The New York herald., 1922-01-11
BRAND DIPLOMACY
AROUSES OPPOSITION
French Press FOresees Parlia-
mentary Struggle Over
British Treaty.

| Special Gable 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929. by TIE Nsw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, Jan. 10.
The tenor OF an important section of
semi-official Temps. tonight presages a
fierce opposition TO Premier Brands
Franco British protective treaty when he
returns home from Cannes and attemDts
I to explain matters in the Chamber Of
/ Deputies next week. Already half n
dozen interpretations are certain on the
Governments foreign maneuvers, includ-
ing its attitude and doubtful success 81.
the Washington conference, but Premi ~
Brands biggest difficulty will be in ex-
planning why he has thrown over mis-
policy of no concessions and strict OBJ
servance of the Treaty of Versailles.
which he promised the Senate and the
Chamber of Deputies would be his hence
| forth.
The feeling is growing In Paris that
the price of the alliance with Great Brit
ain is more than France is able to pay.
! either In cash or in national dignity,
! while coupled with this comes new sug-
gestion that the British intend TO make
Genoa conference on such questions as
/ reparation and Upper Silesia and the
| virtual wrecking of the League Of
\ Nations by substituting for 1t new
! league of European States wherein Ger
many and Russia would have voices
equal to that OF France.
! The Temps tonight heads its editorial
| Pact or Purchase" and warns England
! against a continuance of her bargaining
! policy.
| "Sne thinks the French are asking
! favor OF her and in return she is prepar-
/ ing TO ask certain compensations." 1t
says. "To seek all over the world con-
cessions, she may ask of France such
concessions as the Franco-Turkish ac-
cord. Angora concessions regarding the
Sultan's rights in Tangiers and even the
right, perhaps, to peek into our ship
yards or submarine docks"
The Temps insists that France cannot
purchase n Frsnco-British pact any more
than the English can afford to sell such
security TO France, but instead they
should seek to make the alliance one of
real solidarity. not preteXt for bar
gaining. or otherwise there will be
formed as a result of the constant decep-
tions OF all continental peoples new
Europe which will no longer have any
common interest with England"
VI. Gauvain. writing in the Journal des
Debdts. stresses that VI. BRAND and Mr..
Lloyd George would deliver blow TO
the League OF Nations by the creation
OF rev economic league with small
group OF financial rotentates disposing
of the finances and even of the economic
destinies of all Europe.
'"The Reparation Commission has had
| It's throat cut and its members have
been called TO Cannes 10 take orders
from the Supreme Council" he says
"lt will now be transformed into n
mere supervisory committee"
This is his prelude to a vehement
attack on the proposed pact which he
| regards as not giving any more security
TO France than do Articles ", XLITf
and XI4Iv. OF the treaty OF Versailles
| The pact" he continues. 'is being
! submitted 90 the London Cabinet, but
/ Premier BRAND has given his approval
OF II without asking the assent OF the
French Parliament or convening the
( Council OF Minister'S. as he likes to con-
| front France with a fat dccompN His
friends contend that he has a constitu-
will remain even IL he IL overthrown
| hut we do not share this view. The
Treaty of Versailles cannot be modified
! without tho consent or Parliament
! Moreover, the President OF the Council
Is not authorized 10 conclude either
treaties or conventions. Only the presi-
dent OF the republic has that power"
Jacques Bainvlllc insists that France
| Is suffering from y dangerous deceptlon
I -ftA t.atf. 80 Ian a
pact idea for any other reason than that
T. would facilitate the calling of the con-
vcntion iu Genoa. whcTeat Germany ami
J l,uas q win ce treated as equals. and
! foresces that the future uili develop an
I attack on Poland hy either Germany or
Russia IN which France viii ne bound
| 20 Intervene 1s I'elaud's ally. but Br'tain
would remain calmly aloof as the Cannes
alliance provides for sUCcOr for Franco
only IN the event she herself IL attacked
| b. Germany
Leon Baiiby in the TnfruRsiccnNf,
which has always supported the idea of
n Franco-British alliance. SAYS The
! French Parliament Will never ratify this
alliance and that IL Is, therefore. useless
FOR Premier BRAND TO waste his time
His chief objection Is that France wouij
be expected % give up the occupation of
the Rhineland. whereas MaTehal Foct
anc all other military experts consider
this strategic support necessary II Ger
many Is ever 10 be required to meet her
raparations obligations.
He also does not like the term "un-
provoked aggression" recalling that Ger
man claims that the French bombarded
Nuremberg in August. 1914. arc likely
IN tho future 20 create n situation which
France would he unable 20 refute rs
easily az shc did the Nuremberg charge
The Chamber OF Deputies decided to-
day not TO hear any arguments on the
foreign policy Of the Government until
Premier BRAND Is able to be present.
but sentiment in the corridors WIS
frankly averse TO accepting the British
pact n n represents any reduction IN
| r'rancc'e share OF tho 1872 .0O0,D00 0f0
marks gold roparatlon which Germany
Is called on 70 pay.