The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-28
MILITARIST
AIM IS FOR
EASY march
Correspondent Mellett Says
France Hopes for Quick
Conquest in Germany
By LOWELL ME1I.ETr

WASHINGTON. April ss.--In the
las, week OF July. 1914 tho junkors
Of Germany were fr~nxiodiy propar.
ing for war. They were about they
thought. to realize their dream OF
European conquest. The ono thing
they were most fearful Of was inter.
ference that would make for peace
instead Of war.
They had their way. Tho cost 10
the world wa- the lives OF several
million men-so. 900 Of them Amer.
leans
Today. "wednesday. April 81. 1891.
the iunkers OF France are Jus, as
frienzlcdly preparing for war. They
feel that their dream Of conquest
a conquest OF Europe almost ns am
bilious In It's scope as that OF the
insane kaiscr--is about 10 10 real.
ted
ONE THING
JUNKf1sS FEAR
The ons thing they fear Ia tntsr'
ference that win result In peace
True, the French miii,arists ex.
pect their war To 10 a one sided AZ
fair. They do not expect Germany
10 fight -haeA- Thsy- propose
marching m and taking poUssxion OF
the great center OF German indus
tries and to use Ai~sian iron plus
the coal and factories OF the Ruhr
valley TO make France the most pow
crfui nation In Europe. n not. ~
some OF them think. In the world.
This perhaps viii serve to make
clear to American minds why France
IL bearing down upon the American
state department. All the art OF
French diplomacy to prevent secr--
tary Hughes forwarding to the allied
governments Ccrmany's latest pro
posaI That proposal might mean
peace. II not acceptable in itself. I;
would in any case mean delay. which
In turn might result In peace
FRANCE USING
TECHNICAL POINTS
France does not want peaca At
least Premier BRAND and President
Millerand. struggling with one an
other for pr~dominance In French
politics. DO not want peace
BY a strained tech nical interpre-
tation OF the vcrsaiiles treaty they
have an excuse for marching into
Germany May 1. and they are bend
ing every effort 70 prevent interfcr-
ence. American interference In par.
ticuiar.
The American government has
only TO say that II considers Il worth
while 10 delay drastic action until
Germany's latest offer has been CON
sidercd. France Is not likely TO fly
In the face OF such a statement by
Secretary HugheA
IL the secretary makes this state
nent there will be rage In Paris
among the military men and the bit
terness Of the French people may be
aroused temporarily against us.
Every economist and statesman In
America agrees that all hope Of re.
turn to normal conditions in this
country. let alone In the rest OF the
world. would be set back seriously by
French military operations now in
Germany.
This Is an occasion for a coura-
geous secretary Of state 20 say:
ITO the devil with diplomatic Ell
duette. The peace must be kept"
LONDON. April .s.-The German
reparations proposals are "thoroiy
unsatisfactory. Lloyd George told
the house Of commons today.
The offer is "unanimously regard
ed" as inadequate. he said, but Is be-
ing thoroly examined.
LONDON, April 2s.-Gcrman's re-
ply to the British request for ampli.
fication OF her reparauons note was
branded today as highly unsaus-
factory"
The British foreign office dropped
the matter and will leave IT To the
supreme council TO pass on reception
OF the German proposals.
The German answer was said TO
be vague and TO throw no light on
the antiquities In the original pro
posal.
"The time is gone when vague of.
fers can be considered" foreign
official told the United Press.
"The German offer OF 10000 .00o,-
900 gold marks is ludicrously below
the Paris totals" according to this
official, and unless all the terms are
made clear the allies will not dis.
cuss IL