The New York herald., 1921-03-14
WAR OF COMPULSION
ASSkILED In BRITAIN
j. l.. Garvin, Editor of London
Observer Says 1t Threatens
Economic Ruin.
FIVE YEAR PLAN FAVORED
Former Lloyd George Sup
porter Declares: 1T Is We
Who Are in Danger
FIVE YEAR PLAN FAVORED

Special cable TO THE NEW YORK HERALD,
CopYrioht. 1921. 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, March 10.
Signs OF British discomfort under the
diplomatic war of attrition" against
Germany are becoming more noticeable.
T. L. Garvin, editor Of the Observer,
hitherto one of Premier Lloyd Georges
warmest supporters, has three col
umn article In that newspaper, Under
the heading Chaos and the Indem-
nifty; QUO Vadis Europe?" He accom-
panies the article with an editorial de-
nouncing the entire work at Versailles
except the League of Nations. and pre-
diets that within five years another and
saner conference viii be necessary, free
from those Individual and nationalistic
selfishnesses such as Robert Lansing re-
veals in his recently published article
on Georges Clemenceau. Mr.. Garvin
says the way out Is TO settle on some
thing for Ave years which the Allies
can collect, and concludes:
"At the end of such a period let the
rest be subjected to a complete review
by some authoritative tribunal with
neutral or an American element added
to it."
Immediately following the decisions OF
the conference the Asquithian organs
began a bitter attack along the lines OF
Sir George Paish's theories.
Significance of His Step.
The significance of Mr. Garvin join
ing the opposition is that he is not only
personally friendly with the Premier
and the editor Of Lord Astor's news
paper but that he Is one of the real
leaders Of the Unionist thought within
the Coalition. He bases his attack on
the London decisions, With the conten-
tion that they will ruin not only Ger
many. but England. and will get France
nothing. He admits that to some extent
there is a substantial divergence be-
tween the immediate interests of France
and England, France being a self-sus-
tained. self-supporting agricultural so
ciety and England being virtually de-
pendent upon the restoration OF. her pre-
war trade But he insists that better
way must be found without rupturing
the Entente.
In fusillade Of crisp sentences, which
lie uses when excited he declares:
1T is we who are in danger--we for
whom the restoration Of all our pre-war
trade connections IS a matter OF life and
death il we are to enjoy even pre-war
level of prosperity. We are on q fatal
course. 1t cannot ne Tor the DeneHt OF
France TO make the Entente the eco
nomic means of our economic destruc-
ton. by impeding our shipping stop
ping our factories and throwing more Of
our people into the streets. This cannot
90 on. In concert with France better
way must be found"
1T is a Madness he says elsewhere.
"a madness which, IL long pursued, will
bring the fundamental interests of this
country-trade, employment and the
commercial basis supporting the Inn
perial structure--nto the most dire peril
and jeopardy that ever has been
known"
Mr.. Garvin asserts Premier Lloyd
George himself realizes this, but he has
been led by other forces.
Mr.. Garvin compares the Rhine Gus
toms barrier to a similar separating line
between Lancashire and the Industrial
Midands or through France from Havre
BY way of Lyons to Marseiles. lie says
that this. with the killing of the German
export trade. means the ruin of Germany
without speaking of any reparations, and
&C ntlnues:
I'VE already have 100000 of unem-
ployed More than two years after the
armistice, that is what we call peace.
And that is what we call compensation"