Evening star., 1921-06-10
SPLIT WITH FRANCE
SECUTED IN LONDON
British See Feeling Getting
Better Instead of Worse.
Despite Emergencies.
TURKISH DISPUTE CLEARS
Cancellation Seen as Paris Cools
Toward Nationalists and Greeks
Lose England's Favor.
BY EDWARD PRICE BELL,


By Cable to Tie Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
LONDON, June 1O.-The disauieting
French comment concerning the fu-
ture of Anglo-French relations is not
taken seriously in we'll informed cir
cles in London. 1t is believed here
that these relations will grow better.
not worse. 1t is admitted. of course,
that there are Emergencies of opinion
between the British and the French
with reference to German. Polish,
Greek. Turkish and other matters, but
1t is held that all these are insignifi-
cant compared with the need of both
Great Britain and France for an un-
breakable entente.
French opinion is mistaken as re-
cards many British acts and views.
The French appear to imagine that
Britain is anti-Polish. As matter of
fact. Britain desires a strong. inde-
pendent Poland as heartily as France
desires it. Britain has helped Poland
powerfully again and again. French
opinion seems to attribute to the
British government a greater freedom
than it really has. The British gov
ernment, especially in warlike ad-
ventures. can do nothing unless the
people approve. Lloyd George knew
that the people would not support him
in any measure against Germany ex-
Cept measurs of justice of which Brit
ons could have no doubt.
Peoples Opinion Rules.
French official opinion will appeal to
this country in vain unless it asks for
what the country considers to be right
AS to the dispute between the Greeks
and the Turkish nationalists. British and
French views have differed diametrically.
Great Britain has been friendly to the
Greeks because they are enemies of the
Angora Turks. who are Britain's sworn
enemies in Asia Minor. France has sup
ported the Turks because she deemed
them we'll disposed toward her interests
in Asia Minor. Now she is becoming
doubtful on this head. The Angora Turks
are not behaving very prettily toward
her They have torn up their agreement
is believed in London to be the most in
sulting document ever handed from one
government to another
Less Confidence In Greeks.
On the other hand, Great Britain is
not effervescing with good feeling for
the Greeks just at present. 1t is felt
here that the Greeks deserve much less
confidence than they did. So. if France
grows less fond of the Turkish national
lists and Great Britain cools slightly ir
her good feeling for the Greeks, Franco
British relations in reference to Greece
and Turkey should improve. And it is
not doubted in London that this will
happen. Similar observation, according
to the best opinion in England. can be
made with safety in regard to Emil
Feisul. Mesopotamia and every question
that is now at issue or foreseeabie be
tween France and this country.
Englishmen find it impossible te
conceive of the alienation of French
friendship from the British empire
and the United States. 1t is hello
that the interests of this group, to-
gether with those of Italy, dictate
imperatively that they shall stand
together. British opinion, whether
official or unofficial, is not ready fol
a hard and fast alliance with France
but it cordially approves the closes,
cooperation with that country aione
lines acceptable to the two peoples
NO ANGLo-FRENCH PACT.