The daily times., 1922-01-14
RES|GNAT|ONOF
BRAND WAS THE
. ONLY STEP LEFT
vIvNT lbvY
CLEARS THE SITUATION
As Time Goes on Brands Po-
sition in Many Matters Will
be INDICATED; Poincare's
Following Will See Clearer
Meaning of England's Atti-
tude Toward Germany.
(By David Lawrence.)

SSJ
Copyright, 1922, by The Daily
Times.)
Washington, Jan. 13.-For the
first time since the European war a
French Cabinet crisis has a direct
bearing on the policies fthe United
States government. And while it may
seem paradoxical to say it, the truth
is sympathy with the outgoing Prem
ier BRAND is coupled with an opti-
mistic expectation that his resigna-
tion will have the most beneficial
thing that has happened in the Eu-
rOpean situation in three years.
The United States government has
refrained from expressing itself on
the subject of European reparations
yet it was watching with anxious
eyes the continuous sniping behind
the back of Premier BRAND and it
knew that no progress could be made
in Europe until there was a show
down between the extremists repre-
sented by Poincare, Foch, and the
military crowd who want to force
Germany to pay the exaggerated fig
ures called for by the reparations
agreements thus far and the moder-
ates who believe world reconstruc-
tion hinges upon conciliatory policy
and a shaving down of the repara-
tion obligations.
The showdown has come at last
Few officials here believe Premier
BRAND was in the wrong when he
1.-THE whole world. To have kept UP
negotiations while there always
loomed up behind him the political
backfire of his opponents was simply
and make the forthcoming Genoa
conference on economic affairs o1
doubtful value. The general opinion
in official circles here is that event
ually BRAND will be vindicated bu
that it may take time for the new
iparty in power in France to come
around to his viewpoint.
The prediction is that the Poincar'
party will either fail at it's task ant
compel BRAND to be called to powe
again or thRt the facts of the Euro
pean situation will gradually fore
Poincare to adopt a policy virtual.
the same as that proposed by BRAND
Whichever way it turns out, tn
Judgment here is that the Cabine
crisis in France clears the air an
ends the period of uncertainty be
tween the two major groups i
French politics who have permitte
the intricacies of their quarrel t
reach even to the Washington confer
Ience on Armament.
Fortunately for the United State
government it had not accepted tn
invitation to attend the economi
conference at Genoa. M. BRAND mad
lit clear to the French chamber ths
America would come into the confer
ence but he was simply anticipatin
certain acceptance when he used tn
phrase America has agreed" Th
truth is the United States informall
indicated her intention of joining a
economic conference but wanted
know more of the program and scoI
of the conference before announcin
official acceptance. AS it is now, tt
United States finds itself in an eve
/. more inquisitive mood. If the Poll
care group means to insist on tt
letter of the Versailles treaty and u:
military force to make Germany ps
her obligations, American particip
s tion in the Genoa meeting is unthin
: able. In a sense the new Poincal
! ministry in France will find alon
J, side the government of Great Bri
= ain, another powerful government
d the United States-in examinil
:. practical aspects of economic r
construction.
81 1t would not be surprising if t
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