Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-24
RANCO-BRITISH STRUGGLE
AS SEEN BY GERMAN EDITOR
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN,
(Germany's Foremost Publicist)
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal. J
Copyright 1921

German public opinion is strangely I'M
| perturhed by the row between Britain and
| France over Upper Slesia. Germany thinks
that keeping France and England together
| permanently is like trying to mix oil and
! water. Lloyd George has plans ahead. He
wants Germany to work and act as Eng
lands agent in supplying the needs of Rus
! STA, Germany supplying the manufactures
and England taking the money as repara-
lions. Therefore, lie wants industrial ST.
at his best in discussing the Franco British
break. He also sees in the east the only
sun shining for German commerce. Rus
STA still is treasure house despite her boil
shevik ways.)
BERLIN, May 21.-Lloyd Georges
speeches in the British house of com
mons, in which he so plainly opposes
the French-Polish Silesian policy,
has had the effect of chemical ex-
pertinent, showing the external sep
aratlon of two internally foreign ma
| terialS.
Just a sol land water, shaken to-
gether ever SO violently, always re-
main separate, so the Franco-British
union, however loudly the entente
may be celebrated, never remains
firm for long.
Perhaps the world has decreed that
always there shall be mistrust be-
tween peoples living on opposite
shores of the same sea. Many CEN
turtles ago England wanted to extend
her rule to the other bank of the
North sea, at Calais. Joan of Arc,
the maid Of Orleans. tried to prevent
the plan, and was burned at the
stake by the British: Bonaparte
tried to create United States of Eu-
rope TO break Britain's hegemony and
he was fettered to a rock and s1and-
cred by England's best writer's. The
wars OF history, as well as recent
events show an ever-continuing an
t1pathy between the two peoples.
1t was only the perverse policy of
Germany's government, followed
since 1890, which enabled England
and France to bridge over the canal
ct their difficulties and succeed in a
reconciliation which had for it's pur-
pose a common mistrust of the mill
tary Hohenzo1lern monarchy and an
alliance against it.
Even in the midst Of the recent
war, the cleft between Britain and
France was often visible. The split
now is wider than ever. The war
brought the British all they wanted
They are now the only great sea
power of Europe. Germany is dis
armed, and Russia is no longer d
menace or power in the world. In
: Africa, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, the
Dardanelles and the Persian gulf the
sign of British rule is the Union Jack
flying in the breeze.
| France lost and suffered much more
in the war and got less. France, new
er inclined to value the help of 9TH
ers, now imagines herself deceived
and outwitted, and with difficulty
hides her anger toward England
which will not allow her to occupy
the Ruhr valley or control the coal
mines and factories of Upper Silesia.
Lloyd George appeals to holy JUS
tice! But he will not disturb the
sleep into which she fell when Ger
many's commercial feet and Ger
many's colonies were put in John
Bulls pocket.
France controlling the Lorraine
mines, the Ruhr coal fields and the
Silesian minerals, she would set up
an industrial dictatorship upon which
England would be dependent. France,
therefore, must not be allowed to eX-
port continental coal. Lloyd George
also knows it would be dangerous
mistake to set any hopes upon the
technical! and industrial efficiency Of
the Poles. He wishes instead that
= disarmed Germany shall soon recoVe"
enough to work hard and help Eng
land through her factories and man
ufactured goods and act as her agent
in satisfying the needs of eastern
Europe, especially Russia, whei e
alone lies the necessary treasure for
healing the damages of war. The
) French intrigue mixed with the Pol
: ish episode therefore annoys the
7 British premier.
Lloyd George emphasized rightly,
after the result of the Upper silesia
plebiscite was made known, the
abominable injustice which would lie
in taking away the whole or a large
part of the industrial district from
: Germany.
France on the other hand answers
positive program negatively.
France does not believe in Germany's
desire to make reparations. France
does not believe the boche' in his
promises and thinks that her debt is
only sure of payment when she has
control of the entire iron Rhineland
from Lens and Briey and Rybnik.
saying today that as "perfdious Al
bion" is not dependable, an under
standing with Germany and a. reali-
cation of the Napoleonic dream of a
Continental union is the most adVis-
able plan.
:, Public opinion in France, however
sees only some Utopian idea and is
convinced that France will be able to
breathe without care only when Ger
many has lost one bank of the Rhine
| or other.
No good CAN come out of this an
cry policy of mistrust inasmuch as
diminished and weakened Germany,
with the best will il the world, would
, be incapable of making world rep
aratlOnS.
1t soon will be apparent whether
the new Wirth cabinet will be able
to overcome Frances distrust, to
clear up the fog Of political phrase
ology and recognize the realities of
economic interests between France
and Germany.
Perhaps it may be possible for
Germany to obtain patronage in the
world markets as a sort of Junior
partner to England, which today is
| commercially stronger than indus
! trially. The attempt favored by the
powers thirsting for Preparations, to
improve Germany's paying balance
. by means of intensified expectation
can only succeed in the east.
Notwithstanding her human good
| will and ideals the United States,
which during the war years created
large industry which needs export
} trade for prosperity, will not allow
: Germany dumping to inundate her
2 markets.
Only in the east does a new sun
shine for German commerce.
= A chef in an American hotel carves
, vegetables into shapes resembling
flowers.
India covers one-third the area of