New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-25
Breakdown of
2 Allies Seen
By Millerand
Premier Replies to Note
Telling of Agreement ON
Russian Policy in Mega
tive and Guarded Words
His Principles Upheld
American Attitude and Red
Defeat Believed to Have
Resulted in Sidestepping
By Ralph Courtney
Special Gable to The Tribune

special CdOle TO 1Ne Iri0uhc
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
PARIS, Aug. EXCEPTIONALLY dis
trustful of the Anglo-Italian negoti
ations which have just been terminated
at Lucerne, Premier Millerand OF
France has responded to the, ELUSIVE
declaration on the part of the British
and Italian premiers with note which
is brevity itself and couched in guard
ed and negative language
On its face, the Anglo Italian declara.
ton appears to be a complete back
down on the part of England and Italy
from the conciliatory attitude they
hitherto had adopted toward the soviets
Not only do they repudiate Bolshevil
double dealing, but they offer to CO.
operate with France to secure Polish
independence, and announce their in
tention of securing the Danzig CORR
dor for Polish supplies.
Millerand's Reply Brief
Premier Millerand answered in a few
words, declaring he was happy to see
nothing in the Anglo-Italian declara-
ton which was not in accord with the
ideas and principles which France AL
ways has defended. NJ Millerand as
sumes Tor diplomatic reasons that Eng
land and Italy rallied to the side of
france on the Polish issue, while being
perfectly aware that full adherence to
the nglo-ltalian formula might lead
nm into policy whereof neither
rance nor America would approve.
1t understood
mary cause of the Lloyd George Clio
nttl interview lay in apprehension on
the part OF Britain and Italy as to the
polltlcal initiative on the Continent
winch France was about to assume. The
Anglo-ltalian answer to the French
move would have been an entirely diff
ferent one if America had not inter
vened with her note to Italy at a criti-
cal moment
When Italy gave the signal for the
iiooslng OF the American bombshell bv
inquiries as to Americas attitude on
Russla she expected a different reply
one hoped tor one which at least would
have fortified her and England against
American reproaches for leaving France
IN the lurch, while they proceeded to
open up Russia commercially and fol-
low policy of recognition of the So
VETS.
The American note and subsequent
military defeat of the Bolsheviki UNI
der French inspiration completely
changed the complexion of the Lucerne
interview. If circumstances had been
different Foreign Minister Won Simons
Of Germany might not have left
Switzerland unseen by Lloyd George or
Glolitti. Germany might have formed
e third in Continental trio favoring
recognition of the Bolsheviki as the
only way to obtain peace in Europe.
Millerand's Policy Fixed
Still more disturbed now at the
strength which American help and the
Bolshevk debacle have given French
policy, Lloyd George and Giolitti in
their declaration of yesterday make
France an offer. They are willing to
cooperate in securing Polish independ-
ence in return for Frances assent to
follow the Anglo Italian policy of peace
with Soviet Russia.
France at present intends to follow
no such policy. Her government knows
that when England and Italy talk of
ending conflicts in the East thew mean
ending the state of war with the
Sovlets. When Premier Millerand men
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