The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-25
vIvIANI COMING TO U. S.
TO SPEAK FROM HEART

visit to speak from heart to heart to
it and to salute it's President"
Such is the message which Rene
Viviani, who will arrive in Washing
ton at the end of March, has requested
me to transmit in his name and i can
testify, as have been closely connect
ed with the preparations for his voy-
age, that every word Of this message
is strictly true,
France has nothing to ask Of Amer
lea. If she had anything to ask or to
negotiate, she would do so by the in
termediary of the splendid man who
is her official Ambassador at Wash
ington, Jules Jusserand, and who en-
joys the unanimous confidence of the
French, just as he enjoys the unani-
nous affection Of the Americans. No,
France has nothing to ask of Amer
lea. But new President has just en-
tered the White House and the new
administration has just arrived in
Washington. Therefore, the French
Government has thought it proper to
send one of the most eminent states
men of France to salute the new Pres
ident and to transmit to the new Ad-
ministration all its good wishes. At
the same time, as this statesman ranks
as being the first parliamentary Of
France he will be able to speak from
heart to heart with the Senate and
the Congress of Washington, and as
he is the representative of France at
the present League of Nations, he
will be able, should he be requested to
do so, to indicate what is good and
what is effective, what can be re-
tanned and what should be altered in
the existing organization.
Views on League of Nations
i have already had the occasion of
explaining what Rene ,Viviani's views
were relative to the League of Ma
tons. They were very similar to
those which President Harding ex-
pressed when, in his message of ac-
ceptance, he sketched the outlines of
a future association of nations. They
are also very similar to those of the
Republican majority of the Senate.
Senator Lodge" said Mr.. Viviani
TO me many a time, twas perfectly
right in opposing article 10 of the
covenant. In so doing, he showed that
he was not only wise man, but also
an honest man. Because no honest
man can pledge his nation to observe
clause 10. In modern law, this clause
10 constitutes a swindle; in which
promises are made that one knows
well in advance will not be possible to
be kept"
Therefore, Rene Viviani proclaims
more loudly than anyone else that the
present system of the League of Ma
lions is far from being perfect. The
house, if one desired to live in it,
needs deep notifications. But then
comes the question: "Must it be
thrown down completely and another
one be entirely newly built? Or should
certain parts of it be kept which might
be used, putting the eidice together
in harmony with American tastes and
traditions?" Mr.. Viviani leans nat
urally towards the latte. solution.
U. S. Holds Fate of League.
America" he says, "holds the fate
Of the League of Nations in her hands;
she can either destroy it with one sin
gle stroke or give it eternal life. If
America grants the right of living to
he League of Nations, she will GER
.ainly do so under certain conditions,
lnder conditions that the social pact
loes not clash with her traditions, her
customs, nor with the sovereign will
# her people. This is infinitely Just.
BUT to whom will America notify her
To the great powers,
iuch as France, England, Italy, ia
pan, Brazil? Or to all the nations,
great and small, such rs they are al
resent constituted in society? most
desire that il be to the
league of Nations, and not only to
,onsortium of the great powers.
wish this because we must more than
ever show respect and confidence to
he small countries. Morally, they
ire equal to the grea5 ones. Numeri-
ally they are in the majority. It is
% them that we mus. go if we wish
he world to be converted to the IDEAS
# justice and peace. 1t is from
hem that we must ask the necessary
in the common house
INTO which they have entered. They
viii accede all the more voluntarily
o alterations if they are addressed
lirectly than if one claims to impose
hem through three or four big archi-
ects from outside"
ToUP BOY 90,