The New York herald., 1921-11-26
Cites Need of Protection for
60,000,0OO Colonists on
Three Seas.
PRAISE FOR CONFERENCE
SHOULD Prove New Source of
JOY and Glory to Amer
ica,' He Says.

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Premier BRAND of France, whose
short stay in this country produced
the greatest controversy of the arms
conference, sailed for home yesterday
on the French liner Paris. He said
he left with tranquil spirit and a
peaceful heart" because he believed
the whole world understood that
France is peaceful nation, but must
be permitted adequately to protect
herself against her special dangers.
obviously he returns to Paris un-
diverted from his purposes by such
criticism as that from Lord Curzon.
He said just before his departure: "If
France changes her policy shall no
longer be at the head of the French
Government" And also France
VIII help you in settling final peace in
the world. If France has some rifles
left 1t Is because she is forced to keep
them-in the racks"
Defends Turkish Agreement.
In specific reply to the admonitory
address in London on Thursday of Lord
Curzon, relative to the French agree
ment with the Turkish Nationalists, NJ.
BRAND said the agreement was signed
In London after due notice TO the ALLIES
and that inasmuch as 1t prevented blood
shed and permitted France to reduce by
half her army In the Orient, he was
surprised that We should be reproached
to reduce our standing army
Quite as interesting was his hint that
he regards Arthur Balfour. rather than
Lord Curzon, the spokesman of Britain
In matters that come before the con-
ference in Washington for discussion.
Il shall pin my faith" he said, ION
the words of Mr.. Balfour, pronounced at
the last public session of the conference.
when he solemnly recognized, as did all
the other delegates that the situation
of France in Europe was exceptional and
| that she had need to take precautions
| for her security"
The Premier continued: "As regards
| disarmament, France will have gone as
far along this road as any other country
In effect on land. in spite of the dangers
which she undergoes. she has already
spontaneously reduced her metropolitan
army by third. In spite of the law
| which keeps three classes with the coll
ors, there are actually only two. Fur
| thermore, the Government has intro
duced bill into Parliament which re-
| duces the period of service by half, and
| in consequence the number of electives
In the same proportion 1t is much more
than the other nations will do as re-
CARDS navies. since the naval reductions
envisaged do not exceed 40 per cent.
Add this That France. which has
| &C. 100000 subjects in her colonies, whose
coasts are on three seas. which, conse-
| quently, needs a navy. has seen her fleet
of capital ships reduced by the effects
of the war from three sQuadrons to a
single squadron. She is prepared on this
ground to realize an accord with her
friends and allies for the same propor-
tional reduction.
German Army n Menace.
"Our English friends ought to recor
nize the fact that the German feet IN
at the bottom of the sea and that con-
| sequently II is no longer a menace either
for England or for ue. But the 1000, 900
men of the German armies are still
there, very much alive and available
1t is fact which France must realize
and consider"
M. Brands reply to Lord Curzon's
France and the Turkish Nationalists fol-
lows
First. 1t Is not treaty: 1t is an
agreement between the Angoran Govern
ment and us for the settlement of spe-
cial questions concerning the frontier of
Syria and Cilicia. the exchange of pris-
oners and the cessation of hostilities
which since the war have cost France
several thousand killed and which COM
PEELED us to keep in these distant regions
an army of 10000 men. IL was an in
tolerable burden for which the Plrlia-
ment would no longer assume RESPONSE
bility, and I am surprised that we should
be rcproached-in the very moment that
we are asked to reduce our sta anding
army--for an agreement which has as a
result the prevention of new bloodshed
and which permits us to reduce by half
our army in the Orient.
81 am still more surprised that there
should be any astonishment al this
agreement. 1t was prepared and signed
at London In the course of conference
which. on the initiative of England, we
had been asked to attend. We gave
notice to our allies that we had decided
to sign a special agreement for the set
tlement of our private affairs. The Ital-
ians did the came.
Later, with several notifications
which did not fundamentally change It..
this agreement was again examined and
finally ratified by the great Turkish as
scmbly. II can only aid in the establish
ment OF a general peace of which all the
conditions are reserved, and will soon.
hope, form the object of a complete
negotiation, which this time may result
in an equitable and definite peace In the
Orient.
1.-THE British Government is well
aware that we are all ready. In agree
rient with England and our other Allies.
to seize the propitious moment to obtain
such q peace"
The Premier said he left America with
n feeling OF deep regret and sorrow, be-
cause he had found ii so pleasant.
The arms conference. he said, would
| always be one OF his best remem-
brances, and "wii serve to sooth the Bit
terness which attaches 10 my profession"
He said that this conference should
prove a new source Of joy and glory
to the United States" and voiced his
confidence that IL was on the right road
ard would attain happy results.