The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-29
DARTHOU ATTACKS
 PREMIER GEORGE:::
 BOOSTS AMERICA
Says Democracy of America and France Are Identical With No Opposition
 In Ideas
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Paris, March 27.--Jean Louis
 Barthou. former premier, who,
 while interpelIating the govern
 ment in the chamber of deputies
 Thursday, made mn attack on Pre- mier Lloyd George of Great Bri- tain and snid, ssFrance stands alone to face German revenge, today. in an interview, amplified his refer ence to the rejection of the Ver- nai1ies treaty by the United States Senate.
 sHowever free the speakers tribune ir the chamber may be-" he said. it involves, above all. in discussions of international relations, certain amount of discretion, to which I had to submit on Thursday. I understand the necessity for this, and could not say all l thought of the situation ere ated by the Senate's refusal to ratify the treaty. l admit l was embarrassed 1 by my role of prophet, since was the first at the moment of discussion of the treaty to take such an eventuality | into consideration. It. therefore. caused me emotion without giving me undue surprise.
 l What will be it's consequence? It | cannot be doubted that the rejection l of the pact deprives France of one of | her guarantees which formed part of the very essence of the treaty. With the naturalization of the left bank of l the Rhine, urged by Marshal F'och. | whose memorandum was strongly 1 supported by Premier Clemenceau, the roads of invasion of France from the | east would have been closed and the ..-ft. frA. fenounce guarantees of such import l ance. which appeared at first to be only real ones, equivalent guarantees of security were absolutely necessary President Wilson had promised us
 them and they were given us in the
 treaty. Rejection of the treaty leaves
 US with the League of Nations, which
 is incomplete and which Is a symbol
 not an instrument of action.
 ! "On the other hand, the guarantee
 ing past ratified by Great Britain ha!
 no practical value since it cannot come into opetation unless the United Statel ratifies what her official represents tive hsss sisned in fler name
 MT Barthou was told his address ol Thursday created a stir. both in Eng
 land and the United States. and he re
 piled:
 "You must understand the feelini
 aroused in France. to which has beer
 intrusted the guardianship of libert.
 without being given means of fulfill
 ing such a glorious, but formidable
 mission. However, we feel no bitter ness, and we have no fear The pas [ makes us confident of the future. w
 emember with gratitude the admir-
 able efforts of the American people and we have confidence in her faith : ful friendship, which needs not to h. z sealed on official parchment to becom
 effective, should necessity arise. The American Senate has acte'
 within it's constitutional rights, ant
 we are not frightened by reservation rroposed there. Politics calls fo Z realities, and 1t Is because I face real ties that I preserve entire confidence | All the senators who voted for tn 5 treaty are friends of France, am : France knows what it owes to tn t tenacity of their efforts. On the othe fhand. how many opponents of tn : treaty are there who hastened the hou r of American intervention through de . manding it with eloquent energy
 Your internal affairs concern your
 selves. but the United States Is an in
 separable part of the peace and pros
 perity of the world.
 An equilibrium will be establishe , In the end by which your country vii rlay a great perhaps even leadin
 role. Between the admirable democ e racy of America and the democracy c : France there is no opposition, either l n ideas feeling or interests. And tomor . row will be as yesterday"