The Washington herald., 1921-03-21
Advocates of Ratification
Certain Premier Will
Carry His Point.
NOTED FRENCHMAN
HERE THIS WEEK
Utterances on Eve of De-
parture Forecast Ques-
tion of Indemnity Aid.
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNISG.


WIN former Premier viviani Of
France succeed or fail in Influencing
President Harding in the formula
tion of the peace program he will
submit to the forthcoming session
OF the sixty-seventh Congress:
This is the foremost topic of spec
ulation in Washington in regard 60
developments in international affairs.
Accompan MED by Stephen Lauzanne.
the French journalist, NJ. Viviani will
arrive the latter part OF this week
for a stay OF three weeks or more,
during which period he will discuss
international problems with the
President. Secretary Of State Hughes
and other Cabinet members. and a
number OF Senators and Represen-
tatives.
Pro-Treatyites Hopeful.
Advocates Of ratification by the
United States of the Versailles
treaty in some form and acceptance
Of modified league of nations
covenant are exceedingly hopeful
that the former French premier will
weaken such American opposition
TO such a course as has developed
by his representations Of the fnan-
cisl and economic plight of France
and the necessity Of strong con-
certed action by the powers. in
cluding the United States. TO force
Germany to pay the prescribed
repsrstions.
Senators who are irreconcilably
opposed TO the treaty and the cove
nant are confident that NJ Nivtanfs
visit will have no effect on the for
mutation OF the peace program be-
yend delaying announcement by the
President OF the course of action
upon which he shall have decided. IL
is known that the President desires
the fullest discussion Of the prob
lens which will be brought to the
fore by the visit of the distinguishes
Frenchman and IL is conceived e.
be unlikely that any final decisions
will be reached until after he has
departed.
Show Desire 20 Cooperate.
The present status Of inter
changes between the American Of
ficials and the allies IS one of
diplomatic sparrin=. Mr.. Hughes
started out by making il clear 10
the allied Ambassadors that the
United States will enter upon n"
discussions Of the matters they
wish to take up with the admin
is'-rfiun untl the allies taTe cos-
ceded the rights of AmeriS,z in the
msrdated territories
The pcsst5cu assume ~ Inv
allies is that thcv are secRinC moth
ing. have nothing 90 take W win
tIe Lutra States and merely desire
10 cooperate to the best Of their
ability with the Harding admins
tration.
Forecast, Asking u. =. Aid.
The utterances Of VI. Vivian on
the eve Of his departure for the
United States, however. leave 10
doubt that he wishes to present To
the President the question Of the
Cnited States backing Up France in
Wrestling the indemnity from Ger
many. The most acceptable form
OF American action, in his opinion.
would be American ratification NJ
the Versailles treaty and entrance
into the League Of Nations with
Article y eliminated from the cove
nsnt.
May Re Content with Less.
II is possible that France would
be content with something much
less than M. Vivisni will propose.
possibly some oficial indorsement
by the United States % the measures
adopted to exact German payment
Of the repsrstions. Anything that
would tend TO disintegrate Germsn n
resistance and start the repsratiou
Payments would benefit France i'm
mo nsely.
What administration oflcials fail
TO understand is the necessity for
American action IN enforcing the
peace terms. With Germany berefI
OF a navy and military armsme Mt
and with the British navy ana q
French army of close to 1000, ,Oob
men. now under arms. IL would seem
that the allies need no additional
help in imposing their will upon the
German republic.