The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-14
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Political Experts in Berlin Think British, with Japa- nese Ally, Ill-prepared for Hateful Decisions at Con ference Table.

Berlin, Nov. 14.-Here, in broad outline, is an exposition of the views held by an influential group of Ger man political writers on some of the issues at stake at the Washington Conference. The subjoined article is from the Muenchener Neuste Mach rtchten:
 The Washington Conference is imminent and never before in his tory has the British Empire been less prepared for fateful decisions than it is today. America wants a plain an swer as to whether England intends to sit at the conference.-the side by side with her Japanese ally or whether, for the sake of her Ameri- can friendship, she will deliver Japan az a victim to American plans. Eng land will find it so much harder to meke a decsion because the internal unity of the Empire and fl1e future position of the mother country in it's relation to the Dominions depends chiefly upon that decision. As a power in Asia, England cannot afford to make Japan her enemy without surrend'sring herself. But if there remains, even beneath the surface, the slightest distrust between Eng land and America the ties between England and her Dominions will au- tomatically be loCsened, and all hope for naval agreement and for relief frcm the present economic pressure will be lost.
 Debt Cancellation
 Much to the dfspleasure of the Uni ed States, British statesmen are agitating a general cancellation of debts as the only remedy for the we'll nigh into1erable economic conditions existing in the world today. America has let it be clearly understood that she would consider such a proposi- tion only at the price of an absolute, thoroughgoing political understand ing with England.
 France has always been in a much better position, for she wants nothing Of America except American sanction of the French European policy and, if necessary, Americas support in carrying out that policy. Frances strength as a military power on land is welcome to America as a means to bring pressure to bear upon England. gained considerable ground in the United States through clever propa- ganda among the people and in Amer 1can government circles Certainly it is not for nothing that Briand re- solved to take personal command of the French cause at Washington, nor is it in vain that the most famed of Frances military leaders are woo ing the American public in behalf of the French viewpoint
 England and France.
 ''In these circumstances it is easy to comprehend that England, on the eve of the Washington Conference, tried to draw France closer to her rather than repel her. Once again Germany-that is. German Upper Si- lesia-has been the common ground over which Britain and France shook hands. In making himself the exec utor of Clemenceau's will Briand has gained the greatest victory tha. could have been won against the British partner since Versailles.
 But even today probably no one in England doubts that uhis triumph was Pyrrhus victory, disastrous both to the victor and the vanquished and the comedy of Versailles will have for it's finale a catastrophe that will not even leave the worlds over lords at Washington unsha ken"