El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-22

{ enCe, continued and continues to insist
upon her extreme claims, but angry
! at French failure to support her, loses
no opportunity TO injure France by
7 supporting Americans and Britons
: in their attempts TO cOerce the French.
Italy does not accept Anglo-policies
3 or principles she only uses them TO
punish France for refusing to stand
with her upon continental platform.
selfish lIaferialism Seer.
We have seen in the United states.
and the domestic history Of Britain
illustrates the same truth. that fol-
lowing the emotional idealism Of the
actual war, there sets in a reaction Of
selfish materialism. Lloyd George
sensing this selfish materialistic wave,
which took cover behind the moral
diatribes OF a few pacifists and pro-
Germans. Of the element which had
opposed the war at the beginning.
urged peace by negotiation and dur
ing its progress passed logically to
demand for a soft" peace.
when fl was over. seeing that
the war and the armistfce had to
Eether obtained for the British
all that the victory could yield.
security, with the destruction OF
the German naval fleet repnru-
tion with the seizure Of most Of
the merchant fleet, profit through
the annexation Of most Of the
German colonies and the occupn-
ton OF MesopOtnmIas Palestine
and later COnstnntinople. Lloyd
George fell in with the demand for
n modification OF the treaty which
would at once lessen the costs for
Britain and applying the treaty
and hnsten the restoration Of the
profitable German market for
British manufacturer
Very promptly the German sensed
the situation and began a policy OF
propaganda and Of evasion French
militarism was denounced at home
and abroad, the sentimental tenden-
cies in other countries were as clever
" exploited as they had been during
the var. But behind all else was the
German policy OF not complying with
the treaty Again and again the is
sue OF treaty provisions was raised.
Lloyd George. in his campaign Of 1918
had promised the British people the
punishment Of the German offenders
against International law. because he
had believed that hanging the
Kaiser would prove a successful
But when this pledge had been
fulfilled by n provision in the
treaty OF Versailles for the de-
livery Of the criminals and the
moment arrived 10 enforce II.
George. discovering that British
sentiment had changed, advocated
dropping the matter. For the
French this meant conserving TO
violation Of the German con
tract.
me result was clash between
Paris and London. the failure to en- I
force the provision and the dis I
closure TO the Germans OF the dis i
array in the allied camp and the I
promise therein contained that in the I
future similar differences would lead 4
TO similar surrenders. France Waa d
generally criticized for insisting upon ]
foolish policy. with very little ap-
probation Of the fact that the policy
nod been British and that the French ]
nsistence was dictated. not by any
interest in the immediate issue but
by concern for the treaty. itself.
France Sees Herself Deserted.
After the unhappy revelation. con
lluons Worsened materially. The
British clamor for a revision down
yard OF the treaty grew louder and
therefore, made an ever increasing
upon Lloyd George. More
nd more British policy came to en-
isage a course which in French eyes
mounted TO a desertion Of France
or, as the French Justly pointed
ut modification OF the treaty could
osr the British nothing. while insur-
nus Britain was in the position Of
aving harvested her fruits Of the
ommon victory. in the shape Of
olonies, fleets and the destruction I
I commercial rival and was now
eeklng TO reduce the gains Of France.
esulting from the victory. gains
which did not pass the limits Of bare
acurity and wholly incommensurate
eparauon- incommensurate in view