El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-20

FRANCE STILL
FEARS BERLIN

other result than 10 make the
brute arrogant again and lead
him to think that his former
enemies are afraid OF him.
The second reason why France
I wanted TO bring out OF Germany the
( German generals py force goes
I deeper.
! IN PARIS I was assured that extra
I dition was not originally French
policy, but was placed in the peace
[ treaty at the instance OF Lloyd
! George, who was DESTROYS 10 fulfill
Z his election pledges. But. the French
, said, having been placed in the
. treaty any demand, even II regarded
I as ridiculous, must be carried out TO
the letter. The treaty stands or falls,
in French view. according as Il is
strictly enforced in every part: once
give way on the smallest point and
a precedent is set which VIII enable
the Germans 70 Maggie over every
detail, refuse 20 do the things they
have pledged themselves 10 do. and
bring the work Of the conference into
mockery. This position, Millerand
assured his colleagues, has now been
Of the controversy over the prisoners.
France TO $50 II AIone1
London political circles believe, and
am afraid they are right from what
Is TO be heard in Paris, that the
French government intends TO re-
tallate for the weakness OF Britain
and Italy by attempting a permanent I
occupation OF the left bank OF the I
Rhine.
These purely German lands are oc-
cupied by French troops under the !
peace treaty as security for the nay
ment OF indemnities and for strategic p
reasons. They were TO be evacuated
as Germany DISCHARGES her oblfga- j
tons; but now Il is whispered that I
the peace treaty has been violated in D
several clauses at the instance OF
England. who has restrained France
from taxing proper measure against
the slippery Germans. and that in
consequence France has the right 10
refuse TO be bound by her agreement
70 get out Of the occupied REGIONS. .
There Is talk in Paris Of d.
Eiding the left bank lands into
Two parts one 10 be annexed out
right to France the other set up
as Rhenish republic under
French protection.
Have you not seen for 40 years I
the trouble that can be made bv one /
Alsace-Lorraine, and are YOU then .
ANXIOUS 70 create two or three more .
sucn problems 10 poison the future /
OF EUROPE I asked a French poll L
tlcian who limited at the plan I have I
set down.
He looked at me sharply. and said.
There was always one Alsace-Lor-
raine; one is enough to make lasting
hatred between France and Germany.
--A-- ~ cause a p ar 4A every genera
ton A few other Alsace-L0rraine 4
more or less viii make no difference.
except that they viii increase cur
chances or victory next time"
Fears Evil consequences
Making all allowances for French I
fears, II is impossible 10 see how a I
europe In which Germany remains I.
PROSTATE. working for generations Z
Tor her enemies under the menace IN Y
r rencn armies, cut off from trade
relations with Russia By a hostile
Poland. could be other than a mad
house filled with hunger and blood
ana the existence OF present trade
restrictions partly MAINTAINED b,-
french influence and the French
veto upon Austria's joining GERMANY.
-nsures famine and chaos throuehout
-astern Europe until these suicidal E
policies are reversed.
france, vainly deluded as 20 what
cons litutes security. is willing Ia
sacriIce the economic future Of an E
europe 10 maintain her own military
legemony. and the irony Of the sit
nation lies in the fact that while E
. rance by such methods NAV puII E
Town the temple Of civilization on E
ler own head, her SamsonIfICe tactics
iannot save herself from destruction
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