El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-17

I conceived by AuTlO-6aA0uSs rnar II
viii not interfere between other na-
I lions, that the American people ar;
not willing to become the arbiters be-
/ tween Poland and the BOlshevists
{ between the Jugo-Slavs and the
I Italians, with the certainty OF earn
I ing International hatreds and the pos
sibility Of becoming involved in Euro
disputes.
As a consequence the second great
/ conception Of the Paris conference
disappears The free viii association
Of all the nations Of the world in a
common friendship and intimacy 70
prevent war by the sacrifice OF all
individual aspirations out OF which
national conflicts arise has gone with
the PRONUNCIATION Of the terms Of
peace went when the unWillinEness
Of the nations TO sacrifice what in
their eyes amounted to safety. in
the hope Of realizing what seemed
to them little more than a Utopian
dream. was disclosed.
What then remainss Obviously
nothing but chaos, unless there
shall be n return to the old sys-
TEN of alliances. that Is n reFer-
sion to the system OF partner
ship based upon common inter
ests or common dangers And II
IL in this direction that Euro
pean policies are now beginning
10 converge. although since there
has as yet been no capitalization,
the present conditions are totally
chaotic. Yet II is clear that
Great Britain. France, Italy,
even Germany. are now busy un-
der the surface seeking to erect
some kind of m association OF
nations. which shall give solid
nrIty TO European political con-
The British have not and will not
surrender the idea Of American part
nership, but against the time when
America will come, II IS necessary
to do something What the British
desire to do is obvious They see
with apprehension the development
of a French system on the continent
They watch with ill-concealed resent
ment the growth Of an association
between France and Poland, which
must mean the very considerable re-
striction OF German recovery Nor
are they much better pleased IN per
eeixing that Italy is at work in the
Balkans striving to create an anti
Slav condition, which at bottom ex-
tends a hand to Germany. If Germany
shall come back 10 power
The British would like TO see Ger
many regain health. because without
a strong Germany, France viii IN
questionably exercise a very great
perhaps a predominant influence
upon the continent. But the British
do not desire to see Germany be-
aNAlAE AE ~ G III a. AAAN ~ a. AAANA
because they recognize that II Ger
many regains her old strength she
viii necessarily seek TO follow her
Did pathways And this would throw
Britain back into a French alliance,
which, after ALL would reestablish /
French influence on the continent 1
and compel the British to support Z
French policies
British Want System Of Balance.
Confusedly. therefore. Britain is I
striving to establish a system Of bal 4
lnce on the continent. She ennsts I
italian aid to overcome French op- 4
position to the rehabilitation Of Ger
many, but she does not consent that I
his rehabilitation shall pass certain 1
imitsi she reserves TO herself the i
light 20 determine the extent 70 /
which Germany shall get well, but I
make Germany powerful again. at
he expense Of France, while oppOs-
ne the strengthening OF Poland.
which win iuure TO the benefit OF
IN the Adriatic. Britain supports
wilson in limiting Italian aspirations,
accepting more OF Italy's
laims than the president. In order
o avoid actual break with Italy As
o Germany. and Russia. as well
britain frankly uses Italian aid
Eainst the French, since France is
ager TO assist Poland at the expense
Z Russia and Germany. All OF this
S good traditional British continen-
al policy. but il has sharp limita-
ions. Unless the United States pres
ntly returns TO Europe, the British
VII have TO make up their minds Tor
rance or for Germany, they cannot
ermanently follow middle ground
British Feel Hard Toward France
And precisely because the British
elieve that il is the American re-
at continental unreasOna-
leness. imperialism. chauvinism. the
arms mean nothing, which has led
D American determination to stay
ut OF Europe. British resentment at {
0nunental nations IS now acute
rance in particular is held respon-
Ible for this. Is held responsible for {
rocking the AnElO-British partner
nip plan. by insisting upon the Rhine {
arrier. the Sarre. the treaty OF al
ance- Consequently there Is real
ard feeling in Britain toward
rance. The two nations are far
part on all European questions and
ave already come a long way from :
Re situation OF the summer OF 1918 ;
As for the French. they feel that
ley have been sacrificed TO an T
nglo-S Saxon purpose to rule the
ord. They see their own claims !
II security coldly repulsed despite !
le fact that they made the greatest I
Id have been left with the greatest {
as a consequence They =
.e, America, through president VIII =
m, agreeing to every British de- :
and. to the virtual annexation o. y
.e German colonies, to the surrender +