The Washington herald., 1921-05-29
BRAND Defends His Course

DREMIER BRAND appears again to have emerged
victorious from his latest struggle with his irrecon-
cilabe opponents among the nationalist extremists
of the chamber Of deputies For the present at least or so
long as the new German keeps its promises the
policy Of moderation will prevail and NJ Poincare will not
be prime minister.
Although parts Of NJ BRANDS vigorous speech
Tuesday we're greeted with jeers and hoo he seems to
have the support Of the majority of the deputies and
have gained the approval of the general public which is
not after ALL eager for military measures as the mill
tarist leaders The responsibility of making break with
England which would isolate France is not that even
the most reactiouary leaders anxious to assume
Among the significant features of the French premers
speech the assertion that Chancellor Wirths
had showed good faith aRd should be given oPpor
tuny make good that although he would defend the
French policy in Sesa the premier did not desire to cause
break with England and Italy that issue and that
satisfactory settlement could be made without break He
declared that he would not in such way to deprive
France of the sympathy and support OF England and
America and place her in the position of isolation which
she held in 1915 and 1871 NJ BRAND insisted that he had
support of the country but he warned the chamber that
If there majority of that bodyn favor of drastic
action and the dangerous policy of isolation leader
should be chosen put that policy into effect and
to bear the responsibility for it. =,
Reviewing the Sesan dispute. the premier said that
the British and Italian members of the commission had
favored kind of division and the French member
other The failure to reach decision had gwen the hot
heads in ali countries opportunity make trouble Con-
dtions were now better Germany had Immediately
ceded Frances demand close the Sesan frontier and
dsband the organizations being formed to attack the
Poles The differences between the allies could surely be
adjusted unless the desire Of of them break
the entente NJ BRAND did believe that such desire
existed
Even if his government Is given a satisfactory
jory this issue, NJ Brands troubles by
over Within few days he will again meet Lloyd George
and Count Sforza If agreement is reached it will
essarily be compromise and any compromise NJ. BRAND
makes will be bitterly asSaed by his enemies in the cham
Der. His ability to withstand these attacks will depend
largely how faithfully the German government carries
its promises If Dr. Wrth continues he has begun
the tension will relax and Premier Brands position will be
made stronger If Dr. Wirth fails it is doubtful if the
French deputies will permit BRAND to remain in office to
put into effect the of coercion which he has prom
ised to employ if occasion arises The pleasant duty of
putting hand to Germanys throat would doubtless fall
former President Poincare.
1t is reported that proposal will be made at this
ference award those sections of upper Scsia which
wholly German to Germany and the wholly Polish sections
to Poland and to place the contested industrial under
the administration of the league of nations Such COM
promise will satisfy anyone but something of the sort
may be accepted the least unsatisfactory of the
tves