Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-23
GERMANY SEES
SHOWDOWN AT
CIRCUMFERENCE
Editors Declare England Will
Have to Put Cards on
Table.

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-Here in broad out
line, is an exposition Of the views held
by an influential group of German poll
ncaI writer's on some Of the issues at
stake at the Washington conference. The
sub joined article is from the Muenchener
Neueste Nachrichten:
THE Washington conference Is i'm
pOrtant, and never before in history has
the British empire been less prepared
for fateful decisions than it is today.
America wants a plain answer as to
whether England intends to sit at the
conference table side by side with her
japanese ally or whether, for the sake
of her American friendship, she will de-
liver Japan as victim to American
plans. England viii find Il so much
harder to make a decision because the
Internal unity of the empire and the fu-
ture position of the mother country
la its relation to the dOminiOns depend
chiefly upOn that decision. As a power
in Asia England cannot afford to make
japan her enemy without surrendering
herself But if there remains, even be
meath the surface, the slightest dlstrust
between England and America the ties
between England and her dOminions viii
automatically be IoOseued, and all hope
for a naval agreement and for relief from
the present economic pressure will be
lost.
DEBT CANCELLATION
DESIRED.
Much to the displeasure of the United
States, British statesmen are agltaung
q general cancellation of debts as the
only remedy for the wellnigh intolera5le
economic conditions existing in the world
today. America has let it be clearly IN
derstood that she would consider such
q proposition only at the price Of an abb
solute, thOrOughgOing political under
standing with England.
France has always been in much
better position, for she wants nothing
Of America except American sanction OF
the French European policy and, If
necessary, Americas support in carrying
out that policy. Frances strength as a
military power on land is welcome TO
America as a means to bring pressure
to bear upon England During the last
few weeks France has gained consid-
cradle ground in the United States
through clever propaganda among the
people and in American Government cir
cles. Certainly it is not for nothing
that BRAND resolved TO take personal
command Of the French cause at Wash
ington, nor is it in vain that the most
famed of Frances military leaders are
wooing the American public in behalf Of
the French viewpoint.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
AT ODDS.
an these circumstanc It IS easy to
comprehend that England, at the Wash
ington conference, Will try TO draw France
closer TO her rather than repeI her. Once
again Germany-that is, German Upper
Silesia-has been the common ground
over which Britain and France shook
hands. In making himself the executor
Of Clemenceau's viii, BRAND has gained
the greatest victory that could have been
won against the British partner since
Versailles.
But even today probably no one in
England doubts that this triumph was q
Pyrrhus victory, disastrous both 10 the
victor and the vanqulshed-and the com
edy Of Versailles will have for its finale
a catastrophe that Will not even leave
the worlds overlords at Washington IN
shaken"