Evening star., 1921-11-07
NEWPROBLEMSR|SE
: FOR ARMS PARLEY
German Crisis, Charles At
tempt and Lenin's Promises
All Require Study. Z
BY ANDRE TARDIEU,
Former French High Commissioners
to the United states.


Former French High Commissioners
to the United States.
By Cable to The Star.
PARIS. November Sat the mo-
ment when the various delegates are
crossing the ocean to. attend the
Washington conference on armaalent,
Europe experiences one more OF those
periodic shocks which unhappily may
become chonic.
Germany changes her ministry with
the customary accompaniment OF
threats; a Hapsburg again endeavors
to seize the Hungarian throne. nm
ally, Moscow sends out by It's WIRE
less the information that the peoples s
com1niSsaries are disposed 10 pay
Russia's debts if the powers Will
recognize their government
The German crisis has been 1ore-
seen. Every time Germany has been
summoned to execute a promise, she
changes her government. she dld tne
same thing after the ultimatum last
May and now does it again after the
council of the league of nations has
rendered it's decision on the Slleslan
questions. This time the German
prime minister went out one door anu
in through another. AS mater on
way, is not hostile to Chancellor
wirth. watched this performance with
complete sangfroid. After having SO
often proclaimed the indivisibillty OF
SliGSld, f1eTT "iieii hho W
false exit
Withhold Judgment.
France is content to Judge the Ger
man chancellor by the future. The
German policy of the last few months
has been to announce loudly that
Germany was going into bankruptSy
and to multiply simultaneously sh'is as HS
design, the enormous waste OF puDiiS
moneys. France cannot be expecteaa
to regard this as proof of either gooo
will or sincerity. Nor can she aiow
prodigality as an excuse 1or hoh-p"'
The latest instructions. moreover
of Herr Won Seeckt to his suDorol-
mates show that Germany Is sim ue
termined to rebuild her po"elLui
armies. So the German problem con-
tinues alarming. Neither guarantees
of security nor reparations, whicn
France cannot of course aoanoon a'
any price, have been given
The mad venture of the Hapsburgs,
however vain, emphasizes the general
instability of Europe. To those states
swhich were born from the breaking
mn of the Hungarian empire
like Poland, Czechoslovakla' ano
those who achieved national unity
thereby like Rumania, Jugoslavia, any
Hapsburg restoration Is casus PEN
because it is a threat of death italy
is in practically the same position:
Rlockinr the second attempt. and
indeed more expeditiously than tho
first, has produced good impression
1t will be important II that impress
sion is developed and strengthened
particularly if a serious enort Is tc
be made to assist in the polltcal anu
economic REORGANIZATION of those re-
rions whence has come so often the
spark that kindled war. Had the
great powers paid. more attention TO
those regions in the last two years
they could have done much TO hasten
such a reorganization: but now
the great opportunity 10 MAKE up io'
lost time.
Such a policy of strengthening the
little countries of central Europe IN
even more necessary as MOSCOW mas
not abandoned the idea of hnding
dunes in Europe. When Lenin talks
Of paying debts it means that he needs
money. Let me explain why ihe
soviet regime has killed Russian
production. All wealth, gold, Jewels
and precious metals that could pe
shevik propaganda throughout the
world. Lenin +couldsa not Fay If he
would. But by saying that he will
pay he hopes to borrow. And that's
the whole game.
Once Lenin is recognized. he will
announce that he needs the money
to re-establish industries. Thus the
debt payment, like the famine, may
serve as a pretext for obtaining from
foreign capital the means OF destroy
ing it
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain, who placed his hopes on
Russian trade. begins to confess that
he was mistaken. The, soviets have
been leading him hard life in Asia,
and British trade has had plenty of
trouble for its pains.
The need for an understanding Of
what is going on in every corner Of
Europe was never more evident than
today. May the Washington ON
ference pave the way to the fulfill
ment Of this need.
Copyright, 1921