Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-22
F F0RMER PREMIER
RENE v|v|AN| WILL
COME To AMERICA
WILL ASK UNITED STATES TO
ENTER LEAGUE or NATIONS
ON own TERMS.
by JOHN PAGE
staff Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Mar. 2i.-Ad.
ministration circles are deeply stirred
beneath the surface by the announce.
ment from France that Rene vivlani.
former premier ~ that nation, will
shortly visit the United States 'bn a
friendly mission"
Cable dispatches from Paris state
Want visit is not merely TO accord that
distinguished statesman an opportunity
10 exchange the time of day and few
gracious compliments with President
Harding. but that he win bring an In.
vitation from France for the United
States 10 enter the League of Nations
upon whatever terms we may formulate
rs n basls for entrance. or failing that
10 20 ahead with the association"
which Harding proposed In his cdm.
paign last fall The main thing. the
cablegrams from Paris tell us. is TO get
he United States into some sort Of con.
cert which shall have az It's primary
aim the maintenance of the peace Of
the world The terms may be written
'ither by the United States Senate or
ny Harding himself. Il does not matter
greatly 10 France. She will accept them
herself. and use her Influence toward
inducing the other members of the
league as u now stands. TO do likewise.
France wishes no more war She Is
satisfied II she can hold the gains ~
tbs last one. and seems not too conf
lent In her ability To hold them by her.
self In the peace of Versailles there
les the makings of a new war. II was
lot peace OF Justice but one Of con.
luest. Germany In that pence was ac.
'orded the same treatment she dealt out
IN France In is7o-only more OF II.
The French feel that, for their own
selfpro,ection. they must either organ.
izc m association OF nations along the
ines suggested liy Harding. or induce
The United States TO join the one which
Is now impcrfectly functioning. With
this country new member the French
would then feel secure. They would feel,
and with Justice. that neither any ma.
ton nor any combination of nations out.
Sidc ~ the league. would dare challenge
I. She could then relax her watchful.
ness somewhat. and partially disarmlng
herself. return many men from her
huge armies to industry. But she feels
that the league as II now stands Is
helpless 10 protect her and as long ms II
In 20 she must remain armed Ia the
teeth against Germany. what In left oi
Austria and the Bolshevlkl. Millerand
u II suspected. regards England as a
lukewarm ally as long as Lloyd George
ls In power. and refuses Ia stake the
fate of France on the welshman's con
stancy. Hence he will pay any price
asked 10 link arms with Harding.
The irroncilable Senators Borah
Johnson, Reed, I.aFollette. and n few
others, are uneasy over the coming Oi
vivlanl. They are not yet In a panic
but they are slipping into Washington
one by one. and the presumption is that
they are trying tn obtain from Harding
i 4 pledge that he viii not listen 20 the
former premicr's proposals. they open
~ resent the fact that they are bclnr
called upon To reflght a battle alrcad,
won, They argue that as Harding de
clared positively agaiTkt 'cntangllnR
alliances In his inaugural. that declara
tion should he accepted by France an,
other nations as final. and there is AZ
inclination Co regard any disposition Il
reopen the subject with hostility.
However. the Reeds and the iaFol
lettes may feel about the French mis-
sion. there In no questioning the fac
that the American public will welcom,
the eloquent viviani with open arm an,
n demonstration OF enthusiasm whlcl
will convince him that we American
still regard his country with affection
and that our gratitude for the hclpinI
hand OF Lafayette still lives.