Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-23
GERMAN-RUSSPACT
|''Y|TAL TO EUROPE"
Conquered Nations Seize Ad-
vantage of Apathy, Declares
Andre Tardieu.
BY ANDRE TARDIEl,
Former French High Commissioner
ea to America.


BY Cable to The star.
PARIS, April 22-The most inn
rortant act in European history
since the armistice has been the
publication of the Russo-German
treaty.
f,bicberin and Rathenau have been
able to bring about the first grouping
of powers since the war. Ihe lrea'S'
proclaimed by the Russian ana Ger
man delegates as aneconomic UNDER
standing, is vitality political
Following the war of 1870, the con-
ouerors were the first to FORM
similar group. Otto Won Bismarck
after consolidating his victories
made treaties with Austria ana itaiE.
Now it Is the CONQUERED VINO arr
starting groups anu tahlhs az az
tage @. their conquered nu lht
traordinary apathy. They We starteu'
not in twoS. but thrces, TOR Ansord
and Turkey are inulsSo. u'tH vi ts'
with the soviets and kemal sigma
ture may be added to the treaty puo-
lished at Genoa on April -
The entente powers. divided on I'M
pcrtant and secondary questions
have devoted themselves during lhe
last years to theoretical ana unprat
tical discussions. MethinkS mus
one reason why the United states mas
shown so little interest in the ueoaies
and retired into a systematic lsola-
ton.
Alliance in Old Way.
Tho Russians, Germans and kemai-
;sts have adopted the old way ana
have made a real alliance peiore
compiling "A program tReS haS
created a Kerry necessary instrument
hey
better to defend themselves or.
rather. TO free themselves from the
conseulienceS of the war peace rms
is serious, chiefly because there Is
nothing opposed to them. Inc ahSio
French entente exists in speeches..
No uolitical act results therefrom.
Italy. long accustomed to Germah
alliance has not recovered her dlpio-
matte position since the war hen.e
the extreme but COMPREHENSIVE hel
business which is shown on every
occasion. There remain on the olie
hand, France and Belgium VINO nave
only undertaken the minimum oil pre-
ventive measures. and on the o,net
hand the little entente wnien: uis
1nayed by the lack of organization III
Europe. has established Itself alone
not asking advice. but ready for any
urgent needs.
Regarding Great Britain Lloyd
George imagines. especiaHE uu lhS
ing tn. world. This is not the case.
He never has confronted more dlil
culties. Unemployment, conmerciaI
stagnation colonial troubles ana the
like are the greatest in the history
of the British empire.
Three Nations Straitened.
1t is true that Germany. Russia and
Turkey are in Straitened circum-
stances. but they are wise enough 10
Took beyond their present trouDieS
and to work for the future. ME
the victorS are discussing mere forms
tne yauuuished are endeavorinS TO
sroup their forces. Their methods
will be judged by the results
The United States. by refusing TO go
to Genoa avoided modification ana
derision that has been inflicted on the
conference originatorS. but, sooner or
later, the course Of events will oblige
her to participate in the polatlcs
which now are commencing TO take
shape.
The Russo German Turkish alliance.
perhaps. is the beginning of that al
lance stretching from. the Rhine to
the Pacific the dangers of which Col
T. NJ House pointed out to the peace
conference here in 1919. When tins
alliance takes decisive shape the dan
ger will be scarcely less for the
United States than 1T will be for
France and Belgium.
IT can be anticipated that these i'm
pressions of the latest events in
Genoa will result in my being re-
preached for anticipating trouble and
looking too far ahead. This may be
so, but l prefer that to coming too
late.
Copyright, 1927