New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
BRAND Avoids
Foes Attack by
Visit to u. S.
Bitter Fight on Ministry Due
When Chamber Meets i'm
Fall May Fail With the
Premier in Washington
Enemies CllargeW eakness
Lloyd Georges Dominance
i'll the Supreme Council
Is Resented by French

Special Cable to Tbs Tribune
Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, Aug. 1S.-There is posi-
bility tina. clever vancouver, by which
Premier BRAND may he able to escape
a serious battle in the Chamber Of
Deputies over Frances international
policy. is behind the Premier's prompt
acceptance of the opportunity to travel
personally to the Washington disarma-
ment conference in November. The
Chamber of Deputies Is scheduled
under the law to reconvene in Octo-
Der, following the Premiers official
summons to the autumn session.
Brands enemies, however, are not
waiting for October, but already are
beginning to hurl newspaper interpol-
lations at him on the question Of
French policy, especially since Premier
Lloyd Georges domination of the Su-
preme Councl meeting in Paris.
1t is possible now to conceive of a
move on Brands part in which the
Washington conference would be an
important factor in French politics and
save. or at least prolong, the life Of
the BRAND government.
Could Not Fight Him at Farley
The Premier must issue the call for
the reconvenng Of Parliament, but
there is no law to prevent him being
aboard liner and on his way to Wash
ington when the Chamber actually
meets. Once in Washington, repre-
senting France in what most French
men believe to be the most important
meeting since the armistice, it is re-
garded as unlikely that even the bitter
est anti-Brand group in the Chamber
would be able to gather coalition of
strength sufficient to overthrow the
government behind the Prcmier's back
Politically, BRAND vii! he safe in
Washington in late October than in
Paris.
brands opponents are banking on
information that the Premier was in
clined to grant greater concessions TO
Lloyd George during the Supreme
Council meeting in an effort to save
| tho Franco Aritish' entente than he
made before tne deadlock eventuated in
Lloyd Georges proposal to call on the
Council Of The League of Nations as the
only means of preventing a rupture of
Allied unity. They credit the inter
vention Of president Millerand, along
with that of several of the ministers,
with the stiffening of Brands position
and his rejecting the British thesis on
Upper Silesia after Lloyd George had
threatened to break the entente unless
France yielded.
Lloyd Georges speech in the House
of Commons and BRANDS answer in
the French press now serve to clarity
the subject Of the Franco British en-
tente, which has been exempliied in
mum erous meetings OF the Supreme
Council since the Versailles conference
Lloyd Georges speech carefully en-
phasized that European peace was con-
tingent on the union OF the Allies and
that the spirit of the entente was
stronger than ever. Likewise, the Brit
curity lay in the readiness Of the world
to aid her if she became the object Of
an unprovoked attack.
More materaistic Frenchmer, how.
ever, are unwilling to wait for an un-
provoked attack, and believe that
Frances foreign policy, especially as It
concerns Germany, should be so con-
structed that France would always be
stronger than Germany.
Holds French Position Unwcakened
to insistent demands of the French
press, received score Of Journalists in
the Foreign Office at 10 o'clock He de-
clared in the main that Lloyd Georges
speech in the House Of Commons had
not weakened the French thesis in the
Upper Silesian dispute and said that re
frankly had not the slightest desire to
continue the Supreme Courcil discus .
sions," which are now awaiting the YER
=,
Nations, composed of eight countries,
on which France is depending for a
just opinion.
brands political opponents do not
believe that the French thesis will be
upheld in the League Councils session,
which, it was announced to-day, would
begin at Geneva week from next
Monday.
They already are prepared to attack
BRAND for his alleged weakness in the
face Of ouch clever politician as
Lloyd George, who is now talking OF
Allied union after having cleverlv ma.
ncuvered the Upper Silesian problem
into the pro-British Council Of the
League of Nations.
Brands way of escape from the
storm he knows Will break at the very
beginning of the October session OF
the Chamber nay be the Washington
conference. 1t is recalled that at every
session Of the Supreme Council which
Erand has attended as head Of the
French government Lloyd George has
proved the stronger opponent, giving
slight concession wherever he wa.
able to gain a greater one from the
British viewpoint.
Lloyd Georges Prestige Grows
Lloyd Georges political STRENGTH in
England has been greatly enhanced a.
the result of his victory at Paris, where.
as BRAND cones cut more Weakened
While the Allied entente, as a whole
is preserved, it is realized here that
the Franco-Britsh entente--which was
based almost wholly on the peaceful
solution Of European disputes through
the medium Of the French and British
Premiers' domination of the Allied Su-
preme Council-no longer exists
The French point OF view in Euro
pcan discussions always has been based
on the future security of Franco, while
on the contrary, the British viewpoint
has been based on future commercial
relations. Thus these viewpoints arc
so different that they have nothing in
common.
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