The Washington times., 1921-03-23
|NEW ENTENTE
AIM Of French.
Franklin. .BouiIIon Predicts Amer.
lea and Britain as France
Associates.
THROW LEAGUE OvERB0ARD
Ex.Premier Coming to Ask DE
fensive Balance of Power"
For Peace.
THROW LEAGUE 0VERB0ARD
By WILLIAM COOK.
ational News Service,


PARIS, March 23.-The corner
stone of new triple Association of
Nations"-the United Etates, Eng
land and France-may be laid at
Washington by former Premier Vivi-
ami, now en- route to America on q
special mission to see President
Harding. M. Viviani is due to
reach New York on Sunday.
A SOCIETY OF POWERS"
The view OF a possible new society
Of powers" was set forth today BY
Henry Franklin Bouillon. former
member of the French cabinet and
until recently chairman Of the foreign
affairs committee OF the chamber Of
deputies. M. franklin -Bouillon fesls
tnat under no circumstances will the
United States enter TheDLeaKue Of
Nations or link herself Ia Military al
lance with her two big alice In tte'
recent war. But he does believe that
the three powers can cooperate cf-
fectively to maintain the peace OF the
world
Sending NJ viviani to the United
States on such a special mission may
contribute to modify Americas atti-
tude toward Europe" said M. Frank
lin-Bouillon.
Let us hope so. but let us realise
that his task is hard one. The evil
done by the treaty of Versailles is SO
profound that IL is difficult to see
how IL can be repaired.
LEAGUE DEAD FINANCIALLY.
"The system adopted at Versailles
reposed on the League of Nations and
on the French-Anglo-Ame pact.
From the nnancial polnt Of View the
League of Nations does not exist.
No measure providing for intersllied
aid has ever been studied. No credit
has been opened or even promised for
the resumption OF our economic ac-
tivity.
From the political point OF view.
the League of Nations should guar.
antee to the signatories of the cove
nant the frontiers fixed by the
treaty of Versailles. But one does
not even dare speak of this stipu-
lation. In any case the triple de-
fensive alliance proposed dsrins the
peace conference hns no real vnluc
unless America and England formally
Subscribe t. IT,. England has en-
trenched herself behind Americas re-
fusal to ratify the agreement and
has not even examined 1t. America,
through President Harding. only re-
Gently officially announced her re-
fusal to ratify the League covenant
or to enter into military alliance
with us.
THREE-POWER COOPERATION.
"Now that the work of Versailles 10
definitely abandoned in America. we
must return to reality and reason. II
Is useless to count upon an alliance;
let us try to organize cooperation.
Between the two great branches OF
the Anglo-Saxon family. representing
the United States and England. France
should be the uniting link
sour common claims against Ger
many will oblige us in the years 10
come to a closer agreement with Eng
land. This policy would not be with
out danger to us and to the peace OF
the world were We not at the same
time assured OF close agreement
with the United states. 1t Is France
alone, strong in her sympathies for
both and in her disinterestedness. who
can realize this association of the
three great democrscies OF the world.
There is the task to which our
statement should set themselves At
work IL they wish to repair the dan
gers OF yesterday and avoid the dan
gers of tomorrow. / hope that the
voyage OF NJ. Viviani will be the first
evidence OF this new policy which the
treaty of Versailles. under the pre-
text Of fastening, only DELAYED"