Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-06-12
ardieu Believes Eng
land and France Must
Settle Differences.
British Effort to Draw
French Into Greek
Row Is Criticized.
BY ANDRE TARDIEU
Former French High Commissioner
to America.
SnonSal Hehtn ~ Tim T.sh,,.n

Copyright 1921, by The Tribune.
Paris, June II. Confusion still
reigns in Europe. It manifests itsel
today in every field three of which de
serve especial emphasis. These ar,
| the Anglo-French relations, Franco
| German relations and the Orienta
! question.
! Anglo relations are jus,
emerging from serious crisis. Cur
iously enough certain English news
papers. doubtless with the best inten.
tons. have selected just the moment
to propose an alliance between the two
countries.
Is the proposal opportune? / do not
think SO. The so-called military guar
antee treaties between France. the
United States and Great Britain ne
gotiated in 1919 remain imperative,
owing to the failure Of the United
States to ratify.
Angio-French Alliance.
But these treaties were linked di-
rectiy with the whole system of the
League of Nations which the United
States would not accept. Therefore,
even if Great Britain decided to ratify
parte agreement independently of the
would be quite different from what the
Versailles negotiators intended.
Are these English papers suggesting
an old fashioned offensive and defen-
sive alliance? In that case it is ne
cessary to give careful thought to the
matter to assure an equality of rights
and duties between tbhe two contract
ing parties.
Such a study has not yet been made.
No definite proposals has been offer
ed. Wherefore one is forced to con-
clude that all such discussion is quite
premature, serving more to cloud the
atmosphere than to clear it, for an
alliance is impossible without prior
agreement and before exchanging com
mlttments. France and England must
resolve their many disagreements
That is what they have always done in
the past. In 1904, they cleared away
their differences and in 1914 formed
an alliance. 1t seems to me that the
present discussion puts the cart before
the horse and is bad beginning for
fruitful work.
Regret Concessions to Germany.
Concerning Franco German rela-
tlons, they are dominated on the one
hand by the formidable concessions
made to Germany in the London
agreement and on the other hand by
Premier Brands latest speech ex-
pressing confidence in the present Ger |
man government
Many Frenchman. including myself. |
regret the concessions and do not |
share the confidence expressed
we regret the concessions because
an the arguments about Germany's |
ability to pay the war damage apply ,
even more forcibly to France. since !
the latter suffered the devastation
while the former is intact and because
what the London agreement let's Ger
many escape paying must be paid by
France.
we lack confidence because. while
some OF the statements made bv Cham
;ellor With and Foreign Minister
lea.henau seem to indicate good will
anu g determination to keep promises.
oIner statements are less reassnring
Au n ea.ii acts tend to further doubts
Claims Whole Of Silesia.
re I'm signed the treaty prescrib-
;. - -, ,, ane UNISON OF Upper Silesia by
nSnh h'l a'N a'ter plebiscite. yet DR..
Germany. vi e'iesia Aor
Wlrth also declares he will end Cen-
,a.,, hooters Silesian enterprises, who
Quiz hot nave recruited his army and
, k his war material without
ne re, herman governments knowledge,
mo a. now pursues his activities
Inc German government "off;c;o,lv-
'rotests against the pIebiscite cam-
: .h IN Austria, but the mainsnrinp
I the campaigns in Rosenbere p' the
'e IN = minister at Vienna. ~
The German government dec,ares r.
mention to punish those guilty. Of w ,'r ,
rimes but the Leipzig verdicts 81 n M". {
2ke nothing but derision' AVIS p'" t,
For the sixth Or seventh t;r,o ~ =
.erman government has promised to
1ecute the treaty clauses c ysu ~
i.ssarmament, but Hoefer's exnloits n
liesla show how far She il from d;s !
rming. afoln us /.
The French people whom geoor.nbv d
as condemned to see Germanv op.t !
ose range, notice these striking mani. 9
stations and when told that IA ION d
IN agreement has conyertad n a.. .aun
peace and respect for contracts thay
'e naturally skeptical. We hara .,f
red too much to trust SO eas;Iv - Z
If neighbors. At present al ~ ~ =
'rtainty. This is particularly +rn. u ~ d
e Oriept. ''u7 :,