The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-25

Now 10 is a thesis IN BRITAIN, HS u
was among the Americans In Paris
three years ago, that the single way
"a eliminate German anlmosity is to
svoid giving cause. Thus the BRITISH
In,,rnais and some American, follow
Inc suit. argue that IL France would
retire from the Rhine and abandon
her claims for damages, consent to
see Germany establish all her own
Meas with respect to her Polish from
fTers, then, as a consequence, Franco
jGerman friendship would In due
course arrive and there would be an
end of the German menace to
France Moreover, following this
policy France could afford to disarm
at once and completely abandon con-
scription, which IL, OF course, the
basis for all continental armament.
But II there Is n British thesis,
TO which Americans give ready
hearing, there is also a French and
the fact ought to be fully appre-
clated, there is not the smallest
chance q moving the French from
their thesis by argument. At the
Paris conference 1t was the ques-
ton of the security of France. raised
in innumerable directions, which
supplied the chief disputes. In the
end President Wilson found himself
obliged to recognize that. just as II
was impossible to raise the question
Of the freedom of the seas, because.
Of Brkish opinion, II was impossible
to get on his league of nations pro-
gram except as ,he met the French
views in the matter of security.
What the French Expect,
From the French point of view
the foundation OF the whole Paris
structure of peace was the Anglo
American-French TT aty, which
pledged British and American
support to France in case of "A new
German attack. This came before
reparations, before everything else,
It was the primary concern for
France and It was this detail which
led the French parliament to accept
the ClemenceAu treaty despite the
fact that in most other particulars
II was held to be unsatisfactory
from French standpoint. Had Gle
meneeau failed to produce his guar
anty along with his treaty, the re-
suit would have been an immediate
political upset in the chamber.
II Great Britain or the United
States. or both together, desire to
persuade the French to accept their
own point Of view as to the treat
lprent OF Germany. then both coun-
tiles have got to agree to guarantee
France against German attack. No
French ministry could possible live,
II should consent to any reduc-
ton OF the military strength OF
France, beyond that held by French
soldiers to he the minimum of safe
~ All discussions on this point Is
Idle as idle as President Wilson's
campaign for his league two years
ago, when American public sentl-
ment had been aroused against II.
France had reduced her strength
from the standard of 1914. She had
abandoned her three-year service
and shortened the period by one
half, eventually, and by a third. i'm
medistely. But at the same time
she is steadily building l3r her native
army not as French -r--;T>ss.==-==..TT-:; insist.
mainly by negro troo3fA From the
Senegal but even moro Nv Berber
and Arab troops from fS5tth Africa.
These races supplied France with
! some Of her best shock troops dur
ing the war. Ludendorff himself
exelaims in his book at the unex-
pected reserves France obtained
Irom this source ana the supply is
at least equal to any demand that
HiaNS upOn IL III AHt meat lNN
decades.
Thus France can draw upon an
Afao-Beroer population OF more
than lS,OO0,000 in Morocco, Algeria
anp Tunis, while she has an equal
population in her West AFRICAN col
onles. In Asia her Mdo Chinese
colonies supplied large numbers OF
ahorers used behind the lines, while
madagascar sent fighting troops.
Ihe total colonial population of
France N above 5O,00OOOO against
fV'OOO,OO0 for the homeland. Ma
i've troops. moreover. can be main
talned much more cheaply and
there will be infinitely less strain
upon the metropolitan population.
mus, while Germany has a popula-
1on OF 30,000.0 900 against 10000, coo
France, the combined popula-
9n OF France and her colonies
t@ses 100000 and gives France
chance.
=, Why They VIII Deadlock.
oNow II the Washington confer
,nce Intends to discuss the ques-
,on OF land armaments. 1t will have
Grgin by discussing the question
rehch security. 1t Is obvious
s,at France can and will reduce her
y very materially, II England
,au u the United States will under
go 10 start their armies 10 the
eminent OF Europe, whenever Ger
uy snail become actually belli-
ss.IVht again. But IL the United
.seses and Great Rrttain undartsk x .
~ persuade the French that, IL they
''@Ssle the Germans then there