The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-08-18
F0CH COMING To
UNITED STATES
GREAT SOLDIER MAY REPRESENT
FRANCE IN CONFERENCE
ON DISARMAMENT,
TO BE GUEST OF THE LEGION
French Dread OF the German Menacs
viii Have Its Effect on the Delib
erations Of the international Gath
erins in Washington.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

Washington.-Jules j. Jusserand
French ambassador to the Uniteo
States, just before he sailed for Pari,
the other day on short vacation
"mOpped his heated brow" and made
two remarks, one of which everybody
who lives In Washington Is willing t.
say certainly Is true, and the Other
Of which all veterans OF the A. T.. +
probably hope Is true. The first wore
Of the ambassador was that Wash
ington Is the hottest place on EARTH
and the second was, "When l come
back to this country early In october
Marshal Foch will come with me-"
Recently there came word from
the French government to the effect
that the military man who woulo
represent II In the disarmament con
ference probably would be Genera
Sarrail, one Of the best known soldier,
Of France and one of the men who
helped to turn the German tide bach
at the Marine In early September. 1914
and who, In fact, was one Of Joffre';
most able lleutenants.
II Is believed that Marshal FOch
admitted by most men to be the great
est soldier that the war produced
will come to this country In October
as the companion of the ambassador
but whether or not he will represen'
the French nation later on the dis
armament conference board Is not ye'
known. II he comes as a member OF
the board Sarrall probably will moi
eral usage to send two high military
authorities on a joint errand.
Coming to Legion Convention.
General Foch is coming to the
United States to attend a convention
Of the American Legion to be held II
Kansas City for which great prepare
lions are making. He also will be
the guest of other organizations which
grew out Of the war, and of the
knights OF Columbus In Chicago.
From the tenor of the recent French
dispatches 1t appears that they in
tend to include among the conferees
whom they appoint a military mar
rather than a naval man. Frances
great problem In disarmament has tt
do with its land forces rather thar
its navy, while with Great Britain
and to considerable extent the
United States, the matter is reversed
There has been frequent comment
here on the difference between belief
In the coming of disarmament anC
hope that II Is to come. Everybody
hopes that the conference will brinl
a chance to throw away as many
weapons as possible by common
agreement, and also there are many
who hold that there are a good many
rocks In the way.
When Ambassador Jusserand sailed
for France the other day he probably
expressed the views of his fellow
countrymen, when touching the ques.
tion OF land disarmament, he said:
There are no Straits Of Dover be
tween France and Germany and my
country must protect her own inter
ests."
France Still Sees German Menace.
The century-old fear that Germany
intended some day TO disrupt France
nj Its leisure Is hard to kill In the
French mind and heart. The feai
about the German menace is not foi
today, but for tomorrow, and so II Is
believed generally In Washington
that when the question Of land arma
hent comes up for discussion the
views Of the French either must pre-
vail or France cannot agree To all the
conclusions arrived at by the other
members of the conference.
There Is another point which will
be at issue In the disarmament gath. |
eving. Every nation will be com
PEELED 10 make provision for enough /
soldiers to do It's internal police work
BY this is meant the work Of protect.
untoward events generally, and also
giving II a sufficient force OF soldiers
to be used as a nucleus In case that
at some untoward time, some other
party 10 the conference forgets Its
promise. tears up the paper of agree
ments and starts invading on its own
hook.
Therefore there Is no possible
chance that as a result Of the confer
ence complete disarmament will come.
nor perhaps anything approaching com.
plete disarmament but II the navies
of the world can be so reduced that
troops cannot be transported To attack
an across-the-sea nation. and II the
armies of each nation are so reduced
that one country cannot by It's superior
force instantly invade another coun-
try practical disarmament will have
been accomplished
Congress Divided az to Recess.
One faction Of the dominant party
In congress today Is maintaining that
the sentiment In the country Is In
favor OF having the lawmakers stick
to their work and do all that they
can do In a legislative way without
thought OF recess. Another faction
that the country desires
that the two big legislative Jobs Of