Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-01
Statesman Declares Conn.,
prehensive European Pol
icy Must Replace Present
DiCkering of Germany
BY ANDRE TARDIEU
Former French High Commissioner
to the United States)
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright. 1929

(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1929
PARIS, July 29.--Priemer Poin-
care seems waiting to be asked to
visit Premier Lloyd George while
the latter seems in no hurry to ar
range for "a conference. What 1 said
last week, that the Franco British
relations lack confidence and frank
ness, again must be repeated. I'm
til there is complete accord between
France and England there can be no
feeling of stability in Europe. I
still believe that during the last two
and one-half years the two govern
ments have failed to approach the
subject from that viewpoint. Yet
it is to their mutual interest so to
do.
Almost every day prominent Amer
leans come to see me. They tell
me they are in Europe seeking in
formation. From what they tell me
1 draw two impressions, first that
sound American opinion slowly is
realizing that the war wounds from
which the world is suffering won't be
healed by simply saying: Europe
doesn't interest u.s." and secondly
that America never will consent to
long as there is any disagreement
between French and English policy.
Harmony Essential
This latter does not surprise me
for when I was high commissioner
in Washington I noticed every time
there was a divergence between
French and British views American
cooperation hesitated and cooled
while when, thanks to Lord Read
ing's and my own efforts harmony
prevailed, American cooperation
was complete.
Undoubtedly today's circumstances
are dissimilar but think the prob
lem by mutual sacrifices, in later
day, as yesterday, before turning to
America, it is necessary for France
and England to show their capability
of accomplishing something by them
selves. Take, for example, the inter-
allied debts, so long as London and
Paris say 1--WE can't do anything
without America" Americans will
think everybody's got together to
get their money and naturally will
resent it. But suppose France and
Great Britain without consulting the
United States, settled their debt prob
lem by mutual sacrifices in later
conversations with Washington they
would have decidedly increased their
moral authority.
Official statements say the London
conference, when it meets, will dis
cuss the conclusions of the repara-
tons commission, the guarantee COM
mittee report, etc. That is good
but it's all details. What Europe
needs is comprehensive general
policy instead of bookkeeping. If
England has an insular view Of Eu-
ropean life and sees it from without,
then France should set against his
conception the views of the con-
tinental states. Once these two
theses are confronted the point of
contact and divergence Immediately
will appear.
No Preliminary Work
I regret exceedingly this pre-
liminary work has not been done.
The day when Lloyd George realizes
that the devastated countries can
not abandon compensations promised
them by the treaty and Poincare I'M
derstands that after two years of
mistakes we must at least find a
means to get these con1pensations by