The Washington herald., 1921-04-06
FRENCH FEAR KNOX
PEACE RESOLUTION,
EDITOR DECLARES
Viviani's Companion Says
Move Might Hearten
German Bluff.
BY RALPH II. TURNER.

' The Knox seperate peace resolu-
tion. in the opinion OF Stephane Lau-
zanne. noted French editor and
member OF the viviani party here,
Is insufficient. should be amplified,
and IL passed as now written. might
even cause resentment IN France.
your administration" said Lau-
zanne. has notified Germany that
she must acknowledge responsibility
Tor tho war anG pay he. obligations.
France now hopes that your senate
Will take the same firm stand in in
sisting that Germany be made TO
pay"
Lauzanne declared his view to be
that OF the French public. remark
ing, however. that he could not
speak officially for the French gov
ernment.
There is no more vital question
in France than that OF reparations,"
he asserted. The question of
safety from another attack on our
danger now of another war against
territory is secondary. There is no
France, but there is danger Of an
economic collapse in France unless
Germany be made to pay for her
war destruction.
I'VE feel that America does not
fully understand Frances position.
We hope that your country will
take no action which may seem to
encourage the enemy. or create dis
couragement in France"
In this respect, according to Lau-
zanne. the question now revolves
about the method by which the
United States will conclude peace
with Germany.
The Knox peace resolution, in
Lauzanne's belief. Is sufficient. IL
does not take care of the repara-
tions question nor responsibility for
the war. he pointed out. Neither
does 1t provide for enforcement OF
the peace terms" he added.
The French editor expressed the
hope that the Knox peace measure
would be amplifed or altered In
some way.
Indications are that it will
pass" he said, and II it passes in
its present form. fear that it
would offer encouragement to Ger
many in her defiance OF the allies
and would discourage the French.
Ii might even cause resentment in
France.
81 feel that the resolution should
make Americas attitude toward
Germany so clear Lauzanne ex-
planned. that II may not be open
to misinterpretation by the Ger
mans. They should clearly under
stand that they must acknowledge
their responsibility for the war"
To illustrate the importance of
the reparations question, and to in
dicate how Germany had evaded
her responsibility. LauZanne quoted
from a report which he had oh
tanned from the allied reperations
commission.
This allied report" Lauzanne de-
clared. shows that on March 1.
1921. Germany had paid to the al
lies 5000. .0e0.0 francs in gold. or
81, soc. 100000. This sum repre-
sented both money and bonds and
material, the latter including rail-
road cars. The French share Of the
total was only 1.4oo.0oo.0oo francs.
France Loses.
But France was the loser. for
she had spent 1,20o. 100000 francs
for the army of occupation in Ger
many and 400 million francs for
coal and other provisions obtained
from Germany under the Spa agree
ment- Thus France receives moth.
ing in reparation for her devastated
districts. but actually was short
zoe. .ooo. 900 francs when she balanced
her receipts against the eNrendi'
lures"
Copyright, 1871. by u.itsd Hevs1