Bisbee daily review., 1921-04-17

l ica,. says the famous French editor.
 The note of Secretary of State Hughes to Berlin, in which he says, this government stands with the gov ernments of the allies in holding Ger many responsible for the war and, therefore, morally bound to maze rep aration. so far as may be possible, expresses exactly the view we should | like to see incorporated in any sen ate peace resolution.
 ''The Hughes note, of course, voices the administration attitude, and we believe, the attitude of majority of your senate.
 "But the fixing of guilt and the placing of responsibility by the head of the administration only. leaves the door open to doubt in Europe as to how far that view will be enforced. Europe has found out that, to be effective, the chief executives views or that of his secretary of state, must he backed up by the senate. France, for instance, d-d not want a league of nations. We took it be- cause your president said it was a good thing. But that was not enough for the senate, and without the sen ates approval the United States could not enter the league
 Europe now understands the ne- cessily of senate support for your in- ternational agreements.
 The note of Secretary Hughes is important only as indicating the ex- ecuIive viewpoint. To become an effective force in interpreting to Ger many the attitude of the United States as a nation on the Ques ions i of her guilt and obligation. it must be backed up by a similar statement of view by the senate
 For that reason we are hoping it may be possible to insert such a clause in the Knox peace resolution, which seems certain to be made the basis for the senate's consideration of peace"
 Have your conferences developed any suggestion that there might be any attempt to separate the Versai.- les treaty from the league covenant and ratify the treaty?'i Lauzanne was l asked.
 No. If the members of the foreign affairs committee, with whom we have talked, reflect the sentiment of the senate, there is absoluteIy no chance for any consideration of the treaty of Versailles. The opposition appears very bitter
 Tn view of the failure of the Unit ed States to enter the league, and of the belief that the league, without the Unhed States, is ineffective and i'm potent, is there any likelihood of Frances withdrawai?''
 France has signed the covenant and will carry out her agreements under it faithfully and fully There will be no withdrawal" Has Americas failure to enter the league complicated Frances prob lems?"
 Undoubtedly. There are, many pro- visions of the treaty which would have been simplified if the United States had ratified The whole admin istration of the Saar valley, for in- stance, to which we have to look for coal and iron, would have been sim plified and harmonized had there been representation by the United States on the league commission there.
 But the big influence, economical- ly, would have been the advantage or solid front in dealing with the ques- tion of reparations.
 Failure of the United States to ratify the treaty or to impress upon German recognition that she must pay to the extent of her ability, has led the Germans to believe they could eyade any substantial reparations. "The importance of the whole rep arations question. not only from a French or European, but even from an American standpoint, cannot be overestimated
 Financial and economic collapse threatens Europe if reparation is long delayed or evaded. And in any such collapse America, naturally. would suffer"
 Copyright. 1921, by N. E. Al