The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
M. Jusserand Calls on
Harding to Announce
Viviani's Mission.
SEEKS TO CLARITY
POLICY OF ENTENTE
French Eager for Ameri-
can Support on Ger
man Occupation.
ny ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.

BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNINc.
A conference yesterday between
President Harding and NJ Jules
Jusserand. the French Ambassador,
brought to the fore the whole ques-
tion of the administrstion's Sttitude
on the Versailles treaty, the league
Of nations. and pending differences
between the United States and the
entente allies.
Ambassador Jusserand. whose gov
ernment keenly desires American
aid in exacting reparation from
Germany. American acceptance %
the German peace. treaty and the
tripartite alliance for the -protec-
tion Of France; and also the. en-
trance of the United States into
some sort Of a league OF nations,
paid a formal visit to the President
and remained an hour in the WHIT
House.
vfyiani's Visit.
when he emerged from the tx
ecut:ve Mansion. shortly after >
o'clock, the Ambassador said that
he had called to announce 10 tn"
President the forthcoming visit OF
former Premier NivianL who is
coming TO present the good wishes
Of the French government 20 the
new administration President
Harding had nothing to add 10 the
Ambassadors explanation Of his
mission.
To what extent Ambassador Jusse-
rand elucidated TO the Presiden the
underlying aims of the French gov
ernment, which presumably the
Niviani mission is intended 10 fur
ther. and 10 what extent Mr.. Hard
ing defined his attitude toward the
questions thus recommerdod are
matters left TO speculation. aided
by such glimpscs u the Presidents
purposes as have hecn vouchsafcd
up 20 date.
French Viewpoint.
That NJ. Niviani is coming 10
Washington to stat" tho European
situation from the French viewpoint
to the President. and TO learn to
Nndt extent luC I ullfn STATES u
disposed to participate in European
affairs is not doubted. II was only
last week the French Foreign or
flee stated that Ambassador Jussc-
rand had been instructed TO asccr-
tain whether the United States
would Join a modified league Of
nations"
Indications arc not wanting that
what France and the other allies
most kcenly desire at the earliest
possible moment is some manifesto
tion that the United States indorscs
the reparations ball presented to the
German government and the meas
ures adopted bv France and Great
Britain TO compel German accept
ancc. There is no doubt they want
American troops 10 remain on tn"
Rhine and that they would regard
the withdrawal Of these forces -
certain to encourage German re-
sisance to tho rerarations terms.
Want Troops 10 stay.
n American troops are kept On
the Rhine. and II in addition the
American government werc TO *
press approval OF the repsrstions
eXacted Of Germany and tho meas
ures taken to enforce payment. tho
allies would have reason to believe
that the Germans would abandon
hope Of American moral support
and yield 10 the terms.
II is not doubted that the Prosi-
dent will inform NJ. Niviani. II he
did not inform Ambassador Jusse-
rand today. Of the policy adopted by
his administration. which was Of
fcially revealed last Saturday and
presumably was impaired to VI.
Jusserand by Secretary Of State
Hughes in their FIRST talk a few
days Heretofore
American robey.
This policy is that the United
States purposes to insist upon fuu
recognition of all it's rights now-
ing from participation in the defeat
Of Germany and does not intend to
discuss matters brought forward by
any nation which does not satisfy
the administration on this score.
In pursuance Of this policy the
President and Secretary Hughes -
would decline TO entertain from the
allies proposals of action by the
United States until they have caus-
ed the modification Of the mandates
for former territories OF the central
powers to the satisfaction Of the
American government
Mandate Disposal.
The United States contends that
the Mesopotamian and Pacide-<
islands mandates fs1l to guarSxfce
the open door for Americapy/Shter-
prise. and that the Disregard
ed President Wilson'S observation IN
including the islandNof Iap in the
Japanese mandate.
These denials of inalienable
American rights derived from Amer
ican participation in the war can
he retracted by the allies. acting. n
necessary, through the league Of
nations council. which they con-
troll, and when they have done so
the Harding administration. IL q
sdheres to its enunciated policy,
will be willing to discuss the allies
proposals as TO other matters, but
not before