The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-27
By J. BART CAMPBELL. International News Service Staff
 COrreSpOudent.

Washington, March 27-France Is
 3oday facing not only the dead weight Of Great Britain's disappTov7l of
 French foreign and domestic policies
 fbut of the combined opposition of al Sfnost every other European nation eA- scept Poland. which she dominates,
 Confidential European advices
 tteaching Republican members of the
 ISenate Foreign Relations Committee
 have not only established the danger
 sbus isolation threatening France, but
 have clearly foreshadowed the col lapse of the "dog-in-the-manger" at
 stitude of the French Government to-
 Ward Germany and Russia, if only be-
 ,cause of tremendous economic pres
 sure.
 : Private assurances conveyed to ELondon by the Runantan Govern British proposals for the recognition iof the Soviet Russien Government is Sregarded as but one straw that 1ndt- Eeates that the political wind wind in
 Britain Gets Assurances of Support
 Great Britain Is also said to have sfeceived even more definite private assurances of support from Italy, Bel
 gtun, Holland, as well as the Scandi-
 navian nations and most of the other
 European States, for the British pro tgramme for the mobilization Of both :Germany and Russia as an integral spart of a fixed policy for the economic Restoration of Europe demanded by the American Government when it re, FkuSeo LO piEI4SAPoAS 4AA NAS tGenoa conference.
 With the millions packed in the
 British Isle depending upon world trade for bread, it Is % iife,and-deatn nc deiI6 order out of chaos in Continentai
 Europe. France may be considered rself-contained economically, but Great
 Britain enjoys no such favored advan-
 tage, The British must exchange
 their goods for food in order to sub ssist. It is a question of trade or starve
 with the British people, ana puLt1ns put
 of Germany. Russia and the rest Of
 Europe on their feet is a cold, sheer
 essential which the British Govern .snent is prepared to insist upon
 France may continue to resist the British demands as long as she thinks
 she can afford to. But it IS not oe- .Iieved that her own private nuslness
 interests will tolerate long frenen n government which courts economic
 suicide and threatens to bring the whole of the rest of Europe down on tthe French people.
 ] Britain Works for Russian Agree
 Great Britain is believed to be all ready dealing direct with the present
 Russian Government on scaIe so eS E tensive as to promise highly lm-
 oortant and significant alignment be- tween the British, Germans and Rus- sians, economically, if not politically ! London has not turned its back on .ba French need for reparation for the ETyorld War and security from future attack The British Government is Teady and willing to assist France in 2 ab+sjninr both if she will listen to l reason. But the British will continue to insist tha there must be a limit fxed as to Germany's ability to pay | as well as a method of German re- naration established which will not ! threaten all Europe with disaster. Permanent occupation Of German | territory by French troops is another source of British opposition to the oreyailing French pohcy. ? Growing disapproval in this coun- | fry of Frances refusal to balance her hudget so as to provide for the pay \ ment of her debts. the reduction of her immense army, and the slashing i of her governmental expenditures. is another phase of the situation which is expected to influence the French | Government to soon adopt a different attitude
 Trade Agreement Is Lever on French. The generous trade agreement the Russian Soviet Government secured with Great Britain through Leonid Kras ssiu. it's shrewd business expert, is { another factor which may help to bring France to a realization that Russian trade is already beginning to slip in increasing quantities into British hands while France turns a cold shoulder upon Russia because she does not repay what the former CZar- ist government borrowed from the French. And yet Krassin himself. after bind ing the British to trade agreement written. a semi-official warning that foreign capital will not be permitted to exploit Russia except with the full I sanction and cooperation of the fSoyfet government. in which he stated: kMzescik1 cseita1s estsnptsAsas Ee.