New-York tribune., 1921-05-02
French. Army
To Mobilize
Immediately


heard from Washington. and that It
does not propose to knock at other
doors while the door; at Washington il
open. = s
That answer is . closing Of the
Washington door, and it is freely pre-
dicted here tonight that it will be
given. There is no doubt here that the
Harding Administration has gone as
far, if not further, than it desired to
go in the effort to prevent the pros
tration Of Germany. If the Foreign
Office at Berlin seeks to take advan-.
tage Of the Willingness by this govern
seeks to make strategic points out of
this effort which will embarrass the
Allies, this government will hasten to
remove the slightest grounds. ,s
Statement. May BE Issued
This Is especially true because the
Administration, as has been. pointed
out, is already sensitive on this point
and frankly fears that 1T has gone too
far. Apparently it is only waiting for
some excuse to say publicly what its
members have been saying unofRcially
to the newspaper correspondents, that
it has been the desire of the Admins
tration tosbring about an understanding
in Europe which will lead to an ending
of the present industrial paralysis, but.
that it has not been the intention Of
the government to act for Germany as
against the Allies.
The attitude taken by the Germans,
according to. Associated Press cables
from Berlin tonight, will give the
Administration an excuse for . public
statement along this line, and when
the statement is made it is thought the
- ~,s,n =. T&v>sr~,. f1$HNa mill l,n okla fn
extract very little comfort from 1t.
The British government, in obtain
| ing the consent .of the French to post
pone occupation of the Ruhr, coAi fields
FOR ten days, it is believed here, must
have agreed to waive any objections to
such occupation at the end Of that
time. Nothing else, 1T is' thought,
would account for the agreement on
1.-the part Of the French to postpone
inent for such length Of time.
In the mean time Germany, aside
| from anything she may expect from
! Washington, must make snnne new. pro.
/ posal within the week sSt. II is moi
believed that any suggestion will
be made by Washington, less it be q
general statement thatssthe German
proposals already submitted are un.
4 satisfactory and new set should be
proposed.
Axreemeiit Pleases Warrington
There is much satisfaction here, how.
ever, at the news from Paris to-niRh
that there is agreement between Lloys
George and Rriaiid. AT lease this dem
onstrates, lit il pointed out, that tbs
clever Germ9n maneuvers since til,
q proposal that President Harding
should be- made umpire, OF the repairs
tions dispute have not prevented tn,
British and French from reconcilini
their differences as to- the prartica
] steps TO be taken to enforce, paymen
! OF reparations.
4 The weeks postponement of tn,
French occuratiOh Of the sRuhr, Incl
dentally, changes entirely the situation
about which Ren6 Viviani. was con
cerned when in this country. At tha
time he was very anxious to preven
passage of the Knox resolution de
claring peace with Germany until afte
May l, when French troops were ex
| pected to move into the Ruhr Goa
t.felds While no formal word. va
Il given there was q tacitsaGrAement the
delays would occur in the path Of TIL
Knox resolution which would preven
its being. passed by both Houses 8