Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-16
SOUR CREAM DALRYlNG
IS BOON TO FARMER
RACIAL DIFFERENCES
NAG ALLIED COUNCIL
BY ANDRE TARDTEU.
Former French high commissioner
to America.

BY ANDRE TARDTEu.
Former French high commissioner
to America.
Copyright, 1929
|. (Inevitable racial and temperamental diff
ferences mark the delibera lions Of the al
lied supreme council in Paris and NJ. Tar
dieu sees little hope that these differences
ever will be eradicated)
PARIS, Aug. 13.-The Silesian dis
pute amply illustrates how the Eu-
ropean powers can agree perfectly
upon basic principles of a settlement
and yet differ wholly on interpreta-
tions. These diverse interpretations
spring from diverse political concep-
tions which in turn are dictated by
opposite temperaments and traditions.
I noticed this difficulty during the
war and again during the peace con-
ference. I remember how hard it was
to bring about CONSUMPTION in Eng
land, though CONSUMPTION was indis-
pensable. l remember how hard it
was to persuade the United States to
understand the need Of a blockade
Of Germany, without which economic
pressure was impossible. / remember
the long debate in 1919 on the sub
ject of the occupation of the left
bank of the Rhine, which France held
necessary. as guarantee of the exc
cution of the treaty and against
another invasion.
David Lloyd George regarded such
an occupation as unJusttfiable. use
less and dangerous.
These differences still exist in the
supreme council. Can they ever be
eliminated? 1t is very doubtful. But
at least we can try not to aggra-
vate them by inexcusable errors.
Take, for instance, the strange COM
parsons in English newspapers be-
tween Silesia and Alsace Lorraine,
x1zho 10th he
illusions are false.
The Daily Chronicle, a supposed
Lloyd George organ, says that "by
taking Alsace Lorraine from France,
Germany rendered necessary sooner
or later war in which France would
strive to regain her lost provinces"
This same paper concludes:
France is committing in Silesia
the same mistake Germany made in
Alsace Lorraine"
1t seems uncomfortable that a great
paper could distort the piaineSt his
torical facts in such, a manner. To
believe the Chronicle, France planned,
prepared for and declared war to re-
take the provinces annexed by forca
and without plebiscite in 1871. Who
does not know that this is the exact
contrary of the truth? For forty years
France carried her wound silently,
enduring patiently Germany's provo
cations of 1881, 1887, 1905, 1909 and
1911. Despite the German menace,
France reduced her military service
in 1905 and again in. 1908. In 1914
France withdrew her forces ten kilo-
metres from the frontier to avoid
the risk of clashes with the Ger
mans. War was sought, prepared for
and declared in 1914 not by France,
robbed of her territory, but by Ger
many, unsatisfied with the old con-
quests, and desiring new.
So we see that no com ma rison iS
possible: 1t was because she sue
ceeded in grasping Alsace Lorraine
in 1871 that Germany sought to
grasp our northern mining basin In
Chronicle impugns to France, falls
back upon itself. The more Germany
gets, the more she wants. If given
the Silesian industrial region, she
would Immediately demand all Oh
Silesia.
How can any one compare what
happened in 1871 with 1914? In 1871
Germany snatched two provinces
which unanimously desired to remain
French. She held no plebiscite. but
just took them. Today in upper SHES
STA vote has been taken, which
procedure Germany certainly would
not have permitted if she had been
the victor in the war. Even with nom
resident votes admitted in violation
enths of the Silesian people voted
Polish against SeVen-eleVenthS voting
of the treaty of Versailles, four-elev.
German. In the face of this England
proposes to give Germany nine-elev-
enths and Poland two. France re-
fused.
What in ali this resembles 1871!
The allied and associated natio
largely through their governments
fault, but partly through circum-
stances, have for months failed to
measure up to the tasks which the
problems Of world peace and progress
impose. 1t is great mistake to com
plcate their difficulties and widen
their misunderstanding by disto.t-
ing the plain truths of recent his
tory to make a sterile controversy.