The New York herald., 1921-03-31
Immediate Purpose y n
Get American Cooperation
Against Future Aggres-
sions by Germany.
FEARS SEPARATE PACT
France Believes 1t Will Eli
courage Berlin. Making
Reparations Collection
More Difficult.
WANTS TROOPS ON RHINE
French Statesman Has 2 Hour
Conference With Secretary
Hughes Before Going to \
White House.
WANTS TROOPS ON RHINE
geciol Despatch TO THE New YoGK HEKALA
New York Herald bureau.
Washington, ID. g.. March 30.

New York Herald bureau,
Washington, ID. g.. March 80.
France formally has offered 70 CO.
operate with the United States in
bringing about a stable world peace
This was the burden of the message
delivered by NJ Rene Viviani. special
envoy extraordinary to this country.
in his first conferences with Presl-
dent Harding and Secretary. of State
Hughes to-day.
Although no official information re-
garding the conversations OF the
President, the Secretary Of State and
the former French Premier was OBJ
tainable il became known to-tight
that the immediate purpose OF N.
viviani's visit is TO seek the assist
ance Of this country in obtaining
guarantees against future aggression
by Germany and especially the moral
support of the Washington AaInfnsEs
tration for the allied effort to 2rgerce
the reparations agreement uroc ~
German Government.
Attitude Toward Leagur
France is not seeking THROUGH All.
yiviani to draw the United Sta n; sU-
willingly into the League of Nst.css
but will accept some other ba~is -
peace IL the United States uSssFs
upon it.
NJ. yiviani. accompanied by Ans5as-
sador Jusserand. who acted as a'~ In
terpreter - for the former Picnssrr
does not speak English - called M
Secretary Hughes soon after VI
o'clock and remained in conference
with Mr.. Hughes and Under-Sectt1aFS
Fletcher for more than an houf. AT
4 so o'clock NJ. viviani and NJ. jas-
serand called at the White HOUSE aar
passed twenty-five minutes with
President Harding.
White House Statement.
President Harding authorized the
following statement after they had left
the White House:
M. Viviani called 10 pay the COM
plments and utter the good wishes OK
the President of France to the Prcsi-
dent. lie was accompanied by the
French Ambassador. NJ. Viviani en-
phasized the desire Of France to con-
tinue the friendship between the two
republics and expressed gratitude to
America for the great things done
since his previous visit a
"The President is giving a dinner N
NJ viviani's honor or the evening OF
April O."
NJ Niviani received a return visit
from the Secretary Of State at his
apartments in the Shoreham Hotel at
o'clock this evening.
Only the bare outlines Of the ar
rangements which France wishes 20
make with this country were sug-
gested al the conferences. They are
70 be elaborated at further conference.
with Secretary Hughes. But il is pos
sible to give an accurate survey % the
motives sctuating tho French Govern
ment in sending VI. Niviani here
Harmony IL Sought.
The French are extremely afraid OF a
separate peace between this country and
Germany. They look upon such an
event with grave concern. They realize,
however. that peace between the two
countries must come and that II an ar
ranrement IS not made IN which France
and tho United states can work IN har-'l
mony. tho separate peace IS certain. I
They believe sue. peace would give
great encouragement 70 Germany and
render the collection u French repara-
tious infinitely more difficult
If III tho last analysis. Il becomes
necessary for the United states 10 make
q separate peace with Germany the
French Government would Ike e have
the declaration of peace accompanied
by statement cf position BY the United
States which would make II clear that
In effeeting Il the United states Is sepa-
rating itself In no way from a working
arrangement with France.
SO far as the Anglo French -American
treaty or alliance Il concerned. tho
French would like to have this brought
about. But they arc distlusionlzed on
this subject and merely consider Il az u
means of calling to the attention os the
American people tho desperate needs az
the French Republic ia maintaining It's
position against 4 revived Germany
The French Government also Is ex-
trcncy anxious that tmerican troops
remain on the rhinc. This is because i
believes the presence of even few
American soldiers there makes L plain
to Germany that she Is not receiving
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tempting TO violate the terms OF the
treaty OF Versailles
It clearly Is evident that the French