The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-24
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
IS AIM OF FRANCE
Viviani May Seek to Join
America, England and
France in Entente
LEAGUE Is HOPELESS
So Believes French Statesman,
SO Far as Y. S. j. Com
ccrned, at Least
~ WILLIAM COOK
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PAIRS. March ~ -'fho CORNER
-stone of ~ new triple "psaocia ton
~ nations tho United States.
France aud Eurlnnd may bc laid nt
Washington by Premier NiFiauh now
cn route to America ON u special
uission TO see Presidont Harding.
~ Vivinut ~ duo To reach New
York on sunday
Tho view ot "a possible now 'Ho-
. ciotv OF powers" was sot forth today
~ H,ury Franklin Houillon. form
or member uf the French cabinet
ana until recently chairman of the
foreign affairs committee Of the
chamber Of deputies
NJ Franklin Bouillou feels that
under no circumstances viii the
United Stntos enter tho league Of
nations or link herself In military
alliance with her two big allies In
the recent war. But he does believe
the three powers can cooperate Of
toctivCiy 10 maintain the peace or
the world
May Modify 4. :. Attitude.
"Scndlng NJ Nlvinui 10 tho United
States on such special mission may
contribute 20 modify Americas at
titude toward Europe" said NJ.
Franklin uouiiicr
Let us hope 30 but we realize
that this task IN n hard one. Tho
evil done by the treaty of NorRaillrs
~ no profound that IL is difficult to
see how II can he repaired.
Tho system adopted at Versailles
rcpoaed on the lcnguc ot nations
and on the Frouch and Anglo
hmcrict pact. From the American
point OF view the league OF nations
does not exist No measure provid-
Ing for intcralliod aid has ever been
studied. No credit has been opened
or even promised for the resumption
OF our economic activity.
England on the Fence.
From the political point OF view.
the league OF nations should guar
nntec the signatorics OF the cove
nant the frontiers fixed by the treaty
OF Versailles. But one does not even
dare speak of this stipulation. In
any case the triple defensive ALI
ance proposed during the peace con
ference has no real status unless
America and England formally sub
scribe To II. England has entronchod
herself behind Americas refusal TO
iatify the statement and has not
even examined It, America, through
President Harding. only recently Of
firially announced her rcfusal TO
ratify the league covenant or to on
ter Into military alliance even with
US.
Now that the work OF Versailles
~ definitely abandoned Ia America.
wo must return to reality and rea
son. II IN useless to count upon all
. alliance; let M Try TO create coop
Grafton. Betwccn the two Crcat
branches OF the Anglo Saxon family.
representing tho United Stalus aud
England, France should be the unit.
Ing link
May he Danger In Policy.
"Our common claims against Ger
many will oblige us In the years 10
come to reach closer agreement
with England. This policy would
not be without danger to us and 10
the peace of the world, were we not
AT the same time assured OF closer
agreement with the United States.
IL IL France alone. strong In her
sympnthies for both and In her dis
interestcdness, who can realize this
association of the three great de-
mocracios of the world
There ~ the task to which our
statesmen should set themselves to
work IL they wish TO repair the
dangers of yesterday and avoid the
dangers of tomorrow
II hope that the voyage of NJ
Niviani will be the first evidence OF
this new policy which the treaty OF
Versailles, under the pretext of has
teninE, only is delaying"