The Washington times., 1921-04-02
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PEACE:,HE.SAYS
Hapuood Ridicules Ex-Premier's
Stand for Moral Support
Against Germany.
BY NORMAN HAPGOOD.


results that ! predicted So far as
10 apparent, It has not led toward
any improvement in tho European
situation.
Unless things have been agreed
on that have been kept very secret,
the visit is merely an emphasis Of
well-known aspects Of French policy,
without any steps toward lessening
the evils of that policy.
PEACE PLAN IN AIR.
viviani and tho French Government
were anxious that the Knox resolu-
tion for q separate peace with Ger
many should not be carried out On
that point, II looks as II Vfviani
might be able on his return to report
at least q temporary success :.
However. II IL not the visit that has
temporarily side-tracked the Knox
policy. but the fact that neither the
Administration nor the Senate has
any sufficiently concrete Idea OF how
to execute q separate peace In detail
just now when France and Germany
arc in such q critical attitude toward
one another.
The main thing interfering with
the passage of the Knox resolution Is
the advance of French troops into
Germany. but a detail Is tho recent
German rioting, which in the news
papers always appears as the red
menace.
The red menace is one Of the
French governments trump cards. IL
pops up every few days. French ap-
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Russia was as emphatic as was
French disapproval OF Great Britain's
conclusion OF a trade agreement with
Moscow.
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.
As q matter OF fact, the State De-
partment's stipulations, in regard To
trade with Russia. had nothing to do
with trade. They bore entirely on
exploitation. which is q wholly diff
ferent matter. They were the stipu-
lstions that might naturally be drawn
up by big business interests in Amer
lea that had been operating in Rus
sia before the war. or that might hope
to operate there hereafter.
The difference between concessions
or exploitation. on the one hand. and
trade on the other, 10 clear. To get
an opportunity to make more har-
vesters in this country and ship them
TO Russia is to increase our trade.
An opportunity to build a harvester
company in Russia with American
capital is an opportunity for profitable
Investment but Is not an increase OF
our trade. On the contrary. de-
creases IL.
II you will study the conditions laid
down by the State Department again
a. all
the interests of exploiting capital and
not on the interests Of trade.
Out of NJ. vivianrs message, then
we may as well throw the Red men
ace. The over-production OF Red
scares Is doing more to hold back the
revival of the world than anythins
else. with one exception. That ex'
ception Is the relation between France
and Germany.
NJ. viviani fully realizes that Il
would be futile to try to bring back
to life the triple-slliance between
France, England and the United
States that Mr.. Wilson proposed In
the hope thereby OF auietins France
and keeling her from following a pol
icy of scare and revenge In the settle
ment with Germany. All NJ. Vivian
| asks is moral support" The distinc
IlOn Is <ASi -
support to what?
/ think I may say without impru-
dence that NJ. Viviani will not get the
moral support OF this Government tc
tho policy now being pursued in Ger
many by France. l say by France, as
everybody knows that Great Britain
Is against II, and reluctantly took
part merely to avoid q break with her
ally.
DEMANDS FRANKNEss.
Another thing may be hinted with
out imprudence. France is not the
only country that has made advances
to us lately, although she is the only
country that has done 1t openly. Ger
many Is not in a position to act
openly, but she has ways OF letting
us know that she would welcome Q
solution directed by us.
Now, nothing whatever will be, or
tsn be, accomplished by onesidedness,
Germans may be angry when ! say
that their country Is not likely to get
the backing they want from this
country unless they are frank about
the reparations.
Frenchmen will be angry at the
statement that they will get no sup
port from our administration unless
tney give up inc WnOlc pan Oh sSSk-
ing safety through weakening Ger
many.
But anger does no good. We have
enough OF 1t. What we need now ID
to look at the facts.
The treaty OF Versailles has some
unspeakably rotten elements in II
One Is the cutting Of Austria down to
q starvation unit, forcing part OF her
German population into Czecho-Slo-
vakia, and taking away from the re-
mainder the natural right Of self-de-
termination to join with Germany II
1t wants to.
Another evil is the threat to Jockey
the recent plebiscite in northern 81.
lesia because II had not come out as
| desired. There are plenty OF other
evils. but these are pressing.
1t can be said definitely that France
will get no moral support from the
present American Government unless
she faces these things. II the Knox
| resolution is not pushed at the pres
ent moment II Is because Of practical
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