition of undevetopei coun-
tries she naturally dema dds her share.
But France has lost too many men.
spent too much money and made n toe
thoroughly exhausted effort to be
capable of Imperialism even if sh: de-
sired il, which she does not. The truth
Is obvious. The French and Amer .can
governments want the same thing
namely, world peace. but they are APP
preaching the subject from opposite
sides
thinks of her suffering The United
states having suffered little can keep
xdzirE steadfastly forward with
GEAR conscience and clean heart.
France lays emphasis on material
guarantees because she knows what
1t means to be Germany,s next-door
neignbor. The United States lays en-
phasis on moral guarantees, but as
the french say. there is a whole ocean
between the United States and Eu-
rope France says that she never
wants this to happen again and wish
ses 10 maintain the present alliance
nefHpse she realizes that il is just this
1Iuance which has saved her and all
thHt is best in modern civilization.
France Strong for League.
This United States says that this
ne5sr can happen again. because the
le4SHe of nations in ali emergencies
VII Immediately place All honest ma
tons. on the side of right and Justice.
What better guarantees could a lib
eral-Ration like France possibly have?
S1nee the negotiation began the
NIEreh delegates have shown a con-
cau&tory spirit. As Premier Clemen-
ceAu said on December 81, he has been
N1tf4g to sacrifice any mere national
pofpI OF view to the greater good of
me. hole. SO that the allies either
wi01hn or without the league of ma