The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
FRANCE HOPES
TOBAR BERLIN
WITH j. S. AID.
Counts on Senate to Help
Keep Germany Out of
League.
BIG FIGHT AT GENEVA
Paris. Distrusting Ger
mans, Will Try to De-
feat Their Plans.
ROOTS WORDS ENDORSED
Scandinavia Likely to At
tempt to Pave Way for
Ex-Kaiser's Subjects.
ROOTS WORDS INDORsED
by LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1870, By THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Oct. :s.
The forthcoming League of Nations
meeting In Geneva is becoming a mat
ter of lively concern to the French
Government. This is because OF the
movement TO force a vote in the AS
sembly on the admission of Germany
to membership In the league. Behind
this move are many perfervid league
enthusiasts who seem to believe that
by bringing Germany into the league
they can resuscitate that society's for
tunes without the adhesion of the
United States, If necessary.
Also these enthusiasts seem to be-
lieve it would force the Republican
Administration which It is believed the
United States will have after March
4. 1921. to modify it's league terms, as
It would leave the United States the
only outsider save Russia among the
big nations.
It is apparent that the French Gov
eminent wants to prevent the German
vote at all hazards and to keep the
Geneva discussion down to harmless
matters pending the opening of new
negotiations with America, whose ad-
heeion, on account Of the German
question. the French would do any
thing now to obtain.
Root Speech Interests France.
Elihu Roots speech assumed COM
manding Importance in French eyes to-
day because Of this and other develop
ments recently. In the first place, 1t Is
known to have been partly prompted
with conversations he had here with NJ
Millerand and others in the Government.
and THE NEW YORK HERALD correspond
ent Is in a position TO state that the
speech by Mr.. Root reflects largely their
ideas in so far as Mr.. Root referred to
sentiment here.
In the second place, Mr. Root Is ac-
cepted here as speaking for the Republic
cans. French officials seem inclined to
regard his speech as the most definite In
dication yet of what France can expect
from a new Republican administration
regarding the league suggestions.
The Libert6 accepts Mr.. Roots speech
ms "a step seriously made by the Re
publicans toward rapprochement with
the associated states of Europe upon the
ground of acceptation. with certain
notifications, of the Versailles treaty
snd the League Of Nations" Explain
ing the Importance of this. 1t says:
"What gives capital Importance to the
speech is the authors personality He
was Secretary OF State under President
Taft and is now needed as counsellor OF
the Republican party on all questions OF
foreign policy"
The Journal des Debdts regards Mr..
Root as the next American Secretary OF
State. and accepts his speech almost as
an official uttcrarce.
Whether these deductions are right
O, wrong, the French policy regarding
Geneva will be governed by them
largely. and 1t is planning to use the
American elections as It's strongest argl-
nent against voting for Germanys ad-
mission to the league.
The matter of Germany's admission
IN Geneva was forced to the front by the
meeting in Milan recently, when the
French had difficulty preventing an
Angio-Italian resolution demanding such
admission of Germany without condition
The only compromise the French dele
gates to Milan obtained was that Ger
many would not be admitted until after
she had fulfilled certain obligations
From advices reaching here now, u
seems certain that some league mem
bers, probably Scandinavian. acting FOL
tIeTfDduy, Will OAlib NhS HeN'SANAa -
and ask for vote.
Leagues Chief Gets Yelled Threat
The French Government L. understood
TO have made q quiet canvass among tn
member states. and was alarmed to fin,
that Germany might easily get the neces
sary two-thlrds vote unless the move
ment was theoretically combated be
tween now and the Geneva meeting.
A significant paragraph In the Echt
dc Parts calls upon the French represen
tative in the league TO submit to thu
Governments instructions, and seems 4
be addressed TO Leon Bourgeois. presi
dent OF the League Council, whose view
on certain league matters are not II
accord with those Of the Government
here. The Echo de Paris intmate
that the president OF the League Council
already has been reminded by Presiden
Millerand several times that he was
French citizen before he was worlt
citizen.
This fs a plain warning to NJ. Bour
geois that he must fight German ad
mission to the league and that he must
n necessary, range himself against othe
league enthusiasts.
France, the Echo dc Paris insists, mus
go outside the league for proper guaran
tees of her security, and says that tn
Republican Senators amendments to Tn
covenant would permit this. III Ger
many were once admitted TO the league
the Echo dc Parts and other Frenc
newspapers hold. II would be difficult
keep her out OF the council. where sh
would dispute the Sarre. the Danzig an
other questions To circumvent this IN
United States now appears TO be the onl
hope.
With the German question at Genev
threatening to divide the league Into tw
hostile camps. the effort the league
making meanwhile to function withou
complete loss Of fits dignity Ia attractin
more and more attention and In certai
to affect the Assemblys deliberations.
Its delegates and Its commissions ex
cite the laughter of armies on tn
march," says a writer In the Rappc
while the Action Franchise considers IN
leagues power TO have vanished becaus
the Governments will not trust Il.
PoPEys CHILDREN FUND GROW
ROME, oct. 22--Announcement
made that the save the Children" fun
started by Pope Benedict for the relic
OF suffering children In Central Europ
has grown to $4,000 900 lire. In IN
last list OF subscribers 20 be publishe
the diocese OF Lipa. Philippine Islands
IN shown TO have given 10000 lire.