The New York herald., 1921-11-27
Curzon's Warning, Naples
Outbreak and Other Incl
dents Prove Alarming.
HUGO SHINES rs BLAMED
Conditions in Both France and
italy Easily Affected by
Irritable Causes.
BY LAURENCE HILLS.


Special Cable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, by THE New YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Nov. 26.
Incidents in connection with the
Washington conference are beginning
to have an inevitable repercussion in
the tinder box of politics Of the Old
World. This is evident from the
Italian anti-French riots yesterday
and to-day. of which it now appears
the last has not yet been heard, and
from the feeling aroused in French
minds by the speech by Lord Curzon,
British Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, Friday, when he publicly
criticised the French Governments
policy.
AS usual when serious divergences
appeal among these three allies, there
is now talk of the convocation Of the
Allied Supreme Council to reafflrm the
Entente, which seems all important if
the Allies are to act together in the
event Germany should insist she can
not pay the reparation instalment
due on January Is.
Between making sacrifices to main
tain this accord and seeing France iso-
lated. majority of French citizens un-
hesitatingly would elect to follow the
former policy. Incidents like the italian
riots and Lord Curzon's warning are
showing them that isolation Is a grow
ing peril for France. Premier Brands
policy. which is to save France from
this. is sure to triumph on his return
here from Washington. providing the
French financial situation does not get
worse, but it is doubtful IL any Gov
ernment here could stand at present II
1t advocated any further reductions in
Germany's debt to France.
Restraining Excitement.
With Premier BRAND now on the ocean
homeward bound, the Government Is
making efforts to restrain the excite
ment regarding the anti-French demon
strations In Italy. emphasizing the visit
Of the italian Ambassador here to the
French Foreign Office yesterday and
the speech of the italian Foreign Min
u
Rome denying the reports that wordy
clash had occurred between Premier
BRAND and the head of the italian dele
cation at the Washington arms con-
ference
Unfortunately however, certain sec
ton Of the Italian press obviously is
carrying on an anti-French campaign.
Dispatches received here show that. in
fiuenced by this channel. serious riots
occurred in Naples to-day and that all
day yesterday mobs, in which Italian
students were prominent. made repeated
attacks on the French consulate there.
burning French flags. Several of the
rioters were wounded by troops which
were sent to guard the consulate
The students acclaimed the italian
army, which Premier BRAND was incor-
rectly reported to have aspersed In
Washington. These incidents, follow
ing those of a month ago, show that
anti-French feeling Is running extremely
high in Italy. which Is attributed here
to German Influences. particularly the
Affiliations of Hugo SHINES, in italy.
Blames British Newspaper.
Were the present Government stronger
there would be little to feared. but
Italy is politically very much torn UP.
paper which apparently started the
latest trouble In Italy naturally is not
helping the feeling aroused by Lord
Curzon's speech, and the sending Of
British cruiser to Messina ostensibly to
protect British residents who might pos
sibly be imperilled by Frances ST.
lician evacuation.
This. however, the Temps says. must
not be considered by the French as
another Panther" incident. inasmuch
as the British Ambassador took pains
to indicate that the sending OF the
cruiser was not intended as a sign Of
dissccord with France.
Moderate papers here speak regret
fully of Lord Curzon's speech and the
disaccord which seems to exist among
the Allies. expressing tho hope that
Premier BRAND will Immediately un-
dertake conversations to restore the har-
mony now lacking In Allied affairs.