The New York herald., 1921-11-23
FRANCE Is DISPOSED
TO RELY ON HERSELF
Sympathy Precious, but Not
Armor to Ward Off Peril,
Critic Finds.
CONFERENCE SPEEDS UP
National Pride Seen in Desire
to Avoid Delays Met With
at Versailles.
BY GEORGES LIE CHARTIER.

BY GEORGES LIE CHARTIER.
Correspondent Of the Journal des DebUts.
Paris.
Special Despatch to TIM New YoRK HmALp
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Nov. 20.
After the sensation caused by Mr..
Brands address yesterday a certain
reaction seems to be shown to-day. Ia
deed, the general opinion Is still unani-
nous that Mr.. BRAND expressed, with
an eloquence which remains above all
praise, the present fears and aspirations
OF France.
But American press and opinions con-
slider whether France can obtain the
reality of her desires. and the second
term Of the alternative is the one most
generally adopted The proposal Is
stated as follows:
There are two ways for France. She
can depend upon ner own good sword J;
she might get valid and effective prom
ises of other nations to spring to her
side il again attacked. But the protec-
tive defensive alliance Of England and
the United States is thickly covered with
dust in the pigeonholes of the American
Senate. To what, then. is France to
look? Benevolent expressions Of SYM
not armor for her breast"
It should be difficult to expose better
and in fewer words the case of France.
In fact, the case looks somewhat desper-
ate. as neither alliance nor entente Of
any kind except for one Of benevolent
sympathy is to be hoped for her from
the United States And we should be
dangerously wrong on our side OF tho
ocean should we put too much reliance
on the numerous and deeply touching
demonstrations which have lately taken
place in Frances honor.
To speak the plain truth. the case OF
France concerns but little the confer
,snce. Our apprehensions about Silesia
and Germany will certainly be clearer
in the mind OF many Americans after
Mr.. Brands speech. But ! strongly
doubt that they will create any other
or more tangible result indaed or have
another effect beyond the wonderful
and most gratifying demonstration of
yesterday. 1t Is constitutionaly impos-
sible. psycholofsically inconceivable.
1t is q fact that all the interest of the
conference Is now with the Pacific
question. and there is still no apparent
reason why IL should not stay there.
AS for these questions. the spsed with
which they are handled, dealt with and
almost disposed of under the American
lead becomes an object Of admiration In
some plaoes, OF astonishment, not ex-
empt from fear. In some others. OF
course II is natural for the American
delegates. and more so for the American
Government. to try to be efficient and
to be In haste to prove that efficiency.
The Government is eager to obtain re-
suits. as q failure of the conference
may or should mean q failure Of tho
Republican party at the next election.
On the other hand, the American dele
gates must desire to avoid all the de-
lays and procrastination. not to say in
efficiency. which had been generally
shown in the Paris and Versailles con-
ference. since II is for the United States
a matter of national prids and prestige
to obtain rapid achievements where the
Paris debates have not. The COM
munique of yesterday concerning q
complete entente. In principle. of the
eight leading delegates. under tho
American impulse. on tho four big
points Of the Chinese proposal certainly
shows that desirs.