New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-06
1 aris to Use
Strong Hand
After May. |
BRAND Tells Senate Effec.
tive Measures Will Be
AIKEN if Germany
Still Refuses to Paw

PARIS, April (By The Associated
Press s).-Premier BRAND paid a tribute
to the loyalty of the United States in
resisting "insidious overtures by Ger
many" when he spoke in the Senate
TINS afternoon. He also served notice
that If Germany continued to resist
payment Of the reparations after Nav
] France would lay strong hand upon
her neck.
Henri de Jouvenel, chief editor of
the Matln, who preceded NJ BRAND on
the tribune, declared that if President
Wilson had intervened at the end of
July, 1914 he could have prevented
the war M de Jouvenel added that
the United States must intervene now
in the economic problem that will be
brought up definitely after May / to
save civilization second time
NJ. de Jouvenel pleaded with the
Premier to ask the United States that,
in case it decided later to consider a
resumption of business relations with
Russia, France be admitted as a party
to the negotiations in order to protect
the interests of the French people. who
lent billions Of francs 20 Russia be-
fore the war to build railroads and
develop its economic installations gen
orally. He added:
Debt TO L. S. Again Discussed
Cannot n. Vivian Former Premier
Niviani, who is in " Washington now
l. 4 go
for our damages was refused. since we
have no guaranty for our debts from
Russia, whether it wculd not be proper
to consider the status of the French
debts to the United States, contracted
for the common interest?'
Premier BRAND in his speech said the
negotiations opened by the Germans
with the United States regarding repa-
ratons constituted their lasEresort in
the systematic resistance to the pay
ment of their obligations. but that after
May !, if they continued to resist, the
strong hand of France will fall upon
their coat collar
The Germans have tried every way
to divide the Allies. said the Premier.
"When they saw every effort to this
end had failed" he continued, they
turned to the associate who had gener-
ously shed blood side by side with the
Allies for the common cause, hoping
to bring forth means of action against
us. but the noble people who sent mil
lions Of their children across the seas
to fight for an ideal are not the kind
disposed to desert or to be turned aside
by propaganda from the path they have
freely chosen"
Door Closed to Germany
The reply of the United States to
Germany on the reparations question
has riven the greatest satisfaction to
French official circles. where it is re-
garded as finally closing the door to all
escape by Germany from Loyalty meet
ing her liabilities under the Treaty Of
Versailles.
Newspapers devoted much space to-
day to the CORES spondence between Mr..
Hughes and Dr. Walter Simons, Ger
man Foreign Minister, Most of them
expressed great sntisfactionI with the
reply of the American Secretary, the
only writer not taking this view being
"Pertinax,' political editor of the
Echo de Paris. who found Secretary
Hughess remark regarding new Ger
man proposals to the Allies not to be
very opportune.'
"Dr. Simons's memorandum" he con-
tinued, "simply repeats the old German
tactics, which consist in avoiding the
general problem and dwelling unduly
upon methods of payment
Editors Applaud Reply
Germany has been given a lesson
declared the Figaro. (Which she must
perforce understand
L'Homme Libre said: "America's s
reply was peremptory and decisive
Americas words bring us great con-
ISOLATION in the most difficult hour Of
our history
The Temps also expresses pleasure
over the reply Of Secretary Hughes.
This newspaper particularly is satisfied
with the phrase of the American Sec
retary of State saying that the United
States stands with the Allies as regards
reparations.
The Temps in this respect says:
"This evidently was not such an affirna-
ton as Dr. Simons wished from Wash
ington. However, he provoked it and
we are almost tempted to thank him.