Arizona republican., 1920-08-25
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 Two disnatches printed by The Republican yes- terday morning describe dissatisfaction of the British with the recent American note on the Rus sian-Poland situation. One of these criticisms by Lloyd George the president with inconsist- ency In the other the Manchester Guardian is made to say that the intended to obstruct peace negotiations; it inspired by fanatical in terventionists"
 What hidden influence have been behind the note or uteror purpose may have been lurking we believe that face the note expressed the timent of the American people in it's declaration of sympathy and its detestation of the bol shevik It was in disregard of the selfish pur- poses of both France and Great Britain which now in conflict The far the president and Secretary Colby concerned whatever may have been purposes of sinister advisers they may have had only the American view and disre- garded the Franco conflict of interests That government desired to make its disnterested po- sition plainer, think, is indicated in the warning government directed the Poles Monday
 The t.4at olly for its own purposes Great Britain wants peace with the soviet govern least a commercial peace. It wants early and it in prospect other than soviet government with which it make peace. It is impelled to peace by the knowledge that its people would submit to It is driven by strong British sentiment, that of the commercial interests and the working men, toward peace. And then, there is unprotected India in the case
 france VIII be satisfied with nothing less than the overthrowing of the soviet government It has given its sympathy to rising which has taken place against it. That is why it recognized General Wrangel and why it is aiding Poland. will not enough if Poland in its resistance of Russia should stop at the "ethnographic boundary" It would not be enough if the Ukranians establish their n dependence. The soviet must be overthrown and why?
 Because the soviet government announced at the beginning that would assume the debts of the late imperial government of which France by far the heav1est creditor. Tn that represented Frenchmen of every class. Financers and peasants holders of Russian securities. They want their money back and they know they cannot get it from the soviet government. No French government could survive for a week it was committed to the policy of overthrowing the government and placing it with that would pay the debts of the czar
 There is the situation The conflict between France and Great Britain this point is rrecon- ciable because the conflict between the ity of the people countries is irreconciaple One interest will be served only by peace with Rus sia and the other can be served only by war
 America stands between them it can take no other position We may inquire where we would be in the League of Nations. conflict would be just as irreconcable then it is The British government could not compromise its commercial in- terests or the sentiment the Labor party to say nothing of the sentiment mass British citizens who weary of war.
 We could not accede to the British proposition of peace with the soviet Certainly we could not invest the blood of youth and American gold in collection agency to for the peasants and financers of France the money they loaned the Rus sian government
 The whole structure trernbles upon conflicting European national interests which as selfish as they were before the They were as selfish when the representatives of and Great Britain were seated at the peace table-and as conflicting There England opposed France in it's Rhine policy and won. It opposed Frances indemnity claims as exorbtant And though Frances Ruhr policy pre- vailed England refused join that it must be supported by France alone unless we when France sometime becomes hard pressed should come to it's assistance, something which the American peopIe will
 The lion and the lamb everywhere are maintain ing their pre-war attitude which they held from the dawn of creation The millennium is still below the horizon