El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
Occupation of Budapest and Italian Seizure of Fm Both Dobe
dence the Paris Conference Opens the Way for Other Nations
Do They Please in Grabbmg land

and the inhabitants Of Fiume. while
che Italian navy dominated me
{ Adriatic and the italian army and
I navy openly celebrated the recent
I coupe AS in The case Of ltumanla lne
weapons, direct and indirect. turned
Y out 10 be unavailable under the cir
cumstances. Italy staid at Plume as
I Rumania had tarrled at Budapest ana
IN the delay. the opposition IN hlr9-
pean capitals grew steaulls less. ~
las a personal matter netW cen the
4 president Of the United states ana
the Italian people; why should we
I interfere2 This was the temper dis
( coverable in France and, within
limits. in Great Britain
Italy 10 Keep Fiume.
Now Sc seems perfectly clear that
italy viii keep Eiume- She has H.
the whole nation is resolved upon
retaining III and there IS no one OF
the nations represented At Paris no
concert Of nations, ready 90 begin
italy from an Italian town. albeit the
town which is the natural seasate
for the southern Slavs.
Again, VIII there be any one 20
discipline Greece II she proceeds
10 occupy that portion OF Ihruce
which the Paris conference can
not make Up its mind 10 give 10
her. although a. has subtrncted IL
from BulEarini AZ the very least
] should not be surprised TO see
the Greeks try out the matter
before many days. Why shouldn't
fheyf Their clnim 10 this portion
OF Thruce "a several thouHnnd
years old and stands the vigorous
test OF the ~ points quite rs vel
"a Plume
But the case Of Greece Is relatively
minor. The world VIII nosell l1
worry along with Hellenic troops IN
{ o o 4aH q r|a
temporary stay OF bulgarian troops
fin the same region AS Tar as france
and Great Britain are concerned they
] VIII welcome such solution- N nat
D is really important now IS the erect
/ OF the Plume episode upon the other
parts Of Europe.
How About the sarre valley
Let US take. for example. the ease
q Of the aarre valley. The French
I have It. They own OF r7ill own every
I coal mine. They are authorised 70
{ extend their customs lines 70 INCLUDE
] this territory. Fifteen years in the
future they wiz have 70 submit 20
a plebiscite % decide whether the
Z territory shall 80 back 20 Germany
or remain French But this condition
7 dent OF the United States set his face
: against an out and out annexation,
3 as inconsistent with the 4 points. But
since Italy and RumGnla are not per
hitting president wilson's views 70
prevent them from acquiring terri
{ tory on which they have a claim. not
! more 1ustfiaDle, one W0ulc say. tnan
] the French claim 20 the H1-rc. why
should France permit herself 70 be
I reEtraiuedi
WIN France Add Anlendmentrf
Z Further than this, Mr. wilson. Tor
Z the United states, pledged. so Ear
7 as he could pledge r. an American
{ alliance 20 protect France againsr a
I by this pledge did Mr.. Wilson per
I 5uade Clemence1u 20 abandon the
[ claims Of Foch and the French army
I 20 the military occupation or the
Z le1t bank 81 the Enine NoW. = the
I treaty OF versailles. particularly IN
: the parts regarded as vital 20 pro-
; tect French interests Is amended IN
I the senate. above an. il the United
+ states senate refused 10 ratify the
I treaty iusuriuC France AGAINST GeF-
than that France. which has not vet
ratified the treaty herself viii. with
equal nromprnezs, add amendments Of
her own
AT any moment we nav find that
the Clemenceau government VIII fall
and be succeeded. not as certain mis-
guided liberals In the United states
think. by radical ministry, but By
sense that it VIII repudiate the whole
treaty, as framed at Versailles and
proceed TO use the power now in
French hands 70 safeguard the French
France Could Go 70 Berlin.
The fact is. Of course, that the Ger
mans could not now defend them
selves against the French II the
French chose 70 send armies 20 her-
lin, they could 60. with the approKi-
armies reached Budapest Moreover.
the recent murder OF French sole
diers in the Sarre basin. the refusal
OF the Germans TO retire from the
Baltic province, their OUTRAGEOUS be-
aaViour u Upper eilesia, an these
such a French course.
Once such q steu were taken. then
there would be an obvious end Of
the treaty % Versailles The states
men who carried through such 4 pro-
Eram would not hesitate 20 take such
safeguards fer the future as have
not been taken by the Clemenceau
government solely because 81 relied
UPON president Wilson's assurance
that he would be able 70 procure the.
ratification, both Of the treaty of
Versailles and the treaty OF alliance.
France would then enter into perma-
nento ceupauon Of the Rhine barrier
and annex the Sarre basin In doing
this she would go no further than
has italy or Eumania and she miEht
he assured the support OF both Latin
powers. as consequence.
rhis possible French procedure
would be described as imperial
iEtfc hg certain faction Of
American and British sentiment.
whleh does not symputhiEe With
france IN my event and regards
with utmcsf dlsarproFul French
apprehension Of new German
attack. But most reasonable
EnEiIFhu1eu ana Americans VIII
see IN French effort 20 achieve
security nEninsf German nEEres-
sion n natural and Inevitable ma
fionni Instinct Above all. neither
Americans nor Britone VIII Ne
prepared TO make war unon
France which e. the essential
fact.
IN my judgment future French
action will be entirely dependent upon
The course Of the United States SEN
ate in adopting or rejecting She treaty
~ alliance The French are not in
terested In the league 81 nations. do
not believe I'm az and have accepted
IT only rs matter Of policy. not as
en- act u faith u the senate rejects
me treaty OF alliance. the French viii
in their own time and On thelr own
way follow the example Of the
kumaniaus and the Italians They viii
Easin and find adequate justification
ior permanent occupation or the
left bank q the Rhine. such a course
VIII IN The end have the ga me SUD-
Fort IN France as D'Aununzio'a Ffume
venture has enlisted IN Italy
Europe Watches Orr senate.
hae me United states senate ac-
cepted the treaty OF Versailles with
out DELAY and by unanimous or an
~ pSlmatclF unanimous vote. the
European reaction would have Seen
ler aiiferent rom what i now g. Il