The Washington herald., 1921-05-29

ties and strict adherence to the
terms of the treaty of Versailles,
including disarmament. the French
opinion may gradually come to be-
lieve tnst the menace of Germany
Is. at least, fong postponed. and
that she can AFFORD gradual dis
armament herself to a moderate
limit of security.
Germans Must Change Heart.
1t is the feared German resur-
rection and revenge that must be
eliminated from the French mind
and German democracy can help
toward that IL with some English
sympathy. in the recovery of her
industrial life. the German peopls
prove that the old philosophy OF
armed force is dead among them
and that they rely in the future
upon peaceful methods Of progress.
But they have a long way TO go
in remuneration and change of
heart before the French will be-
lieve them. From an economic
point Of view there Is one way in
which England can regain the
friendship Of France and prove that
~ btNAtT AudH a ma
:ion of shop kecpers according to
the Nspoleonic tradition. We must
wipe out the French debt to us SO
as to assuage that bitterness which
is poisoning all good relations be-
tween US because they think we
are actuated by sordid motives Of
trade only.
Would Wipe Out Debt.
The British people would do this
willingly, for they don't set great
store by that debt. Whether the
English nnanciers would do it is
another thing.
Anyhow. this is certain. that
there Is still a warm feeling in
England for France and real pain
over the fact that these irritations
should arise In a thousand WAYS
We have tried to prove our friend
ship.
1t Is a British committee that is
guaranteeing the restoration Of the
Rheims cathedral and the recon
struction of many villages There
Is good will between our people
and theirs. And talking about good
will. which is a great thing needed
IN NhN I'hdN. III al
I am pleased to find that I can
ternational league.
That sounds pretty good for a
humble fellow. but it comes about
this way:
League Of Good VIII.
In a novel wrote called wound
ed Souls" there was a little Ameri-
can doctor, who. after seeing the
agony of war. travelled about COL
lecting names for a league of good
will which should have no rules
and no fixed organization but
should simply be a fellowship of
folk who wish to get move on
toward a better system Of human
society.
Well, that idea has actually been
started in the United States, the
FIRST group OF this international
league Of goodwill being founded
at Summit. n. ].
I don't know whether IL exceeds
in number the famous three tailors
of Tooley street. I am afraid 1t
won't have much influence on
events in Upper Silesia. / doubt
whether it will soften Ambassador
Hsrvey's heart toward the league
of naticNs 1t is doubtful whether
It will convince one Frenchman
that the seizure Of German towns
isn't the best way OF getting their
debts paid and keeping Germany
with her nose to the grindstone.
Britain Needs Peace.
But in this world of trouble sny
single heart which is pledged to
goodwin may do q bit of good and
IL all such folk about the globe
would link up with each other and
work for peace a miracle. would
happen. So the idea is not without
Its spiritual value. In England
goodwill or a glimmer of 1t is be-
ginning its work to get peace in
the coal fields. 1t is time. Our
cities are filled with workless men
shaking collection boxes in the
faces of psssersby. Our docks are
crowded with idle ships. Every
branch of trade is beginning to
wither at the roots.
There must be an end to this dis
aster and everybody is aware of
II. The miracle of II has been the
absence Of disorder except in rare
and insignificant cases and this is
proof that labor Is not revolu-
tionary but only stubborn in its
hght for what 1t believes to be
its rights.
seon II Wi Learn that there can
he M rights without duties and
that laziness and high wages can
not be. reconciled. Then We will
get on aErin.
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