Evening star., 1921-07-17
FRANCE SEES PANACEA
IN COMING CONFERENCE
Hope for Understanding With Britain and
y. S. to Preuent German Vengeance
Is Paramount in Paris

sion. Lacking the guarantees which
sincere characterization and con-
version of Germany would have given.
France feels obliged to seek assist
ance elsewhere. That is to say.
France. in the first place. must main
tain an ornament SUFFICIENT for her
security,s and. in the second place.
try to- organize a system Of interna-
tional aid which will prevent her
from being left isolated to German
vengeance.
The best possible guaranty OF
safety Is France sees now and al
ways has seen lies in the establish
ment of close friendship with both
London and Washington. 1t has
been known here for some time that
Prime Minister Lloyd George was
trying to strengthen the bonds be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States.
To Avoid Naval Rlvnrly.
This project not only conforms to the
tendency which has animated British
policy throughout the last twenty years,
avoid the only naval rivalry which re-
mains possible, and the necessity for
Britain to do nothing contrary to the
views of the dominions. that seem to
consider the United States as sort Of
second mother land.
It was with these conSidera tions In
mind that LLOYD George first adjourned
the renewal of the Anglo Japanese al
lance and then sought n formula which.
while keeping for Britain all the ad
vantages Of this pact in Asia-advan-
ra~as for the maintenance Of peace in
India and of British influence in China
would at the same time spare the feel
ings of the United States. This work
Of conciliatioh the Washington confer
ence will prolong. The Anglo-Japanese
lJo tr,t~
larger combination which will perhaps
enable Britain to keep the support OF
both Japan and the United States.
Some observers here have even feared
that Lloyd George was ready to sacri
fee everything else to some Anglo
would also include China.
The French. therefore. are grateful
to President Harding for having re-
membered that France. Britain and
the United States stood side by side
during the war and for having en-
!arged the conference by including
France and Italy. French statesmen
hope to return from Washington with
a scheme of mutual aid between the
five great allies. which eventually will
quiet Frances fears respecting Ger
man aggression.
Think L. $. Would Agree.
1t is believed here that the Ameri-
CAN people "ouIl gree 10 SUCH d uSH-
nitely limited participation in Euro
pean affairs. the more SO as present
events tend TO convince the United
States that isolation economically is
impossible and that economic rela-
tions necessarily entail political re-
lations.
Finally. France is fully disposed to
take part in the maintenance Of peace
in the far east. 1t is true that Frances
interests in the Pacific are not predomi
rant like those of Great Britain and the
United States. Her place in China has
become small and gives no immediate
promise of growing. Moreover, nothing
threatens France in China. Eeverthe-
less. France is by no means dislnter-
ested in peace 10 the far east. both be-
cause of the position which France still
occupies there and especially because
all international policies are now world
wide and all problems OF equilibrium are
interrelated. There is a general so!idar-
ity which none can escape. =. .r ..
am authorized. therefore, to say tho
France will take part in any tcombina-
ton destined to maintain order and the
status quo in the world Ehpth7 in the
Pacific and elsewhere. In ait far east
ern affairs France is absolutely free
from political ties. and ! am given the
assurance that France intends to sup
port the American point OF view in the
strongest possible manner