Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-15
.NE VIVIANT'S
MISSION TOU.S
[ HELD FAILURE
French Desire of Respects
Visit Not Met in Any
Noticeable Degree.
DETECTIVES SOUGHT

WASHINGTON. April 15.-This weeks
events in Washington led inevitably to
the conclusion today that the mission
Of Rene viviani, Frances special envoy
TO the United States, has been well nigh
a complete failure
3 NJ Viviani came to the United States
ostensibly 10 pay Frances respects TO
the new administration. What he really
came for was outlined in the series Of
DsfYate discussions which re held with
~Sficials Of the new administrator and
Influential members Of the S,1Gte For
CIgn Relations Committee.
DETECTIVES
OF MISSION.
three detectives:
To persuade the United States, If
possible, to enter the League OF Ma
lions.
To prevent the passage Of the Knox
E resolution declaring an end to the
state of war between the United
: States and Germany.
To obtain the support Of the United
States in forcing upon Germany the
. reparatiOns agreed upon by the allied
premiers in London and Paris.
President Harding neatly disposed OF
the two first propositions in his message
to Congress on Tuesday. He Informed
NJ. Viviani and the world that the United
States can never become a member of
the existing League Of Nations, and he
advised the passage Of the Knox resolu-
ton without that famous section 3,
which was the only thing which made It
palatable to the French. That section .
would have put the Unied States on rec
ord as concerning itself with future Eu-
ropean quarTels, which was exactly what
France desired. When the purpose of
section was explained to VI. Yiviani in
one of the discussions with sdintnistca-
ton leaders, the eloquent Frenchman,
with a characteristic gesture, exclaimed :
"Voilal 1t is as good as the League Of
Nations"
THIRD HELD
PARTIAL FAILURE.
The third object Of NJ. Viviani's mis-
sion-obtaining American support IN the
reparations-has been g partial failure.
The ex-premier frankly wanted the Ad-
ministratfon TO come out and fatty in
dorse the reparations settled upon by the
allied preniers which would make Ger
amany pay indemnities Of approximately
safty-ive billion dollars and a 1912 per
cent tax on her exports
This the Harding Administration has
declined TO do. So far President Hard
ing and Secretary Of State Hughes have
confined themselves to a statement that
Germany Is morally responsible for the
war aud must pay Just reparations.
Beyond that they have refused TO go.
What constitutes Just" reparations IS
subject Of dispute. The allies say S55,-
GOO, 900 and 1914 per cent Of German
exports constitute "just" reparatiOns. 3.
N. BaruCh and other American members
of the renarations committee in Paris es-
innate It at more nearly $4,000, O00,O 900.
RESULT REFLECTED
IL zap NOTE.
The first result Of NJ. viviaRi's failure
to enlist more ardent support from the
United States was seen by officials in the
tone OF the French answer to Secretary
Hughes note on the Island of zap anr
other mandates. This note officials char
aeterized as gratifying and highly sat
isfactory."
While France did not only take sides
with America as against Japan in this
zap controversy. officials saw in Premier
Brands offer 10 renew the matter before
the next meeting OF the allied supreme
council a tacit admission, at least, that
the American position is one Of soundness
and fairness.
] France is more keenly DESTROYS Of
American sympathy and support than she
is Of Japans having zap. IN the opinion
Of diplomats IN Washington, France can
be counted on TO support the American
contention that America must be consid-
cred in the disposition Of the fruits Of
victory.