Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-14
BY ANDRE TARDIEU
Former French High Commissioner to
America

Special Cable to The Great Falls Tribune
Copyright. 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
Paris, May 13.-Europe needs /:
clarifier for the horde of problems thai
are arising simultaneously. When viii
he arrive?
Today that is the vital question af
fecting every nation. l wish that ]
could talk about something beside
Genoa but the conference continues
with the attention of the world fixed
on the Ligurian coast.
Since my last dispatch the only de
velopment has been the receipt of the
Russian policy which has not got us
anywhere. However. it now is clear
that the soviet expected recognition
n much money as the result of the
participation. If certain powers were
and are disposed to grant the former.
everybody rejects the latter, there not
being a single government in Europe
which could raise a state loan to fur
nish them. Add to this the stubborn
ness of Tchitcherin about guarantee
ing private properly and you clearly
perceive how the situation has become
complicated.
Lloyd George Nervous
1t must be confessed that the prob
lem of Russia's economic reconstruc-
ton has been s~ingularly exceeded at
Genoa in the various debates and ia
trigues which have been INDUCED in.
This largely is due to Lloyd Georges
nervous, flighty behavior.
You know how strongly I feel that
the peace of the world depends on
complete harmony between France
and England. Lloyd Georges attitude
makes this hard to achieve. He per-
mits neither suggestions nor contra
dictions. He has committed himself
to a formula of European reconstruc-
ton which makes ducks and brakes of
treaties and existing rights and threat
cooperation with Germany and Rus
STA apart from former allies if, indeed,
not against them.
France! Capitol, Brussels"
Other methods must be adopted if
the friendships sincerely and profound
ly rooted in the hearts of the two ma
tons are to be preserved. France had
a difficult position at Genoa and the
hesitation of her representatives made
it all the harder. On the question of
Russian properties especially it is de-
plOrable that our country merely
backed up Belgium after several days
of hesitancy instead of taking a posi-
tive position at the very outset. This
enabled an Italian paper to print a
iibe, France. capitol, Brussels"
1t was only a joke but it contained
truth.
l have not visited the United States
in over three years but / feel sure
America expected a more positive at
titude on the part of France. Amer
like action but the French policy
for % months has been chiefly mega
We've protested against revis-
ing treaties at our expense but we
have finished by yielding. We've com
but haven't acted. We've
made sacrifices but have not obtained
advantages. To me it
that people everywhere are tired
If our lamentations and would vel
.ome some positive action. whatever il
was. But at Genoa, as elsewhere. Dos
tive action is lacking.
Plans Vague
Lloyd George has a vague plan for
what he calls the reconstruction of
My friends and myself wish I
here was some French plan also but
We still are waiting for It. Many of us
,~xecuting a treaty which already has
,een largely mutilated. and reaffirm-
ng inter-allied accords which are
purely apparent. is inadequate and
hink that this i~nadequacy is more or
ess perceived abroad and this cx-
,lains the present disfavor toward
france.
o venture a prediction for tomorrow.