The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-06
CLAIM FRENCH KEEPING HATE
 FLAME ALIVE
By NEWTON C. PARkE

International News Service Staff
 Correspondent
 PARIS. July 6-Reactionary in. tensely national groups in both France and Germany are keeping alive the flames of hatred that were consequence of the World war
 This is the view of Hermann Mul- Ter. who. as chancellor of Germany. signed the treaty of Versailles. He expressed 1t in an interview with a correspondent of the Paris Excelsior, to whom he described Marshal Foch as the French "bugbear" in the sit uation. and to whom he ascribed the French tendency to enforce the treaty by military measures.
 "I had hoped that the spirit of hostility between our two coun- tries. which is growing daily. would never develop" said Dr. Muller w" are neighbOrs, and we should live on good terms When the military de feat of Germany was accomplished 1 and Germany became a republic we 1 had but one wish-to throw a bridge i between France and Germany and start to work without delay to cs. t0blish friendly relations.
 But our dreams did not come true. This is because of the intensely ma 1 tionaist spirit in Germany, which 1 lives on the same nationalist policy of the French government In each 1 discussion which arises on the sub l ject of the treaty France employs military measures for settlement ! It seems to me that the economic ! measures fOreseen by the League of ! Nations would have been sufficient ' Your party, the Social-DemoCratiC the least bitter toward France, does not let a day pass without abusing us and charging us with imperial ism" observed the French cores pendent. "Enumerate your criticisms 1 aided the German reactionaries"
 First" replied the former chan cellor, you retained our prisoners year after we released yours. That appears to the German people to have been cruel was chancellor in those times and my people called me a traitor to our unfortunate prison CTS
 Secondly. you used black troops, I know that too much has been said of that, but nevertheless the re. suits were very profound
 Thirdly, the knowledge that in the Rhine provinces the American and English troops of occupation regard. ed themselves as neutrals, even as friends of the German population, while the French troops remained soldiers in hostile country.
 "Fourthly. the French occupation of Frankfort and Dusseldorf
 "Fifthly. the affair of today-Up. per Silesia-.where 1t is known that the English and Italians view the matter effectively, whereas the French have joined hands with the Poles
 "Sixthly, Frances bitter opposition to the union of Austria with Ger many.
 'I admit that Germany owes France separations. She should pay France by reconstructing the damage done by the German armies in the north of France. That is the pro- gram of the Socialist party. and that is why the majority of my com patriots call me a pacifist idiot
 We are carrying on very diff. cult struggle against the reaction ary movement in Germany. The ar gument of our adversaries is this l The French will always find pre- placing their frontier on the Rhine; consequently every pacific move we make is detrimental to the interests of Germany Let me emit one hope That is that if for some unknown reason there is delay in the fulfill. ment of one of Germany's obligations France shall not turn loose at once | her bugbear-Marshal Foch. France can have confidence in | Chancellor Wirth."