Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-23
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agreement was not repudiated, then
England would regard the entente as
broken and would IN future pursue .
| policy Of her own in regard to Ger
many, Russia and other great inter
national subjects.
1t is easy enough to make such 4
suggestion, but he fat is that for
the last two years the British Govern
ment has been endecvoring by all
possible means TO avoid such breach.
When it has been cooperating with
France, it Las been compelled to fol-
low what is broadly speaking, an IL
liberal policy, and only when II be-
gan to draw away from France was
it able to act in a manner that Eng
fish Liberals, in the widest sense,
could approve. And whenever there
was any sign OF its striking out
distinctive British policy of Is own
even though it was Il good policy, at
once a ciamor was raised that it was
acting independently Of France, that
untold harm would ensue, and that
We must at all costs get back 10 the
French side.
Foremost in this campaign have
been the Independent Liberal leader ;.
They want to have things both ways.
They want the Government to pur-
sue d thoroughly liberal policy, ard
at the Same time to give perfect eH-
hibiticn Of cooperation with France.
Lord GREY is the most remarkable
instance Of this pursuit Of incompati-
bles. He is always clamoring for &C.
operation with the French, as the
verv cornerstone of our foreign pol
lev. Mr.. Asquith. while making Il
sim lar demand, insists in the same
breath that the British GOvrnment
must propose the Sealing down" OF
reparations on the most drastic scale,
though everyone knows perfectly well
that sealing down Of that kind is
flatly impossible and thai coopratlon
with France is not only IN the past,
bv encouraging the Greeks. too much
hat also bv issuing the provocative
and infllammatory manifesto OF Sep
TENDER lG. in which they both struck
out an Independent line of policy and
apDealed for assistance TO Rumania
and Jugo Siavia, the proteges o,
France. France was intensely an
moved. although she had forfeited any
RIGHT to complain when she signed the
Bouillon accord.
But what. it unreasonable to ask,
,,,ae tho british Government TO do
Cooperate with the French, say ITS
enemies. and negotiate amicably with
The Turks. But the French were al
ready bound TO the Turks and VI. Pom
are declared formally that under no
circumstances would France tight the
Turks. Therefore, Mr.. Lloyd George
Ind to forsce the possibility that the
Turks would advance right up 70 the
Straits. with the result not only ina:
the freedom of the Straits would
he forthwith prejudiced, but that the
British troops and ships at ConStan-
tinople and in the Marmora would De
nl.ced in danger. For the TURKS,
nlnr,ad at the NarrOWs, would be in
y position to embarrass the passage OF
tho Straits Hence the occupation OF
Cbanak and the subsequent danger OF
war.
But in England the forces which
have gathered to attack the Govern
ment make no allowance In Its tavos'
neither for the effects of the Angora
agreement nor of the aloofness OF
France when this crisis sprang up
Conservative leaders like Mr.. Bonar
Law are reasonable. They say that
it is not worth our while to fight the
Turks, but that if the French Will nos
stand by us more loyalty, we VIII Tor
the future be content to stand alone
and look after our own interests. For
the rest. the critics of the Govern
ment have their eye on electoral ad-
vantages. The party game IS atoot'