Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-01-30
CONFERENCE REVEALS BRITAIN
PROTECTOR OF GERMANY. AND
french M|L|TAR|STS 0BD6RATE
Lloyd George, It !. Rmored, |. Attempting to
Revive Old British Policy Of Balance Of Power
on Continent, Hoping to Curb Frances Ambi-
lions by Restoring Military Power Near Her.
BY WILLIAM BIRD
Special Cable Dispatch to The Tribune.
Convrlnhf 1901 h., r.. r.;h..

'atch to The Tribune.
!, by The Tribune.
Anticipation is the only thing that
y workable. All observers here
nth, even after due allowance is
able efforts of the participants,
e Paris conference.
7 Not Without Results. i
| The conference, however,, is not
without significant results. For one
thing it has revealed England in the
tionalism, while the so-called militar-
lists of France, as former Premier VIZ
WANTS dispatch Saturday clearly
shows, stands unqualifiedly for the dis
armament, the democratixation Of Ger
many even at the cost Of blOodshed
and disorders which would inevitably
reduce Germany's paying capacity so
far as reparations are concerned.
Doubts may be cast ON Frances sim.
| cerity, but the writer is disposed to
give BRAND full credit for honest and
democratic intentions. Il must be re-
allied that Brands liberalism is the
will be disastrous.
MOT Mtct2ovIil1a Sta0o.
Nor need Lloyd Georges stand b
called michaevilian. It may be, as al
legged, that he is reviving tho old Brit
ish policy Of a balance OF power ON the
continent, hoping to curb France by
restoring strong, miitar1stic Germa-
ny Such Interpretation, though, seems
unwarranted. It 10 more than likely
that his attitude Is due to timidl&y-
apparently he is afraid, CONSIDERING the
precarious internal situation q home,
to come out courageously on behalf Of
that democracy which was ever on his
lips during the war. Lloyd George is
probably anxious to withdraw from
continental worries and imaginss the
easiest way to do this Is to leave things
as they are, SO tar as possible.
Distrust Of PolIticiass.
Whoever. wants a clear picture Of
European aspirations today should
study the dispatches contributed to this
paper BY George Barnes, former meme
Der Of the British war cabinet, n. Viz
v1ani OF France and Maxililian Harden.
OF Germany. These three men repre-
sented widely different races and have
widely varying views. but through all
their writings runs the same passion
Tor popular rule, the same distruct of
politicians and governments that are
aeye one day and gone the NEXT.
Every mistake now being made By
he governments, the world over. aris-
Is from neglect Of this fundameutal
truth must be told To-
lay it is withheld. Not one Sovarn-
nent in Europe has told its peoole
rank!y what can reasonably b ex-
'ected from reconstructions. frances
'opes are raised and then, when ex-
'loded, are replaced by new promises
qually unfllable.
Ancient Hatred Lives.
This is best illustrated In the m.ttn>
t reparahona. French statesmeu ADJ
ait cautiously that France can neither
e paid nor restored unless Germanv
permitted to regain her feet, bue
hey fear to sta4e the corolhry heroc(s
amely, that the problsm of FreucH
nd German reconstruction II one
roblem and is In fact, reconstruction
all Europe, but one problem. There
dll exists the ancient deteeminatiou
keep each nation economically in
ater-hght compartment BY the fms
,sition Of absurd tariff and commun-
alton restrictions and ths carcfnl
lrture Of national esotism and nre1
dice. The removal OF all trade bar
ers. enabling the normal flov Of
'mmerce and the exchange Of raw
aterials and manufactured sooda
ould unquestionabH do more IA six
onths toward the restoration az
.rmal peace in Europe than any inter-
lied conferences. But, instead. the
nferences contiaue. each addine now
IMPLICATIONS TO false and arbitary
'itical situation wherein each nation
regoes her own salvation to spite
r neighbor.
Feel q. s. AbssNoe
II augms well for Europe's hade
mdness that . dire catastrophe has
10 far been averted, despite Ameri-
3 silence and aloofnesa. Both de-
,cracy and its necessary eoncommit-
{, economical restoration, are wan
ring leaderless on account o& Amer
's absence. This doesn't necessarily
yue for . ratification Of the Yer
lies treaty. though II the United
ltes were determined On program
world rehabilitation. perhaps tho
NEST way would be to ratify the
atty and then call the nations In
lference to re-write It. This step
J treaty here point out, because Of
. certainty that support would be
thcoming from Scandinavian and
trial countries generally. These
inly showed ut Geneva that they
ire to take control Of the .world'e
tinies out 1t the hands of the M
me allied council and hand 4 o q
anisation embracing IN dakipnA
Americs, 1t r said can we1 af1pg4tn
ourage such plan. The supq1no
g .. council, Y Y : long pssiea = 90