The Washington herald., 1921-08-07

they are backing the Germans against the Poles. As
4 consequence the Germans resisting the French
everywhere with greater and greater tenacity The
recent refusal of the Germans to permit fresh
French division to Germany to reinforce the
French troops in, the Upper Siesia country is an
example At the moment the French are violently
and righeousy indignant at the farce of the German
war criminals trial. They bound to seek
trial for these assassns, who have been not
merely held guitless nearly so, in court, getting
off with next to no punishment, but have been go-
rifed publicly. ..
From the British point of view the French are
constantly disturbing the peace of the world. post
poining the restoration of settled business conditions
which would help to end British unemployment
merely to satisfy mperalstc aspirations 1t is true
that the French policy in Upper Siesia is
mperalistic than the British in other regions, that
Britain and France has been the great annexer
of territory following the decision upon the battle
field, but to the Engshman this is old story and
the present issue is for him the reopenng of the
world marketo.
Back of the British government stand the British
people, rritated troubled actually suffering in many
cases. For Britain the has been in its immediate
consequences little less than national calamity
however great the eventual gain France is unpopular
in Britain because the of the British people hold
French policy responsible for their domestic
economic troubles Despite the effort of Lord Derby
and few other prominent Englshmen to promote
English people are cold to the project -
Indignation Among French.
~ the other hand practically every Frenchman
is indignant at the injuries he conceives his
country has suffered at British hands He
feels that he has been abandoned, that having con-
tributed twice many lives the United Kingdom
to the common victory, his claims have been thrust
aside and for the sake of trade, the British
willing to play the German against the Frenchman,
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prosperity.
1t is the popular sentiment in France and particu-
larly in the Chamber of Deputies, which makes the
task of BRAND almost impossible. Like Millerand he
would like to preserve intimate relations with Britain.
Like Milerand and Levgues, his predecessors. like
Cemenceau at the Paris conference, BRAND has made
sacrifice after sacrifice he has yielded again and again
to Lloyd George, but as consequence he was nearly
turned of office just before the French Parliament
adjourned and he knows that any further concession
will seal his fate when the chamber reconvenes.
1t would seem that the French government and
the French people have decided to stand fast upon
the Upper Silesan issue and insist that the British
last yield something. Every sign SO far points to
rather dogged determination to defend the I'M
questionable Polish rights in this region at the
risk Of demolishing the Anglo-French alliance. Brit.
ish policy here everywhere is quite clear. If the
coal mines go to Poland then the German economic
situation will be further impaired. what is more
serious is the fact that the present German
ment hardly survive unfayorable solution of
the Upper Slesian and the fall of the present
government would unquestionably mean the return
of junker elements and involve fresh German
sistance to reparations conditions and-n word
restore all the old evil situation which preceded the
German surrender to the reparations terms in May.
Revolution, coming from the right the left resist
ance France resulting in further reprisas resulting
in the end in the occupation Of the Ruhr by the
French army this is what the British Sec If Silcsa
goes to Poland in large part.
Alternative for Quarrel
T>HE British are thus willing to, turn the Poles
i of Upper Silesia back to the Germans as other
British governments were willing to turn the
Christian populations of the Balkans back to the Turk
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