Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-22
ALL FORMER ALLIES ASSURE
FRANCE OF WARM SYMPATHY
Con From First agc)

sides. lie has told us what they
fear and why they fear II.
And nothing can be more useful
nothing can he more ms tructivc Il
lies Of other nations than to have this
full revelation OF the inner thoughts
Of one OF our allied and associated
statesmen.
France Lives Under Menace,
I'VE live under very different con-
,litions from the French citizens. for
whom NJ. BRAND has SO eloquently
spoken. In the secure homes OF
America no tcrrors exist or can on
rvitnhIy haunt the thoughts. watkins
and sleeping, Of the leaders oi
French politics; for they have wha;
Hci;hcr you in America have, nor wa
II England have. do not venture
% speak FOR the other nations rep
'cSentcd around the table. They
have at thc!r very doors the great
country, great in spite OF defeat
Nowcr:ul in spite Of losses. and of its
policy. of the course which ii means
% pursue in the future. they neccs-
sariiy remain in anxious doubt.
"lt is good for US all. venture to
say. from whatever nation VIC may
he drawn, from whatever part u!
GIttl w N'HN' NhiS
we should be initiated. as we have
Dcen initiated this morning. into the
nner sanctuary of French policy.
at must hc acknow lodged, sorrow
fully Acknowledged. that the speech
10 which We have just listened is
OF hopeful for any Immediate solu-
lion Of the great problem of land
ornaments And why is it-why is II
hat there is this great difference be-
tween land ornaments and sea arm
nmcuts2 why Is II that we all here
look forward with confidence TO
hringing. about as a result of our de-
liberia lions some great measure. and
under the guidance of the program
aid before you by the United States
government? Why is it we are hope
full OF coming to some solution OF the
reat naval problem?
Moral Nnvni Disarmament Achieved.
1t is because. in the language OF
s Rriand. there has been in matters
maritime IL moral disarmament. ana
is on the basis of the moral dis
rnamcnt that tho physical and ma
tcrial disarmament is going Ia be
'u;lt. That is why we are hopeful
about the naval question. AnG why
are wc less hopeful about Al least any
lullltulllt S'ltltih'tl oil ,ls u1liltdfN
question? 1t is because. rs NJ. BRAND
mas explained to you, in that case
there has nos been moral darn
Imcnt because We have no assurance.
or because the French government.
who watch these thugs closely. have
no assurance either in Russia or IN
Germany that mora! disarmament has
made the degree of progress which
would make material disarmament an
immediate possibility.
II do not venture TO offer an opn-
ion Of my own upon this question.
leave You TO Judge OF the facts, rs
they have been cxpoundcd By one
who has profoundly studied them ana
whose gifts of exposition cannot
be cXcclicd
No Isolation for France.
only this | would gay. for I need
hardly tell you that | am not going
10 make speech. NJ. BRAND appears
10 have some fears lest Franco should
feel herself in moral isolation. That
would be II tragedy indeed
THAT the liberties OF Europe ana
;hc world in general. and Of France
in particular, should be main tained
| amp guarded against the dominating
| policy Of her eastern nciSlibor IS tn,
I cause Tor which the British empire
fought and in which the British en-
pire still believes.
killed OH tho field OF battle we