The Washington times., 1922-11-23


and Greece.
bitter enemies of the present gov.
eminent Of Germany. AS IA matter
OF fact, Mr. Clemenceau's propa.
ganda weakens the republic of Ger.
many to the advantage OF the
militarists. against whom he com.
plains.
How can he pretend to do any
good to the democratic and popular
forces OF Germany, how can he pre-
tend TO help them against their
enemies and ours when he speaks
OF the German nation as a whole as
never keeping any engagement, and
charging that it's signature Is
worthless, and asserting that there
Is a complete difference between
this nation, Germany, and the rest
of the world?
Raises Alliance Scare.
Meanwhile, II l were inclined to
be cynical, / might ask my friend
Clemenceau what capitallstic gov
eminent has not more or less for
gotten its word when convenience
so dictated?
The former prime minister Of
audience by the possible danger Of
an alliance between Germany, Rus
STA, and Turkey against the allies.
1t IL an old story, indeed, of which
we heard great deal some twelve
or eighteen months ago, and more
recently at the time of the Rapallo
treaty, but which nobody would
take very serious at the present
time.
Plots Against Russia.
Meanwhile. who is more respon.
sibl than Mr.. Clemenceau for having
driven Russia toward Germany by
showing more constant and bitter
hostility toward the Russian repub.
lie? Who organized with the COM
plicity of Mr.. Winston Churchill, to
whom the citizens Of Dundee have
given such a fine lesson. the expedi-
lions Of briga ndage of Koltchak,
Denikine and Wrangel against Rus
STA? Who spent the money of
France in those most unfortunate
affairs-who but Clemenceau and
the governments which have sue.
ceeded him and continued his most
unfortunate policy against the Rus
sian people?
Meanwhile, IL there any sensible
man who believes that between q
Germany which would be led by
Ludendorff and soviet Russia there
could ever be any alliance?
The dangers which NJ. Clemenceau
has denounced are imaginary, or
If they exist. they are only created
by the narrow, bitter and cruel
policy which he supports and which
has already done so much harm to
France, as well as to the whole Of
Europe.
Asked For Rhine Frontier.
What solution. what hope, does
he bring to tortured humanity? He
admits in his speech that in 1919
he had asked from Lloyd George
the Rhine frontier. which meant
annexation to France of 100000
inhabitants OF the Rhineland. re-
peating by so doing the crime that
had been committed forty-two years
ago by Bismarck. when he dismem.
bered France by taking away AL
SAGE Lorraine. The only alterna.
tive that he finds to this policy Of
brutal Imperialism lie a policy Of
military alliance. which Is nearly
Quite as bad. He wants guarantees
for my country not being invaded
again.
The guarantee which I want for
France and for the whole of hui
manity is one against the mon.
strous possibility of a new world
slaughter. and find such a guar
antee possible only in the develop
ment Of democratic forces and in.
situations, or of a League of Ma
Al Ill. 4
Of the peoples and not of govern
ments, and above all in the grow.
ing power and possibilities of the
international Labor and Socialist
movement.