Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-02
Contradicts Reports That
Premier BRAND Has Been
Disloyal to Conference.
PAPERS ASK BRAND
NOT TO COME TO u. S.
Former French Executive Has
Utmost Confidence. in Com
ing Arms Farley.

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FAIRS Oct lit lis urgent and
neecss1ry TO make an explanation OF
The rather numerous and contradic-
tory articles which have just APP
pcarcd in the Partisan press on the
subject of the loyal and unprctcnd-
ing adherence Premier BRAND has
given President Harding's invitation.
Sotiting would be more unjust
man belief in America that on
Tho part of the French press. and
consequently public opinion. there is
ihe least aversion or tho slightest
diStrust towards the important con-
terence which will open in Washing
ton November II. America knows
WIN what enthusiasm the ideas
which must be considered at that
great council have been received by
Franco, and that--saving the reserves
she mas the right to make concerning
the European situation. and tho dam
ger which, despite her love OF peace.
she may run even in the distant fu-
'ure BY being next door to an enemy
--sh" adhcreS TO the principle OF tho
81 the republic of the United states
No Reason for U~portS.
why. then. does the French press
ask Premier BRAND not to respond
10 the call Of which he has hccn
the object" II nothing in these
poiemics can affect the Importance
ana effectiveness OF the projected
contcrencr. neither can anything
touch the person OF Premier BRAND
If ne has aGyersarics and critics. IL
is the lot of the politician and
Americans VIII not be surprised to
learn That Premier may lie the
object OF certain attacks
However. IL must bc said that ar-
ter three years the French spirit has
been rendered slightly skcptical about
conferences, for during that period
TIC supreme council has held solemn
and frequent sittings without any
happy or even practical results he
ing perceived. These distant and for
NAL conferences from which the pub
He has been cXcludcd--;ls is quite
natural-have in no way encouraged
tho public They say-and they are
not always wrong-that at some OF
these conferences by transaction ar
ter transaction France has lost some
Thing and they would like to get back
TO the traditional system Of the old
diplomacy which consisted in ronfid-
ing negotiations on different Uucs-
tons u tho ambassadors already in
stalled. 1t il observed that these
ambassadors understood tho environ
ment. kept in touch with contingent
cics and personalities, chose the OPP
perfume moment and could learn the
opinion of their colleagues, and. in
word, represented all the qualities
and advantages a mandatory should
possess.
BrinEs rrcmicrs Into Conflict.
II is added that the new system
brings the Prcmiers OF each country
into conflict, and that they. either
from cgoism or because public opin-
ion Sustains or criticizcs them as n.
parliamentary majority backs or
abandons them, strike uncompromis-
ing attitudes.
council leads the peoples who havA
seen il meet To have too great cx-
pcctations and. being unabc, To sat
isfy these hopes. leaves disillusion
and acrimony behind them, there Is
no similarity between the deport-
ncnt of the supreme council and the
great, unique and unprecedented con-
iidcncc that President Harding wishes
10 assemble in America. There gem
crai and governing ideas will be de-
bated. There sovereign ideas Of
each state on known subjects will
he taken up which the human con-
science has considered a long time
in q general way. and which have
been rendered moro acute by the fc-
rocity OF the last war. There. too,
tremendous publicity will he attached
to the solemn deliberations, even If
The conference meetings are not held
before Il large audence-which ]
think Impossible ana danGerous--and
the people wh9 paid with tears and
..:ood for the right to reconstruct n
better humanity for their children
viii he able TO follow the thought
discussed.
No Sort of Comparison.
Consequently, there is no sort o.
comparison to he made between this
conference and the supreme councii s.
the number Of which and sometimes
the nsclcssncss and sometimes. too.
The danscr-has ended by imprcssinS
the French public.
The French public and its Pariia-
ment arc too well Informed about
international needs" and too at
,ached to America not to understand
that great exception can be made
in high human interest To that rule
which imposes the presence of the
chief executive on our soil. That Is
why il will consent to tho head OF
the French government going to
Amcrica.
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