The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-09
British Critic Can See
No Good Growing Out
OF Farley of Nations

this ship Of good hope. The French
Premier. BRAND, was personally in
favor Of the general plan suggested
by Lloyd George.
Instinctively Of liberal mind, es-
sentially antimilitarist by all his ira
dition and experience, he has pre-
pared to make certain notifications
regarding German indemnities and
certain trade relations with Russia,
and risk, for the sake of common
sense. that storm of political propa-
ganda and artificial fury which he
knew would meet him on his home
coming. He risked too much.
Not even the British pledge to stand
By France IL she were attacked again
ir unprovoked war by Germany and
the generous financial concessions
which gave France absolute priority
on any indemnities from Germany
could save him from Poincare and his
reactlonary legions who play on pas
sion and mob ignorance for their sup
port.
Eriand fell and Poincare's Govern
ment have done oil in their power
since to queer the enoa conference.
They refuse to MAXI any reasonable
concessions to Germany or allow any
broad discussion of more scientific
methods by which Germany could pay
indemnities without inevitable bank
ruptcy or continued insecurity Of
world finance. They refuse to COM
slider q plan of Russian reconstruction
whatever guarantees are made by the
Soviet Government and enforced by
other Powers.
influenced by Russian aristocrats
exiled in Paris, but still more by dis
gust at the loss OF their old loans to
Czarist Russia, which rankle in the
heart Of every French bourgeois, nat
urally enough they have unrelenting
hatred Of republican Russia and do
not believe any pledges given or any
reforms made will be fulfilled by those
now in power. This attitude of mind
will be represented by the French
delegates at Genoa and will not be
helpful to European construction.
Meanwhile in Great Britain Lloyd
George Is like Samson with his locks
shorn off. Like BRAND, he took too
many risks for the sake of common
sense. His enemies saw at once that
he had delivered himself into their
lands by proposing to deal with sub
jects by which passion and prejudice
may still be aroused with easy propa-
ganda.
Foes Arise on All sides.
The attempt to solve the Russian
problem on economic lines was called
shaking hands with murder; an at
tempt to save Germany from bank
ruptcy, not for her sake but for all
our sakes. was called licking the hand
of the Hun. 1t was an easy game.
1t las been played to the limit by
those who love their country less than
they hate Lloyd George and who
would destroy him rather than let
him save the financial situation of
Europe.
Newspapers are filled Will, preju.
dice from one end of Great Britain
to another. the one purpose Of them
all being to smash the coalition and
put conservatives in power. Undoubt.
eddy the Coalition Government OF
England serves no useful purpose any
more. and it Is inevitable that there
should be fight with gloves Off be-
tween all political parties out to win.
But the pity Of it Is that this political
strife in Great Britain is Jogging the
clear outlines of the great problem
OF economic recovery in Europe and
throwing out smoke screens through
which the public mind cannot per-
ceive tie truth of things.
II has happened at the time when
the British people are beginning to
face realities and abandon passion and
prejudice for cool judgment, educated
by the painful experience Of trade