Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-13
HOPE LONDON
NEE TING WILL
BRACE Terms
Paris Conference Tight
ened Anglo French
Ties, States Viviiani.
Means Of Enforcing
Agreement Not Work
able, He Declares.
BY RENE vjvIANj
Former Premier Of Fraaco.

BY RENE vIvlANI
| Former Premier Of Franoe.
| Special Cable to The Telboae.
Copyright 1921, by the Tribsse-
| France will make no moro concos-
| sions to Germany, NJ. vivIani De.
| clares in his cable Saturday. %.
| deed the Fronch look to the ooMln1
| London conference to Stren9taen
rather than lesson the terms Impos.
ed on Germany.
Paris, Feb. 12.-France hopes that
| the conference between the allies and
Germany in London within the next
fortnight will improve upon the Paris
agreement with respect to reparafions.
France is at the end Of the rope 50
far as concessions are concerned and
I the cabinet will refuse to yield any
more.
That is why the entente win oppose
the reopening of the discussion which
the Germans will seek at London BY
offering counter proposals. We shall
soon see whether this greatest crime
is to be expiated by its authors. This
is what the French chamber demands
and this is why the BRAND ministery
received vote of confidence this week
in anticipation Of the London confer
ence.
Friendship Bonds Wslded.
The Paris conference frightened the
bonds of Anglo French friendship.
This fact underlays the general satis-
faction in France over the result Of
the meeting but we must admit that
the reception by the chamber Of depu-
ties was not rs enthusiastic u the At
tltude OF the press led us to expect.
The praises showed on the document
which. despite its good qualities, re-
presents further sacrifices of French
credits, are regarded by the chamber
as somewhat excessive.
The means Of compulsion provided
are satisfactory in appearance but vs.
doubt whether they are workable.
Further the German attitude and the
apparently concerted protests make
Frenchmen wonder what the morrow
will bring forth.
Public opinion finds too many sacri-
flces and insufficient guarantees in
the new agreement. DESPITE the ruins
with which France is covered. her men
are moderate enough to accept IN the
interests OF world peace even 4. medi-
ocre arrangement curtailing credits
and spreading the payment Of repara-
ton over many years. They win even
accept the II per cent export tax
whose yield obviously 10 Hypothetical
because Germany's future exports can
not be calculated. They would even
accept all that. II they were sure OF
getting it. But it is pointed out that
the agreement no longer accords with
the treaty.
Abandon RhIae Too Soos.
Germany pays during 42 years, but
Il we gradually abandon the left bank
Of the Rhine within Is years in ac-
with the treaty, what guaran-
tee will we have otter Is years have
passed if Germany suddenly ceases her
payments? Nothing. Moreover, that
he first payments are calculated mat
urally so as not to crush Germany and
hat later on the annual amounts are
increased, we have this paradox: We
must abandon our legitimate means Of
army on the left bank
II the Rhine-at q time when our
argest payments are due and also
when Germany Is restrengthened and
will not try by trickery or force to
lodge her obligations.
Also, be it noted that the first three
annual payments are five hundred
.wenty million francs, fifteen hundred
million francs, and twenty-five hundred
million francs, respectively. And what
5 the use Of that when We must pay
our billions Of francs annually in pen
lions and ten billions il we desire to
estore devastated areasl
Plight Of Budget.
Budget deficit can easily be calculated
nut how can the money be raised? We
'annot resort to 4 foreign loan for our
oreign debt is eighty three billion
rancs and it ia impossible to increase
t. From the purely natural viewpoint
oans can be raised If we rely upon our
,ower OF production and savings and
he labor and patriotism Of our coun-
ry. We can also rely on formidable
axes with which we already are bur-
lened with which amount to twonty
illions annually-twenty billion francs
'aid by q nation with q million and
alf dead million crippled, deprived
( all physical and professional activ-
" and with our ten richest districts
till in ruins.
The situation IL the harder on
franco because, looking ON the other
ide Of tho Rhine We perceive this de-
,cralizing spectacle: Germany has I'M
osed no taxes and is contracting q
abroad deficit BY charging everything
. running cxponses. She has placed
Il the sub-officers OF her army. Aum-
erinI $50 1000 10 supernumera1ies On