The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29
SHOULD HOLD
RUHR BASIN
French Militarist Regards
This as Surest Pro-
lection.
THE ENEMY NEXT DOOR
Caselnau Says France Should
Have Exacted Such Terms
as Did Britain.
by GENERAL de cAsTELNAu.

BY GENERAL de CAsTEINAU.
PARIS Aug 28.--Whoover holds
the Ruhr Valley rules Germany.
Before the armistlco was signed our
troops should have occupied this
valley which Is a vital factor IN the
industry OF war and the industry OF
peace In Germany. In possession OF
this cOnl basin We would have boen
In a better position 20 enforce our
Views at tho peace conference ana
10 obiige Germany TO respect the
clauses Of the peace treaty,
England looked after her inter
csts IN better fashion. by virtue
OF the military clauses OF the ar
mistico Of November II, 1918, the
German high seas fleet was forced
10 strike lts cOlors and gurrcndor
in British ports. by this fact Eng
hnd Immediately won the chief
stake IN the bloody conflict. I
Nigh oven go 80 Tar as to say her
essential benefit. For was not Eng
lands stake In the war her mighty
fleets and was not her principal
fenefit The uncontostcd mastery of
tho scns2 Mr.. Wilson vainly sought
recognition Tor HIS doctrine Of the
freedom Of the seas our friends
Hftt.N iNf iuhnntl NlHutlUlhiiN re-
Joctod this proposal which struck
directly at their maritime ~sover-
eighty. They remained what they
have always been--real listA---a n q
would have nothing 10 do with the
Wilson doctrine.
Why was not n similar stipula-
lion made with regard TO tho land
forces of Gormany7 II would have
been of incalculablo benefit 10 con-
tlnental Europe and IN particular TO
France. Germany's armies should
have been forced to surrender un-
conditionaliy and informed within
our lines. Then we could have pro-
Ceedod to the occupation OF German
territory including the Ruhr Valley.
The Germans could not very well
have objected, since we would have
been merely following the precedent
ret by themselves in 1871. when they
laid down the occupation OF Mont
Valerien, the heart OF Paris and
therefore of France, as an essential
cpnditon OF an nrmistice. Great
Britain, by the terms OF the ar.
mlsticc itself, DESTROYED al one
hlow the menace and the rivalry OF
tho German fleet and German
commerce which disturbed her be-
iore l9lA. England now possesses
beyond all doubt. tho control OF the
oceans, thanks to tho naval bases
which she had before the war or
those constructed afterward. Mo-
BODY who knows British colonial
methods can have any doubt about
the immense wealth she will be able
10 extract from the mandates she
obtained over the German colonies
~ AFRICA, which Increase 60 n vast
extent her African poaossions.
forming LAS they do an admira bIe
complement OF the old British colon
yes there Moreover. Great Britain
mas acquired a very appreciable part
VI inc wealth OF Asia Minor on the
roads to india.
Safe from any warlike attempt on
the part OF her old enemies for a
long period OF years, with new
spheres of colonial expulsion. Great
Britain, Of course, aspires 10 con.
lnue her traditional commercial
sway.
Franco rs In situation much
more difficult We have al our
ooofs a Germany which Is not by
any means dislocated nor ruined
teFnlan unity has been consecrated
ny the treaty OF Versailles, and she
40 oolhg everything In her power
~ preserve powerful army Our
al'les cannot but be aware of mia
sl.uauon, We are not among those
VINO arc AFRAID Of "PorfldIous Al
mon That legend has been for.
eNer destroyed We have fun feIth
~ ~. the loyalty OF the British peonle,
therefore, conscious of our rights
ma confident OF the spirit of iusN
nee OF our allies, we arc going 10
consider at Geneva the vast and Vital
question OF reparations without the
sear that we may have to utter this
PRAYER Lord. deliver us from @ onr
ane ,,,e"us, we can take care of our