The Washington herald., 1920-08-16
French Authority Sees Pact
Broken and New Bal
ance of Power.
ALLIED SPLIT WIDENS
France Sends U. S. Note De-
clanng Germans Intend
To Scrap Treaty.
By CHARLES #. BERTELLI,
Universal Service stan Corrsspondent-)
Especial Cable DixpatchD


Paris, Aug l5.-"The recognition
Of Gen. Wrangel by the French
government as the destructive
wedge against the BoIshevikI Is
only a side issue in the tragic
nSker-game of world politics which
inevitably will tend toward the
breaking OF the allied war alliances,
the demolition of the league of ma
tions ideal. and the building up of
a new balance OF political influence
which will bind America to Europe
with unbreakabIe fetters"
The present complex international
situation growing out of the Polish
Russian war, the recognition Of
Gen WrangeI and the Russo Polish
note OF the American State Depart
ment was thus summed up for me
by a parsonage in the highest of
neutral quarters who is in a posi-
ton to know what is really going
on behind the scenes.
French Follow U. s. Sentiment.
France, it is asserted, took her
dramatic step following advices
from Jusserand, Ambassador to the
United States. who assured his gov
crnment of the full backing of its
armed policy against Moscow b"
many big interests in America IS
well as by President Wilson
An agreement with England on d
watchful pacifst policy toward So
Wet Russia, JUsserand is alleged to
have informed his government
would ruin the prestige of France
with America, because American
business men had unanimously cL-
dorsed an attitude of hostility to-
ward Soviet Russia
Therefore, by taking the lead in
measures against Moscow by max
ing prOteges of Gen. Wrangel, Gen.
PIlsudski, the militant Polish lead
CT, and others. France would i'm
mediately acquire the support Of
the United States not only in his
matter but also agains. Germany.
Great Britain or any other pt.we-
whose interests cOnfficted with
hers.
Sure of Americas Backing.
The note of the American State
Department is construed by the en-
tire press to signify that Frances
policy toward Russia is backed
without qualification by America.
With Great Britain advising Po-
land to accept the Russian peace
terms which Premier Lloyd George
believes are fair and with France
advising Poland to refuse them and
fight the Red army to the limit
and offering the services of Gen.
Weygand. riEht-haRd man of Mar
shal FoCh. the two allied entente
powers are actually split despite
diplomatic prOtestations.
France May Mobilize.
The French minister Of war
held a conference Thursday with
President Deschanel concerning mil
itary measures
The newspaper Humanite reports
that the military police are taking
a census of the district of Tours
listing six classes Of soldiers. This
action, Humanite believes. is the
first step toward French mobiliza-
ton
The possibilities Of the present
developments cannot accurately be
calculated since the propaganda
tends to involve Germany into
threatening general conflict on the
allegation that Germany has signed
agreement with the Moscow gov
ernment for a political, military and
economic alliance, designed to re-
store Germany's old frontiers and
for tossing the treaty Of Versailles
to the scrap heap.
The full details OF the alleged
plot. it is stated. have already been
dispatched to Washington