The sun., 1919-10-29
U. S. AGAIN HITS
FOCH'S SCHEME
French Renew Plea for Mill
tary Organization; Amer
leans Oppose.
STILL FEAR GERMANY
Problem May Be Left to Euro
pean Nations to Settle
Themselves.
By stag Correspondent OF. TIE sus.
Copyright. 1913, all rights RESERVED.

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PARIS, Oct. 2S.-The old American
opposition to the plans of the French
military organization and Of Marshal
Foch. by which the authority which
the latter has exercised would be con-
tinued for an indefinite period. has
gard to the plan which the French
have just submitted to the Supreme
Council of the peace conference for
the enforcement OF the German peace
treaty.
This plan contemplates an interallied
military organization and the virtual
continuance of the Allied High Com
mand. which would be prepared to en-
force through military measures any
part Of the peace treaty that Germany
has not lived up to. 1t would be sub
ordinate to the proposed coordination
committee which is to take the place
OF the Supreme Council, but as it
would represent the collective mill
tary power of five great nations It
would mean physical force behind
all of the many treaty commissions
with plans all made to proceed mill
tarily against Germany at a minutes
notice.
While the French have made no men
tion of Marshal Foch. It is their ex-
pectation. If the plan Is approved, that
Foch will be selected as the allied COM
mander. as he was under the armistice.
While this plan has just been submitted
and has not yet been discussed, it was
made evident that 1t will meet Ameri-
can opposition and probably never will
receive American approval.
The old fear of French military am
billions which has been shown from the
beginning OF the peace conference. and
distrust of Marshal Foch, emphasized by
President Wilson himself In several in
cidents which occurred here. are behind
this American attitude. More than this,
however, is the conviction, even of the
Presidents representatives here. that
shown TO be opposed to the participa-
tion of the United States in military
affairs in Europe.
There is even some suspicion that the
French are trying TO accomplish in
directly what they failed to accomplish
when the committee on the League Of
Nations rejected the proposal OF Leon
Burgeoise for general stan for the
league. Were the United States to agree
to this French proposal II would give the
right to Marshal Foch to call upon Amer
lean military forces, although 1t is con-
ceded the Congress would have to ap-
prove before American troops could be
placed at his disposal.
From the French viewpoint there is
plainly necessity for an allied mill
tary organization with which to threaten
Germany should she disobey the orders
Of any of the commissions. With the
expiration of the armistice the present
powers of Marshal Foch cease auto
matically, and fear OF the effects OF
this on Germany haunts the French,
who see Germany becoming more and
more powerful.
Furthermore, the French show an utter
lack OF confidence in the ability of the
League of Nations to keep the world in
order through measures other than of
physical force. 1t is conceivable that the
Americans may suggest that the Euro
pean Powers settle the problem them
selves. The British then would he the
deciding factor. and there IL much in
terest. therefore. in the reception that
the French proposal made to-day will
meet in England.