Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-25
LORD CURSOR
WARNS FRANCE
British Foreign Minister
Speaks Plain and Blunt
Words
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London, Nov. 24.--One Of the most
oulspoken warnings ever addressed
by a foreign minister Of one nation to
another friendly nation was delivered
publicly by Marquis Curzon of Kedle-
ston to France at u luncheon today.
The British foreian minister declared
that if France pursued an isolated
and individual policy she would not
in the long run injure Germany and
would fail to protect herself.
1t was a warning couched, it, any
thing, in plainer terms than a similar
speech delivered by Premier Lloyd
George last May, at The time when
France was proceeding to the occupa-
ton of Germany's >Ruhr towns which
created n tremendous sensation.
Lord Curzon's address was directed
primarily to the Washington confer
ence on limitation OF armament and
Far Eastern questions, but ut was
clearly an intimation to France of the
effect of that country's attitude to-
ward disarmament. 1t also applied
with equal force to the French policy
in the near east.
Safety In Worlds Confidence.
Peace will never be achieved" said
Lord Curzon,- "if any one power tries
TO steal a march or another and con-
clude an arrangement on it's own ac-
count"
The foreign minister bluntly re-
minded France that safety lay not in
dence of the world, and he cautioned
France that she could not succeed by
a revenseful policy toward Germany
or be permitted by isolated action to
Illustrate the work of the nations at
Washington.
The speech was filed with striking
matter and was remarkable for the
expressed determination to bring Ger
many into the comfy of nations and
for it's %enunciation of Great Britain's
duty in the new world which succeed
ed tho war.
Abiding to the new struggling ma
tons which have arisen from the
ashes of German. Austria and Turkey,
Lord Curzon said:
w as n OF the great powers.
are largely responsible for the crea-
ton of these new nations; therefore it
~devOlves upon us to do our best to
curb their rivalry. help their progress
and make them instruments not of
renewed disturbance and warfare but
Of future peace"
No Comments.
New York. Nov. 24.-Premier Bril-
and declined tonight to comment on
the speech of Marquis Curzon in
London today. He was shown alb
stracts of the Britis,, foreign minis
ters' address. He said:
1T will be impossible for me to
make any comment on what Lord
Curzon has said without seeing the
full text Of his ~speecio!
Brands Parting Message.
New York. Nov. 24.-Disarmament
Of France would end world peace
and would be a temptation for i'm
p~er:alistic Germany to come back in
to power, Premier BRAND declared to-
night in 4 farewell message to the
American people. delivered beforeathe
Lotus club of this city. France, he
said. wanted peace and wanted totlive
on amicable terms with a democratic
Germany.
but the former Germany has not
disappeared" he asserted. She is
still lying in wait plotting, trying to
revive hopes Of revenge 'and keeping
an army in certain form.
"Howy could you expect France to
disarm in such a situation? Ii
France was unable toedefend herself,
democratic Germany would be over
thrown and the old i~mperialistic Ger
many would come back into power. II
she weakened herself. it would end
the peace of the world. France has
not the right to desert the cause OF
democracy and peace.
Fought for World.
Trance has been fighting not for
her security atone. but in the ser
vice of the whole civilized world
France has no right to desert its oWn
cause or the cause of peace. What
she wishes to see is a Germany with
which she can maintain noble rela-
tons. She is only to anxious to have
her voice heard on the other side OF
the frontier.
France is a nation that loves peace
n hates war, and if there Is one ma.
tion that wishes to have war erased
forever from the face Of the world, ]
have a right to a it is my country
I have told it at Washington, and an,
never see France provoke another
people Or try to begin another way
France has an army-if she has ar
army. it is because she is obliged t.
have one to defend her life, her indie.
pendence, e liberty and her digni
ty. France has an army which il
ready to serve the cause of the worlc
by protecting it against disorder anc
anarchy in whatever form they ma,
present themselves"
Referring to the Washington con,
ference. Premier BRAND said he con
sidered it 'the greatest honor of m!
political life" to be a member, Of tina
body. Whatever resolutions may b.
be made, n resolutions will b,
made, he added, they will mark T;
milestone of progress on the road t.
peace.
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