The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-06-27


that the adversaries of Germany are
going to gain by the fall of the last
Romanof.'
When Russia was profoundly ex-
cited in consequence OF the foolish
mission of Liman Won Saunders, and
the French press was actively pouring
oil upon the fire, Mr.. Sazanoff said to
me: Whatever you may do, sir, you
will not embroil US with Germany
Mr.. Rivet adds: But it was precisely
Germany that took it upon herself in
1914 to do what the excellent Mr.. Sa-
zanoff thought could not be DONE We
have nothing to fear from Russia and
never have had.
The so-called Pan-Slayism and the
Moscow imperialism were directed
against Austria Hungary, Turkey,
Persia, Central Asia, China and ia
pan, and not against US, except so far
as we threw ourselves in front of
Austria Gungary and Turkey. On the
contrary, the political situation af-
fords sure basis for agreement and
friendship between ourselves and Rus
STA.
The Polish question, which we our
selves brought into the world by erect
ing a buffer State between ourselves
and an entirely imaginary Russian
threat, thinking that thereby we
would insure the gratitude of the
Poles, undoubtedly presents one of
the very difficult, if not the most diff
ficult problem which our future for
eign policy faces. 1t cannot be solved
on sentimental grounds as so many are
inclined to demand, but merely on a
rational and practical basis.
If Poland is not incorporated in the
new Russia as Federal state-a re-
suit that would consult the interest of
everybody, including the Poles them
selves, since Poland cannot prosper
if it is cut off from Russia by tariff
barrier-there is no way of insuring
good relations between our selves and
the Poles. 1t would be a fatal thing
to exchange the German, mostly pas
sive, Alpine lands for our eastern
marshes with their mixed population.
Shall we permit the Poles to extend
their territories to the borders Of Ber-
lin, and shall we sacrifice Danzig and
Konigsburg and Upper Silesia, coun-
try that has not belonged to Poland
since 1853? Shall we give up the coal
mines and the great manufacturers
and the agriculture Of these territories
for the sake of protecting German
civilization on the Etech, the Drau, the
Leigh and the Tajja?
We shall soon be able to adjust mat
tiers with Japan, since after losing
Kiauchau no conflict of interests ex-
lists between ourselves and that coun-
try, and no one is urging US to pull
chestnuts out of the fire for other peo-
pie. After our political and econom-
ic expulsion from Eastern Asia, the
conflict of interest between japan and
the United States, and even it's ally,
England, will result in profit for our
selves.
These are, broadly speaking. the
guiding lines for our future policy, SO
far as we may be in position to have
any independent foreign policy what
ever.
No vital differences separate us
from Russia, England, North America
and Japan, our relations in the future
will remain primarily with these Gov
ernments.
On the other hand, our conflict of in
terests with Poland, If it remains an
| independent country, are certain to
endure. Ii we take over the inheri-
lance of erman-Austria, we thereby
borrow trouble with the Czechs, Hun
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Poles and Czechs will always be well
come allies with France, who is our
unreconcilable opponent.
| 1t is not necessary to add that the
German people will never rest con-
tented with the loss of German-Alsace,
which France has now torn away from
US second time by force of arms.
We must, however, admit that it is
our own fault, since we tolerated a
policy that estranged the people of
Alsace from Germany and denied that
country the rights ola Federal State
and for years preached the theory of
glad, joyous war.
| Eternal peace! The City of God!
They are a fair dream.
We might have attained it with
broad colonial domains and unchecked
economic developments, for every
thing that could be obtained by war
was already ours. All we needed was
to give up our foolish policy OF al
liances and expansion in Eastern
Asia, while fully protecting our own
interests, and to stop our exaggerated
navy program and to cease forever