Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-31
BY A. G. GARDINER
Brltlan's Greatest Liberal Editor.
s,eciaI Cable TO The Great Fails Tribune.
Conyrieht. 1922. BY The Great Falls Tribune.

London. July 3O.-The eighth an
niversary of the outbreak of the
| World War is being the occasion of a
great popluar mo more war demon
stration. Europe is affected. Starting
in Germany last year the movement
spread so rapidly that 200 demon
| STATIONS are reported this weekend
, while here in England the slogan has
been adopted in every city and town
although of course, the main n is
Hyde Park.
The government is becoming seri-
| ously concerned over this movement
as it is interpreted to be the fore
runner of an awakening by the people
to the facts of the enormous failure
Of European craftsmanship. Sunday
there was an all-day meeting Of pro-
test on Trafalgar Square. AS an evil
dence of interest by the government it
was stated at the Mansion house peace
meeting this week that the ministry
wants Germany admitted to the Lea
que of Nations.
, Will Germany Apply
IF this step had been taken two or
three years ago Europe would have
been saved unreasonable calamities.
Germany apply for such admission! If
she does her entry is assured. France
NAV object but resistance would be IN
vain against the overwhelming tide OF
/ world opinion. There is universal dis
gust over the continuation of the rule
of the supreme war council. 1t rep
resents the war spirit and the division
Of Europe. Its record is one of the
famine, misery and bankruptcy.
English opinion is convinced peace
cannot dawn until the council ignOmin-
iously is disbanded and nations meet
on equal terms to save the wreck OF
European civilization. Supreme council
! rule means the dominance of French
policy. and England. realizing that the
strangulation of Germany involves her
own strangulation. knows that the pres
ent situation would lead to a grave
rupture between England and France.
Any idea that Germany and England
must remain eternal enemies after the
destruction of kaiserdom is foolish.
The only pact English public opinion
ever will consent to is a European pact
for the common preservation of the
pared to make sacrifices. We are ready
to surrender our claim for reparations.
We realize the cost of army swallows
up every sovereign We receive on the
reparations account. The chancellor of
the exchequer said that fifty millions
sterling received just covered the ex-
penditures for the British army in
Germany. Naturally we want this folly
ended. But how? Here is the solu-
ton:
Must Be Reasonable
First. there must be a reasonable
attitude OF reparations. Second,
France must join in a scheme for Euro
pean disarmament. 1t is impossible
for her to forego her debt from Ger
many while a vast expenditure is per-
mitted to support the great armies
which constitute her military %despotism
of the continent.
Third. the armies of occupation must
be withdrawn from Germany. Euro
pean peace cannot be restored while
this devastation continues and Europe
insulted by the presence of black troops
in the heart of the continent.
Fourth. France must tax herself as
England and America are doing. Silence
on this great matter is no longer pos.
sible if the oppressively taxed British
public is willing to make further sacri-
fees for a European settlement France
must bear her share. She was en-
riched by the enormous spending of
millions by British and American
troops in France during the war and
did not suffer like England from a
breakdown of her world trade. Since
the war her people have been employed
and are prosperous. Her failure to
tax herself like other nations is indie
feasible.
French statesmen know the neces-
sity but lack the courage to e~nlighten
the people. In the present circum-
stances remission of the French debt
is impossible. Germany's admission
to the league will be the first CLEAN in
the dark. 1t may save Germany, too,
from an international disaster.
The supreme council. instead Of sup
porting the republic. has done it's ut
most to discredit it. This attitude
must change or the republic will col
lapse between the military reaction
on the one hand and anarchy and boil
shevism on the other.