Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-14
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Editorial
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DAVID LAWRENCE, Prest.
ANOTHER
EUROPEAN WAR?

The dispatch of French troops to
Germany for the ostensible purpose
of forcing compliance with the Peace
Treaty has given rise to fears that
the European war may breaek out
anew. Britain. Italy and the United
States have objected to the French
action. Many think the French are
bent on acquisition of more German
territory. On the other hand, a
large body of opinion shares the
! French fear of German militaris-
tic revival.
III France may cross the Rhine of
it's own motion" says the New York
World (Dem), 80 may any other
nation, and the invasion of Germany
will thus become freefor-all, lead
ing straight to new European align
ments and new wars" The World
thinks that France, and not Germany
should have been the one to appeal
to the League of Nations, for "a
League that cannot function in the
presence OF the very menace Of hos
tilities OF which it was designed to
take notice is discredited by its own
membership
In the British protest. France Is
condemned il unsparing terms by
her chief ally, while Germany is in
ferentially upheld" declares the
Brooklyn Eagle CInd. DEM, and
the Eagle adds:
"Nothlng France can gain from the
occupation of the Rhineland cities
will balance the political advantage
accrE!ng to Germany from the split
between France and her allies"
French. militarism is back of the
movement" the Emporia Gazette
-iInd) believes, and the Youngstown
Vindicstor (Dem.) holds that Presi-
dent Wilson's charge that the mill.
tarists OF France were In the saddle
has been 'vindicated by the French
occupation OF the four German CT
ties--Franktort, Darmstadt, HON
burg and Hanau; while the Pitts.
burgh Leader (Prog, Rep says
The real question is whether the
Allies will permit France TO endan.
ger everything. every country. be.
cause of fear which other govern
rnents consider unfounded. VIII
Millerand and Foch, representing the
militaristic IDEA. force France into
the triendless class occupied once
by Germany alone?"
The paper peace becomes a trag-
lie barrier" submits the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune (RAp.), "in the
frowning presence of reversion TO
war that menancingly impends." and
the Sioux City Tribune CIndD says
hauy, Marshal Foch wants to an
mex both banks of the Rhine-that
is what he is working for" This
paper blamss the situation largely
on American failure to ratify the
peace. The Senate's refusal It
Gays, has thrown France into the
hands OF the militarists.' The Des
Noines Register Ind. Rep believes
that the aloofness OF Britain" indi.
oates fear that the move Is stroke
for the Rhine frontier"
But large section of the Ameri.
csn press upholds France unresery-
eddy. To make clear the French
Point OF view, the Salt Lake Herald
(Rep.) says;
British and American protests
against the separate actlon o.
France without allied concurrence
suggests the story OF the fierce
looking dog The two nations are
saving to France that they know
the German dog won't bite her, and
France replies, Yes, but does the
dog know it,
The RED uprisinss in the Ruhr
district were the prete1t for Ebert s
sending troops to that region in VIC.
istion of the treaty but they we're
no more than pretaxt. according
to the Minneapolis Journal Qnd.
Rep, which says:
IT will doubtless be found that
France had accurate information as
TO the purpose in sending troops In