The Washington times., 1922-06-20
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VIEW ON
EUROPE
Urges Revision of Treaty to
SaIve Wounds and Aid In
Rehabilitation.
BY Co.mopoIitan News Service.

So.uoHotttau NcWb ocENtCc. .
LONDON, June 20.-The Lon
don Evening Standard today pubr
fishes the following article by
William Randolph Hearst, the
American publisher, who was due
TO arrive in New York today
aboard the Olympic:
II return home more than ever
convinced that Americz must keen
free from European entangle-
rnents and at the same time main-
tain a very sympathetic attitude
toward Europe. The problems Of
even the victorious nations Of Eu-
rope are verv grave, while the
problems Of the defeated nations
are overwhelming and almost. ir
would seem, insoluble. II present
conditions continue.
Suggests Modifying Treaty.
"Tt is probable there win be no
great ameiioration Of conditions in
any European country, no perma-
nent solutions of difficulties under
which various countries labor. until
the essential ideas and objects OF
the treaty Of Versailles are mate
rally modified.
THAT treaty was made immedi-
ately after the, war, when hatred
was at Its height and when victors
found It impossible and unnatural
viewpoint Of the general good Of
Ia. I'm
ton, however, of Europe's difficult
must be considered. and not until
the sentiment In Europe reaches q
point when this question of the gen.
eral good can be calmly considered
and wisely dealt with win there be
any hope Of a sound. stable solution
of Europe's problems.
Z "The time has gone by when lands
Of conquered countries can be plowed
and sown with salt; when men,
women. and children taken captive
can be sold into slavery. The spirit
which prompted extreme acts OF this
kind has no place In modern sentf-
ment. In fact, .he solution lies not
20 much In sentiment an In common
sense.
French Attitude Criticized.
THE idea of the extremists--in
France, particularly--seems to he to
keep Central Europe prostrate, TO
keep Il in chains industrially and
financially. to keep II shattered into
small. futile fragments Of states.
To me this seems merely to make
for decentralization, disorder. resent
inent, and revenge, war and more
war.
"what the victorious nations
should want, and France above all
should want. Is peace-peace to en-.
JOY what they have. France wants
protection against possible retalia-
ton from Germany. Her best pro-
lection win be "a policy which
would allay all bitterness, rather
than stimulate it, a policy which
would allow Central Europe to de-
velop In friendly accord with
France.
"The Russan-eerman alliance is
viewed with alarm in France. II
Il is thing to be dreaded, then
France should not have driven Rus.
STA and Germany into Il by her own
militarism and by subsidizing
Poland's militarism. But. to my
minu, tne tusshhn-Gerfnan ainance
isn't a menace to France. It's a
safety, or, at least safety valve.
II allows for German development
toward the East and not toward
the West. II gives Germany Qp-
portunity to progress without con-
flict with France. II makes for
peace and for those conditions OF
reasonable comfort and content
which preserve peace. i
: Frances Position Changed.
frances security lies in funda.
mental conditions which. make for
peace and not In conditions which
make for war. France won the war
with Central Europe. but never
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