The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11

nomic establish ment. But France
can take all Germany can pay and
belng able TO take Il, she is lust as
honest In believing Germany can pay
as ls Britain in the certitude that she
cannot. Now ia this situation "
fermany does not pay. France can
use her police force. Just an long az
ssho Is able to maintain an adequate
force.
Tho worst thing about the situa-
lion from the British point OF view
then Is that France has the law and
the power both on her side, at least
this Is the present situation. III you
break down the French army tho
whole situation will bo changed.
Hence the attack upon the French
army, the effort 10 force the issue of
land arInamcnts before tho wash
tngton conference, the certainty that
the effort will be renewed n there
is arrsrt nonsense when It is not
deliberate propaganda.
What the British scc clearly IL
that when Germany refuses to pay,
either because she cant or because
she won't the French army can
quickly move to the Ruhr. can oC-
Cupy the industrial regions Of the
Rhine valley. France can fore
close on her claim, that II the
amount of II. The Gcrmans cam
not prevent IL, Europe cannot stop
II, the British have no resource Ia
hnlt II. The law is on the French
side and the Inv Is supported by
the power, might and technical
right arc Joined.
Yet such occupation means instant
disaster to much Of Europe and ia
Britain first OF all. No one can fore
cast what Is might mean politically
In Germany, but II would certainly
bring economic confusion and II
would surely spread further paral-
ysis In the markets OF Central Eu-
rope. Factories in Britain would
have TO shut down, unemployment
would mount again. Thousands
hundreds OF thousands OF British
wOfkmen would again have tot de-
pend on the largess of the state for
existence.
In word, n France should seek
by force TO apply the treaty OF Yer.
sailles, as IL was written, and still
stands, as 1t Is. her legal right to dc
such a course might bring, II not
ruin at least fresh fin ncial and
economic disaster to Britain. That
Is why Britain clamors for the eli
minatlon OF the French army. that Is
what Is at the back of the mind of
MIR. Wells and all those who share
his views. I do not mean that they
are thinking only of Britain. the
disaster would extend far beyond
British shores, but nowhere would
the suffering be more considerable
BY contract, despite all the argu.
ments to the contrary which have
filled American and British news.
papers. such policy would bring
no considerable discomfort C
France. She can feed herself. she
has all that she needs save Goa
and coal she would obtain. indeed {
monopoly OF the coal supply of III.
continent, If sine occupied the Ruhr
since her Polish allies will have tn,
fields OF Upper Silosia under th'
recent decision OF the league oi
nations
Even II Germ ny should smash
utterly. as some prophets fore
cast. France would gain I'm scCu-
rity, what she lost In rcparatiOns.
She has received no money on the
rcparatiOns account yet. The
British would now reduce the
mythical figures which exist. Blu.
the more the reduction, the less
concern there is elimination OF
Germany by collapse. II France
Is 10 get nothing In money. moth
ing Substantial. wcther In money