The New York herald., 1921-03-13

Paris, March H.
With the arrival of Rene Viviani,
once Premier OF France, in the United
States during the latter part of this
month it is expected that France will
seek a definite Franco American al
ing her economic. financial and mill
tary worries once and for all time.
NJ Viviani who is known as one Of
the most eloquent orators and force
full personages in France, will go to
the United States in the role of
Ambassador Extraordinary. Arrange
ments have been made for the mission
headed by M. Viviani to leave France
aboard the steamship Lorraine of the
French Line on March 19.
The announcement by the Foreign
Cffico that NJ. Viviani lad accepted the
Governments suggestion that he head a
special French mission to the United
States caused considerable surprise, es-
pecially since NJ. Viviani pleaded the
pressure of his personal affairs a rea-
son he could not accept a portfolio in
the Cabinet Of Premier BRAND and after
he had declared to some of his personal
friends that he could not accept q minor
appointment in the League of Nations
or even a Cabinet post, for at least an
other year.
Mission Has Wide Scope.
Officially NJ. yivianis mandate is
- IVA, .ynt ~ a
ding's Administration the friendship and
gratitude of France "at the moment
when the direction of American affairs
passes into new hands" But the mis-
sion is really OF a more extensive char
acter, and If it is successful it viii
vitally influence the whole of Europe's
affairs as well as change materially
President Harding's exterior policy in
80 far as that policy has been indicated
IN the Presidents inaugural address and
in press dispatches containing inter-
views with President Hardings political
advisers
The scope of the mission, as IL was
outlined to THE NEW York HERALD cor
respondent here by a reliable source of
information tonight, includes:
1. Conversations with members of
President Harding's Cabinet regarding
the League of Nations In these conver-
2
view that the present league mechanism
must not be destroyed entirely. but can
he revised readily, principally by the
elimination OF Article X. of the covenant,
to meet Americas demands.
g. NJ. Viviani Will seSn definite infor-
nation regarding Americas intentions
in connection with disarmament. In this
his thesis will inevitably be that France
viii welcome any international confer
hN
ding before his election as President Of
the United States. but will point out
that the mechanism for this move also
exists in the league, although there Is
no reason why France and Great Britain
would not send technical and political
delegates to a conference TO study the
whole problem of disarmament.
Opposes Separate Pence.
4. He viii urge the United States to
no longer consider a separate peace with
Germany not only because it would
serve to strengthen German opposition
10 the Allies just demands In connection
with reparations, but also would weaken
French morale, since II would be re-
Sarded as slgnlfying that France had
been abandoned by the republic whose
affections Democratic as we'll as Re-
publican statesmen for the last six years
from France.
4. NJ viviani will seek to obtain In
formation regarding how far the Re-
publican Administration is willing to 60
In annullng or refunding American
loans to the Allies.
3. He will explain 20 the Administra-
tlon of President Harding that Frances
attitude in connection with the League
Of Nations mandates was unavoidable
under existing treaty conditions, but
was not intended as a defiance of the
American views.
II is also likely that VI. viviani will
talk with influential Americans regard
ing the advisability Of increasing the
French propaganda service by the addi-
zion OF special press, financial and eco
nomic bureaus which will be qualified TO
give American business men information
regarding France which heretofore has
been lacking In America.
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspondent
here was Informed that the French Gov
ernment has been considering sending
such a mission 70 the United States ever
since the meeting of the assembly OF
the League Of Nations In Geneva last
September. but has only now succeeded
in convincing NJ Vivian that he alone
an France was capable OF commanding
the attention in America that his coun-
try needs.
best Serve French Interests.
French newspapers are beginning 10
appreciate more fully the significance
Of NJ. Vivianls trip and are calling at
tention tc how this envoy extraordinary
can best serve French interests and re-
store Franco-Amorican amity. which. II
is feared here. has been lossened BY
German propaganda.
NJ. Viviani himself refuses 10 admit
that his trip to tho U-ited States is
Intended r p-vvlde an opportunity for
shscuss1nG such questions as the inter-
allied debts, tho recall OF the American
troops from the Rhine. or separate
reace between the United states and
Germany. but declares II will be solely
with view TO interpreting Frances
peaceful intentions in a country where
she has been misreprescnted as hnper-
falistic
The semi-official Temps printed the
Governments denial Of reports that a
discussion Of the intoralied debts is
within the scope or NJ. ytvianl's mis-
sion. but failed 20 comment on othcr