Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-22

if not SO patent to the eye as destroyed
towns and villages, are no less appeal
we have our 100000 unemployed
and their employment depends upon
Germany and Russia, as well as the
other countries being brought into the
orbit of beneficial world trade.
ing watched with increasing bitterness
and resentment, especially by organ
lied labor. Labor has declared for a
policy which will not dwell unduly on
the past when people now free had
little power and which will recognize
that peoples now rule where autocracy
once held sway.
Genoa Conferences Scheme
When Lloyd George returned to
England, a week ago, it seemed that
relations with France were virtually at
an end. During the week, however,
discussion at long range has continued
between the two governments and the
position is somewhat improved.
The Geno conference scheme has
been projected as final scheme to
associate all the big powers. The draft
pact visualized condition of things
under which each state would be und er
obligation to promote trade and re-
frain from propaganda or aggression
of any sort against its neighbors in
addition to the helping generally IN
pacification on a cooperation basis.
Great Britain voluntarily agreed tc
the sacrifice of certain reparations
and in a special supplementary draft
treaty also offered to guarantee
France for ten years against German
aggression. This latter document, of
course, revived the guarantee idea to
which President Wilson and Lloyd
George assented in 1919, but which
didn't mature because of Mr.. Wilson's
failure to get backing Of the Ameri-
can people. Lloyd Georges govern
:nent incurs some risk is assuming sole
responsibility for it now. The pro.
posals were possible only because of
an extreme desire to come to terms
with France and because of the deep
sympathy felt here with the French
Deople. twice invaded within living
memory and subject for many years
20 humiliation at the hands of a mill
tant Germany.
French Would Force Germany
But apparently the Frencmen, for
whom Poincare speaks, are not salts
fled. They object to being bnund
against aggressive action in the event
OF furtler NeTHldu ueldulL on repair
atoms.
Their financial policy is based upon
the view that France needs must
take precedence of everything else
Poincare also objects to our method
of continued conferences. Our people !!
haven't chosen this method of evolving
and applying policy. 1t has been
forced by events.
In so far as international adjust |
ments are beyond the usual powers of
diplomatic action, we would much |
rather they were left to the League
of Nations. Lord Grey and other
leaders of thought are vigorously pro-
testing now against the league being
continually kept in the background !
But we have agreed to the supreme
council handling these matters be-
cause they have arisen out of war. not
out of the Paris peace treaty, and be-
cause they have appeared to afford
the best means of cooperation with |
Germany and America
We should be willing now to fall in
with France in any better way of
reaching the goal. But we want an
European pact and agreement with
France as part of it.
If France prefers ISOLATION and re-
sumption of naval competition it will be
q sad ending 70 great comradeship.