Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-10
ENGLISH COMMENT
 ON RUHR SITUATION
 WIDELY DIVERSIFIED
Anti Administration Papers Severely Criticize Lloyd
 George

London, April 9.-The keynote O al! the editorials in the London news papers with regard to the diveryenc, among the allies over the Frencl : move into Germany is anxiety as t,
 the effect of the situation upor Anglo-French relations. The opin ions differ, however, in apportionint the blame for the crisis. The anti government press severely scores tn, Lloyd George cabinet. Some of tn. newspapers are more or Jess on tn, fence and one at least implies tha France is chiefly culpable.
 The Times and the Daily Mai are pronounced in their criticism of the British officials attitude. The Morning Post demands that the gov. ernment explain why it proclaimed to the world, and especially to Ger many, that there is rift in the con. cord of the entente, and it raises the question as to whether the house o1 commons will "tolerate the desertior of an ally at critical moment. The Daily Telegraph expresses the view that the best outcome of the trouble would be the withdrawal ot General von Walters tresspassinp forces" which would certainly be followed, it says. by the withdrawal of the French. The Daily Chronicle says:
 "The public will suggest that the government is insisting upon the country's night to be heard and con. suited in any action against Ger. many, but as the same time it at. taches paramount importance to ou1 connection with France and expects every effort to be made to keep it close and cordial"
 The Daily News in it's comment on the situation says ::
 France precipitated singularly unfortunate situation. Making ev. cry allowance for Frances special grounds for apprehension, it is diff flcult to avoid the conclusion that she counted on presenting the allies with an accomplished fact which they would be constrained to accept rather than reveal openly a differ cnce of opinion within the alliance They have not been prepared to ac- cert that course ,and it is not desir able that they should. The first essential is to heal the breach as quickly and completely as possible, put that is not to be done by the ma Jor1ty Of the allies yielding to a mi nority of one."
 The newspaper contends that the withdrawal of the German regulars in the Ruhr region and the conse- auent withdrawal of the French is the one way out of the difficultv But that this way cannot be taken immediately if it would result in in creasing the chaos and disintepra- tion in Germany.
 Times Indignant.
 London. April 9.--The London Times, which has been consistently distrustful of Germany and strong ly antagonistic to Premier Lloyd Ge- orge, this morning, expressed ex- treme indignation at the British government attitude with regard to Frances occupation of German neu- tral territory as set forth in the authoritative" statement issued last night
 We seldom have read more Ia. mentable or more shameful exposi- tlon of British policy" says the newspaper '1t is this the return we are to make to France for all that she has done and suffered bv our side? We. tremble at the results of this scandalous announcement, this explosion of inconceiveable folly upon that union of the British and French peoples whereupon our rul- CTS will know the stability of the neace so dearly bought now chiefly denends."
 fhe Times regrets the French Ger TOT Tn judgment in sending so many Atrlcan troops to Frankfort. savinp thls Will give the Germans preteyt TOT lndlenant protestations: but it thinks that otherwise the French ac- tlon effected great pood and brought the Germans to heel" Tho newspaper then proceeds again to de. niore the British governments dec laration. and says:
 "All that has been accomnlisbod is ieopardized and those Anr,o. french relations on which we hoped to rear fabric of new world have received the rudest shock since thev ~ere founded by King Edward and M 
 The Daily Mail in a similar strain says the British friendship and tbe T aillance with France are to be sacri. Flced to aid MT. Lloyd George Gin a i 'cte snatching campaign"