Evening star., 1920-10-31
Rift With England Seen Wild
ening Because of Demands
on Germany.
LITTLE CHANGE NOTED
DESPITE THE LEAGUE
Provisions Arranged at Versailles
to Meet Emergencies Declared
Little Effective.
BY PERTINAX.
Henri Geraud, Editor of Echo de Paris
tBy Cable TO The Star Copyright. 19aOD

Henri Geraud, Editor of Echo de Paris
tBy Cable to The Star. Copyright. 19aoD
PARIS. October 30-A semi-official
denial has been cabled to the United
States of one of the statements con-
tanned in my last weeks telegram, to
the effect that France does not con-
slider the covenant an end in itself
but rather looks upon it as a means
Oh obtaining the cooperation of
America and England and that event.
ually she will, if necessary, accent
the amended covenant suggested by
the American republicans while
changing her ambassador and asking
her new representative to secure the
ratification of the Franco-American
treaty Of alliance.
With regard to this semi-official de-
nial I can only say that the French
government cannot disclose that
which it will do next year and that
1t cannot fail to utter such denials
IN such circumstances, especially il
asked to do SO, for example, by the
government at Washington.
Perhaps that will be SUFFICIENT COM
My dispatch of last week has lcste
uona NJ ;tS foroo 80 x..-h or
~ p'oPeN', non
GjG,b
The Franco-British situation is9 metz
smoothing itself out, and this. inwske
opinion Of most farseeing Frencbrnehtf
makes it all the more important that
the French point of view shouAd hso
understood completely in America" TIC
shall try to describe the Franco
British difficulties as objectiye4ys aS
possible. ,Oid zhIub
The real origin of the trouble hfSr 40
tween the two nations which fougf IDIOT
SO well and SO long sideI SPY tsidsrs
against q common foe lies in 'tfeo kASfs,,
that while France feels thatrshe ear
be certain OF security froffi. G4ffhEHeI
aggression and be positive mt 9,,
peace treaty terms will nbe rnarnlsdri
out only II she impresseshen fAeB4k ;.
lin government the coaYtct iHH abbiaM III
physical force will be- brosaghtyhem
bear directly there is a GerrnafpSH SHU4Ror
to evade its obligations BHtafhh s;rs
lieves that commercial 1infnncpusssn
with Germany is possible
final settlement. During the, past few
days this British tendencNIhsa sixsN
pressed itself on two sepAHaye ,ee7ss
cassions.
wnu,n< to Go tFf9mI00
In the first instanA It}ktAe L
prime minister. M. DeIacroix. stated
to the French ambssfaApn al FrY-
sells. M. Margerie. tn hAdjrhgH&-
versation he had ~ Etth IHofd
George in London nSthea-1Ateeq sA-
pressed himself as willing to go to
Geneva and there attend a sitting of
the league Of nations4 20 iseV9p1u
that Lloyd George really intends 10
use uss.t the ,s.t,F frs, t., oDDor.S2tyt YtshsS
terallied ls council irsyt2, nksfutive
doing secure greater sfFedpml or a&f
tion as regards BritstAB npaFSn eIsQ
France. His schemeo meoMas2exnlaiaadf
last week in this cornesRep dspcne nsm
The effort made by NsJi iRsA6os n etsG
the meeting of the exeSptiyeiGoNpeSSis
just ending at BrusseIsiso seH0Se ehesa
admission Of Germany i.b 4he' 'issainslas
put the final touch to fSeSThola 4 dAs1s
dertaking. The Frencb Doxbfbm1nhns
which already last weeisiaSa4 tAR9n
it's stand against thats,pEpSee1in4.w w
now has instructed it's charge !9Hfssr
faires in London to exptes iaf9sssssI
its opposition to the plah:: sh, 70
The British foreign officSnRy sMaSASsd
of the note forwarded to 4Asd hnanS
bassadors October 20. first h6cquAi nssdfs
all the allied bowers with the, co&s,n
munication previously made d O YGsRsm
many informing her thatioE1gsGnauo
would waive the British rie efhnnHf dfgs6 d,
article XVIII of the annex to thbhaiAndd,
part Of the eighth sectioRimfnfAea nj
peace treaty insomuch as thib S&fEoHs
the seizure Of German privatS sHtSSaSS
erty under British Jurisdiction Snssaoesd
Germany does not voluntarily 94t4ssfT
out the treaty terms. French iHftAs,,v1 ~
and economists now are engage1t7nss
studying the consequences OF sue ad5
step. trying to decide whether in
new circumstances it would be pOs,1p
sible to apply economic pressure iSes1
a coercive sotr against Germany ap5ns
to what degree French trade is bY1G
this British action placed at a disad+is
vantage in Germany as compared to
British trade. -.tssa
steps Amount to Protest.
Moreover, the French foreign ONCE
on Friday telegraphed to the French
charge d'affaires in London instruct
ing him to make representations
against what is regarded as a serious
breach of the understanding implied
in the treaty clearly formulated by
England herself following on the
Frankfort incident Of last April. 1t
was then agreed that toward Ger
many no allied power could act in
of all the others.
So within three days two steps
which amount to formal protests
against the present trend OF Britsi'
policy will be taken by France -.~s
London.
Meanwhile the pourpa-is 80. 50
for more than u n.ont', t--s
- .inued on rage =. .o------i -