South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-04
VIEWS FROM THE PEACE CONFERENCE AND EUROPES CAPITA
LES AMERICANA
Account of the Righteousness of the Everlastn

Since Nov. Il. 1918. the French and the Americans
have been earnestly trying to understand each other
But the peace conference has all broken the golden
thread that has been growing stronger for hun
dred years relations with the French before the
war have been always more or less romantic and
quite patonic and the result high respect
Eut in the peace conference each has
had to learn that the other was highly human: and
both of have found that the others faults
difficult. And considering these revelations, consider
ing the fact that have had substitute daily
tact for platonic affection. have both done we'll
And both will be delighted when i over. that
get back the old basis of distant admira-
ton and impeI sonal esteem. For our nerves are
strained: values is Of focus and from
these conditions hatred is bred.
Now that the Franco-American diplomatic differ
ences have been roned smooth. it may be well to
them they show exactly the temperamenta
differences between the two peoples. First of all,
France wanted the Sarr valley, coal bearing basin
in western Germany. Then France wanted Rhenisn
republican made on the Rhine, just
north and east Of France sterized republic which
should be prohibited by the league of nations from for
tifying itself allowing Germany fortfy the steril-
lied strip Also. France desired Germany to pay her
debt immediately, IN order the critical
demands of the French treasury for funds Next
France demanded armed force back of the league
of nations and if not that then general staff com
posed Of the military leaders of the members of the
league. And finally France felt that the allies should
pool the debt of the way, that France.
having paid dearly in blood would not have to pay
50 dearly IN or ne
DIFFERENCES BASED ON
NATIONAL TRAITS.
And every of these demands met with American
opposition probably indeed American demands caused
the modification the defeat of these demands And
this being the (and every Frenchman believes
that IL the case) Il obvious that the French have
behaved poIiteness US. American
strangers within their gates than should behave if
a million Frenchmen quartsred in New
England. the Ohio valley, the gulf states while
her statesmen robbing Of hearts desire.
Yet the French demands and the American refusals
based deep rooted national traits France 10
be had these things America inevi-
taby had 70 refuse them. The asking the refusal
of virtue either side the dog is
good the They merely have different virtues.
In January when France demanded the Saar valley the
demand made upon the treaty of 1915, which
despoiled her that territory. Europe understood
perfectly that wanted the Saar valley because
the rebuilding of her shattered indus
tries but too well bred to expose her need. II
is considered i'll bred in America to expose your
need. Every in America mas been poor and every
expects his descendants to be POOR and expect
them get rich again It's easy go easy with
American and his money. but it is not in France
Money goes hard. Poverty is not a disgrace perhaps
but bad form. Rags" said BARLEY Campbell
the American dramatist who write The White Slave,
Rags" is royal raiment when for virtues sake.