Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
VIGOROUS FOREIGN
POLICY BY THE U. S.
EXPECTED IN EUROPE
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The president Of this company is no
other than Jules Cambon. a former
only to compete with the British in
supplying the French market, but, I'M
der cover Of its French franchise. to
evade the exclusion Of American in
terests which was planned at the San
Keno convention.
Propose Alliance to France.
Britain's reply to this Franco-Ameri-
can r2pprochement was as prompt as
1t was unexpected. After having for
mally refused barely six months ago to
JOIN the Franco-Beagian defensive alli-
proposing an alliance to France. Lord
Derby, who recently resigned as British
AMBASSADOR. has begun q speech-malxing
campaign In England In favor Of this al
lance. and the idea In going the rounds
OF Inc British newspapers has been re-
Prime Minister Lloyd George, both as
regards the reparations procedure and
IN the Greek question, has hastened to
make important concessions to the
French point Of view.
1t is evident that the British feel that
they have been pushing tho French too
Tar and wish now to turn the other
way. But those who six months ago
would doubtless have hailed the proposal
Of a Franco-Britiah alliance with de-
light have suddenly grown coy. Foresee-
ing an increase OF rivalry between Brit
ain and the United States in both for
eign trade and sea power, they hesitate
to bind themselves too closely to either.
British Have Net Made II Clear.
Although Britain certainly has many
important friends in France, the United
States has fully a. many and there ID,
by no means, the same bitter popular
feeling against tho United States as
against Britain. Indeed. it may be said
that the general trend Of sentiment is
away from Britain and toward the Unit
ed States. The moro active American
this new current IL likely to become
Frankly. the French are afraid that
they have little to gain and perhaps
much to lose by q British alliance.
The British, for example, have not
made 1t clear how far they are willing
to compromise with the French point
Of view In various other questions Of
the e.1 Day saw, ,.co,.. -n,.,v,,,. -.
noted French writer on foreign at
fairs. we merely had an entente cor
dale when Germany was redoubtable
and when evident peril drew the ma
lions together. why should We count
British opinion IL that Germany has
ceased to be dangerous and should no
longer be the principal care Of the two
govarnl9entss /; This dinerence of the
point 1t view explaint Ill the difficult,
ties"
Asked - Turn HACKS.
Let us speak clearly" says Leon
Bailby, editor Of the government or
gan, the Intransigeant. I'VE arc be-
ing asked to turn our backs to the
United States and give up friendly
meetings from which might issue ar
rangements favorable to US. Does not
the economic rivalry which il becom-
ing moro and more clear between
Britain and the United Statea and
which, according 70 British statesmen.
oven faces the possibility Of CONFLICTS
show US tho danger into which We
shall fall X We espouse the cause Of
one or the other Of these possibly
eventual beltigerents9 The two prosaic
questions Of coal aud oil reveal to us
the advantage We gain from preserv-
ing our liberty. For three years we
were under the British oil regime.
which feeoed us severely. American
oil arrives in competition Immediate
~ prices In France are going to fan"