Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-20
GERMANY MUST
PAY, DECLARES
PREMIER BRAND

PARIS, Jan. 1S.-France is ready
to support any reasonable project de-
signed to bring about a regime OF
justice and peace throughout the
world, Aristide BRAND, the new pre-
mier, declared today in an interview
This interview, the first given by
Premier BRAND since he took the
premiership, was considered espe-
cially important in view of the pres
ent agitation for disarmament.
The premier. however, indicated
his ministry would be firm in COM
polling Germany to make full repa-
ration for war damages.
II am resolutely pacifist," he de-
clared. 81 will support with all my
efforts any organization or project
susceptible of gathering all the good
will of the world so as to establish,
little by little, in a serious and dur
able manner, regime of peace and
justice between nations.
ut isn't the people who ignore the
reach the goal"
Mr.. BRAND then related the hare
and tortoise fable to explain his idea
of attaining real peace.
II am not a hare" he asserted.
No Trace Of Worry
The veteran French statesman, sew
era1 times premier and accustomed to
the difficulties of forming an ac-
Spondent with no trace of worry over
the problem which will be decided
when the French chamber is to ac-
cept or reject his cabinet.
The Statment was accepted as part
of the platform" he was later to
enunciate in presenting his selec-
tionS to the chamber.
1.-TWO matters will occupy my
mind" he said in beginning. These
are disarmament and reparation.
He insisted that Germany must be
stripped of al armament to relieve
France of the danger of attack.
''Since the establishment of the
third republic, France has been pa
cific," he declared.
I'VE have not provoked war; we
have been subjected to it. The re-
gime of armed peace, which was
bound to provoke war, was imposed
by whom? By France? No, but surely
by Germany.
at was Germany's kaiser who
constantly menaced us with his dry
powder and his sharpened swords.
81 do not deny the profound polit--
ical change which has been effected
in our former enemies. They became
democratic-but no true democrat
can be made in one day. 1t is nee
essary to educate them and in case
the education should not be complete.
we would face the risk of being led
into militaristic intrigues.
France and even the whole World
it IS to the latter's interest-both
must demand Germany's disarma-
ment. Furthermore, if the demo-
cratic transformation Of the German
people is sincere. I cannot see in
what respect this measure Will en-
barrass them"
Germany Must Pay
German aggression, he declared,
had ""devastated seven departments
and destroyed whole Cities" an the
most elementary justice demands
Germany pay at her own expense Tor
the disasters she caused.
1--WE might repeat Attila's WORDS,
he added, There where the Ger
man sword passed, the grass no long
er grow" oh7o, "a
reparaticn in accord with our allies"
Mr.. BRAND said. always taking &C
count of the suggestions and advice
of our American friends.
81 will always be ready TO agree
with those suggestions which are dc
tated by the demands Of reality ana
Watchfulness for all contingencies.
This care for the possibilities does
not mean remuneration OF Ideals pu.
simply comprehension OF the 1acIs
and circumstances.
Copyright, 1921, by the united
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