The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
TARDIEU ASSAILS
RECOGNITION OF
BOLSHEVIK REGIME
Declares British Are Victims of
a DeIusion From Which the
Whole World Destined
to Suffer
BY ANDREW TARDIEu

by AINDftEW IatAOlEl
Former Head of the French High
Commission, ma Delegate to thr
Pence Conference at Paris.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Age
Herald.
Copyright, 1921, by The Age-HeraIdD
en-. Tardieu. n prominent figure
in French politics today, depIores
I'm his cable the recognition of the
soviet government of Russia. He
inveighs against giving all of Up
per SiIesia to Germany and de-
clares Germany capable of paying
substantial annuities to the allies
as war reparations.)
Paris, March 26.-(Special. THE
past week has not furnished any of
the guarantees of that political order
in Europe which the combined inter-
ests of the old and new world require.
In the Orient every happening has
been to the advantage of that center
of agitation called the soviet govern
ment.
During the peace conference. Presi-
dent Wilson said one day:
TT would be easier to sweep back a
flood with a broom than to conquer
bolshevism by force"
EFCI IL WElC NJ uSs AHtTS is no
reason now to give to bolshevism the
of official recognition.
But such recognition has been given,
first, in the Polish treaty, and second,
in the Anglo commercial
agreement The former Secretary of
State in America, Mr.. cambridge Colby,
in a note last summer, powerfully dem
onstrated that treaties of agreement
with a regime which considers it duty
to deceive bourgeonise governments are
nothing more than a delusion. The
immense majority of French opinion
agrees with that point of view. The
English are the victims of an illusion,
from which the whole world Will
suffer.
HUN SPIRIT UNCHANGED
Germany, the second cause of trou-
BILE in Europe, continues by her acts to
show that her old spirit is unchanged.
Her attitude toward the Upper Silesian
plebiscite is new proof of the state
ment. The Versailles treaty provided
that an interallied commission should
fix the Silesian boundary according to
the results of the plebiscite.
Despite violent pressure by German
organizations, despite the unjustifiable
concession to Germany by the London
conference authorizing 100000 German
immigrants who happened to be born
in Upper Sile.ia to return there to vote
in a block, although without any pres
ent interest in the province. the result
showed that large part of Upper
Silesia wants to belong to Poland.
Immediately the German press shouts
that Upper Silesia is indivisible which
is obviously contrary to the treaty
which Germany signed. The great
powers will have the last word in the
matter, provided they stand firm. But
Germany's effort to intimdate them is
noteworthy.
NATION UNCONCERNED
The attitude of the Berlin govern
ment toward reparations is no less
significant. The so-called sanctions
decided on at London do not seem to
bother Germany in the least. The
customs lines with which the Rhine
venfent for the Rhinelanders. but not
for the remainder of the empire, whose
other frontiers remain open.
The so per cent to be collected on
all German imports into allied coun-
tries will not be made effective until a
distant date. As for the occupation of
Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Ruhrort, 1t
does not hamper the freedom of the
expectation of coal and so fails tc
constitute means of pressure.
1t is easily comprehensive under
such conditions Germany will continue
to resist and maintain her refusal to
pay. All expressions of German opin-
ion confirm this probability. Never
theless, it is apparent that Germany
resources constantly are increasing
The late Lord Cunliffe, governor Of the
Bank of England and a member of the
British peace delegation, always said
Germany will recover much quicker
than people think
GERMANY'S PROOF"
The American economic delegates
Messrs. Bernard NJ Baruch and Nor
man Davis, held the same opinion. AS