Evening star., 1922-11-12
Failure to Back British Blow
for Reparations Action,
Say Tardieu.
HOPE IN U. S. ELECTIONS
Finds Comfort in Voters Apparent
Displeasure at Govern
ment's Policy.
BY ANDRE TARDIEU,
Former French High Commissioner to
the United states.

Former French High Commissioner TO
the United states.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Star.
PARIS, November lit Is not my
fault that I am compelled to repeat
for the third tine that internal poll
tics everywhere are taking prece-
dence over external. This week 1t Is
the American elections following on
the heels of Lloyd Georges fall and
the facistIt triumphs which accent
uated French political unrest.
You don't ask me to cable you
every week about American affairs.
Moreover. 1 myself, know you too
well not to realize that even the
friendly foreigner who criticizes
American internal matters risks
seeming to be indiscreet.
People Want Something New.
Therefore 1 will confine myself to
noting the general effect produced
here by your elections. namely. that
with you as with US. rightly or wrong
ly there is a strong current of opinion
against the government policies pur-
sued since the peace. And. returning
in this connection to European mat
ters, 1 may say that your election
Landslide, which renews the personnel
of your houses and the fate of many
governorshipS can't help encouraging
here.
The people want something new
everywhere. What? Will it be bet
ter than the old? / am no prophet
but l will suggest that what has
happened in England Italy and the
United States will hasten the French
ministerial crisis which 1 have been
predicting for several weeks.
An Eye for an Eye.
Will you excuse me also mention
ing my predictions concerning the
oriental crisis? They have unfortu-
nately been confirmed. l showed how
France and Italy on the banks of the
Dardanelles had applied toward Eng
land the law of an eye for an eye. a
tooth for a tooth Abandoned by the
British on the western question OF
repara tions. we abandoned them 'on
the near eastern problem.
We said that these policies are
blind and perilous. In both cases no.
body could benefit but yesterday
enemies. the Germans and the Turks
and the only one general result would
be the breakdown of justice and the
loss of the fruits Of victory.
Turks Raised Veil.
Just as the successive conferences
encouraged the Germans to organize
their own bankruptcy, SO the allied
differences a Chanak and their weak
nesses at Mudania melted the Turks
to raise the veil and unmask their
real purposes.
Today the Turkish peril is at our
gates. The abrogatioE of the capitu-
1ations protecting foreigners. the raid
on the banks the forbidding of teach
ing 0 French. increasing of tariffs
which had been twice repealed. the
demand for the evacuation of Con-
stantinople. imposition Of the .,er-
sonal tax on Christians. increasing
violations of the neutral zone at
Mudania, dismissal OF employees con-
and mob rule at Constantinople. all
are fruits of the confidence given to
Mustapha kemal Pasha by his i'm
rrudent friends.
Demands Reunite Allies.
OF course realize that the excessive
demands of the Turks have reunited the
allies, but 1t Is rather late. for Tur-
ish cannon are being gradually intro
duced into the neutral zone and now
command the Ottoman capital. French
o.inion. after being misled into support
of the government. now wonders where
this is leading. In October the cham
ber gave a cold reception to Deputy
ssculier. who drew attention to these
dangers. but only two weeks later
opinion changed.
Curzon's speech Of Wednesday hap
PLY helps toward the Franco-Brit-
fsh rapprochement. but there must be a
complete understanding on all points.
All will sit at the table at Lausanne
without advance preparation. It will
then be seen that Hughes demand
for guarantees in favor Of Christians
IN turkey was absolutely necessary.
Unfortunately for US, the Angora
agreement OF September. 1911. puts our
Syrian mandate entirely at the mercy
Of the Kemalists. We, therefore, will
find ourselves In the coming negotia-
tions faced with a difficult, perhaps
q dramatic dilemma.
(Copyright 1921