South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-16
BRITAIN AND WAR
ALLY NOW QUARREL
Growing Difference Between
France and England Cause
of Concern.

most amazing aspects 0t post war
diplomacy is the constant irritation
and friction between Downing 80.
md the Quai dOIsay. since the
framing Of the Versailles treaty.
While the respective premiers
End foreign ministers profess 90 be
in complete agreement there would
seem 20 be always some high officials
on one. or both. sides Of the Eng
lish channel Eerpetuating the fric-
ton
British diplomats do not attempt
90 conceal their establishment over
the recent foreign policy Of France.
and profess their inability 10 see
what France has 90 gain by antago-
MIXING friendly big powers for the
sake OF negotiations with smaller
nations and even misrepresentation
factions
'F'rance-or az least the Quail
d'Orsay 80 has been exasperating
England for the past Is months,
she has almost quarreled with Italy
and Japan. has not exactly con-
ciliated the United states. has
aroused bitter feeling I'm Soviet Rus
STA. and absolutely precluded
rapprOchement with Germany for
the next century" declared a com
petent authority IN conversation with
the United Press. land what nation
s. there left whose friendship f.
worth these sacrifices 20
Independent Attitude.
The authority mentioned was
quite frank, and fully conceded that
Frances war losses justified, to a
great extent. a certain amount OF
suspicion Of her allies when Il came
20 suggested concessions TO Germany
IN the matter Of reparatiOns. indem-
mites. etc. but ne maintained that
any such suspicious or differences
could be better threshed out in
frank personal conferences between
ministers
Frances occupation Of Frankfort
last year, and the recent WIesbaden
agreement between the French and
German Ministers of ReConstruc-
ton Loucheur and Rathenau) did
nothing 10 ease the separations qUes-
ton. and IN addition 20 further ex-
asperating Germany they only irri-
tated Frances allies by reason Of
the abrupt manner IN which they
were undertaken without previous
consultation with the allies Eng
land had no objection TO the Wies-
baden agreement I'm principle, but
the foreign office was greatly offend
ed by the manner n which IL was
concluded" declared the diplomat
The most fragrant instance Of
disregard for British feelings. ac-
ccrding 10 officials here was the
agreement concluded with Mustap-
Ia Kemal at Angora by the French
commissioner, Franklin Bouillon.
which despite the tri-partite agree
ment between France. England and
Italy. virtually recognized a belli-
Eerent not officially recognized by
these powers. and conceded to
Renal territory which France never
possessed. and which she only held
under a mandate from the League
Of Nations
Interest I'm Asia Minor.
British and French interests have
frequently clashed I'm Asia Minor,
but since the Kemalist revolt against
the authority of the Sultan. there
have been several nasty Jars.
Frances claim TO the Damascus
sphere OF influence" enabled her
20 summarily eject Emir Feisul. the
Anglorhlle Arab chleftain. who was
elected King Of Syria England
didn't like this and IL took her some
time TO pacify Feisul. but she recent
is found the Arab potentate another
kingdom An MesopOtamia The Brit
ish diplomatic view is that France
has no geographical or logical locus
standi I'm Asia Minor. and that her
presence there is purely obstructive.
Incidentally, while not being pre-
pared TO go TO war about such a
subject. the average BTitisher re-
CARDS Palestine, Syria NesOpOtamia
Cor Irak as Il is now called). Persia,
etc. as paid for by British blood
and held by British bayonets-
Frances precipitate recognition OF
Cen. Wrangel Jared the allied chan
ce1le1es. but the open and under
ground support by French diplomats
OF Poland's aggressive designs on
Soviet Russia. Iithuania. Germany
and other neighbors very nearly
caused serious complications The
frankly pro-Polish policy OF France
in the matter of Upper Silesia was
most serious, as British and Italian
military commanders found them
selves compelled to regard the
French plebiscitc troops more as
enemies than allies iu their efforts
20 restore order in that troubled
zone.
International Chess.
Brush statesmen have little hest
tation in creditluE France with con-
nivanoe-if not actual instigation--oi
SerbiR's aggressive attempts on Al
bania. although France has no IN
terests IN that part OF Europe be-
yond a Diplomatic desire TO prevent
Iltay extending her frontiers across
tho Adratic. Brain officially
not desire 20 see Italy make an Ital
fan lake OF the Adri1tic by obtain.
ing TOO strouE a foothold In Albania
but her statesmen fully realize tina
the presence Of Serbians on the Adri
auc seaboa-d does ont help toward.
European peace As the lesser OF
two evils Britain would prefer 10 see
Albania an Italian sphere Of infu
ence" than part or the kingdom O
Serbia. or JuEo-Slavta-
A recent small source OF irrita
ton. during the soreness caused n,
the Franco -Kemalist treaty. was the
publication IN the Paris press OF the
text OF an alleged Anglo-TJrkisi