The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
POSITIVE PO 1 l | '. NEEDED BY FRANCE, TARD|EU DECLARES.
Eighty Behavior of Lloyd George Prevents Unity Be-. tween France and Eng
 land, It Is Said
E. ANDRE TsRDrEU Former Frepcb High Commissionsr ts
 America

Special Cable to The Axe Hsrale
 (Copyright. io:s. by The AEe-Herald)
 Paris, May 13.-Europe needs a clarifier for the horde of problems that are arising simultaneously. When will he arrive?
 Today that is the vital question affecting every nation. wish that could talk something besides Genoa. but the conference continues with the attention of the world fired on the Ligurian coast.
 Since my last dispatch the only development has been the receipt Of the Russian reply. which has not got US anywhere. However 1t now is clear that the soviets expected recognition and much money as the result of participa ton If certain powers were, an dare. disposed to grant the for mer, everybody rejects the latter. There is not a single government in Europe which could raise state loan to furnish them. Add to this the stubbornness of Tchitcherin about guaranteeing private property and you clearly perceive how the situa- ton has become complicated.
 Lloyd George Nervou.
 It must be confessed that the prob lem of Russias ecohomic reconstruc- ton has been singu1arly exceeded ss Genoa in the various debates and in- trigues which have been indulged in. This largely 8 due to Lloyd Georges nervous, flighty behavior. You know how strongly I feel that tine peace of tho world depends on complete harmony between France and Eng land. Lloyd Georges attitude makes this hard to achieve He permits neither suggestions nor contradictions He has committed himself to for mula of European reconstruction which makes ducks and drakes of treaties and existing rights and threatens the astounding paradox of English cooperation with Germany and Russia apart from former allies if, indeed, not against them.
 Other methods must q adopted If friendships sincerely and profoundly rooted in the hearts of the two na- tions are to be preserved. France had & difficult position at Genoa and tho hesitation of her representatives made 1t all the harder. On the ques. ton of Russian properties especially it Is deplorablc that our country merely backed up Belgium after sew eral days of hesitaney instead of talk ing a positive position at the very outset. This enabled an Italian paper to print clever jibe. France: Cap ital Brussels" It was only a joke but it contained much truth.
 Policy Negative
 have not visited the United States s. kttf fAa A that America expected a more pos itive attitude on the part Of France. Americans like action but the French policy for 28 months has been chiefly negative. We've protested against revising treaties at our ex- pense but we have finished by yielding We've complained but havene acted. We've made sacrifices but have not obtained compensatinB advantages, To me 1t seems that peo- pie everywhere are tired of our fermentation and " uld welcome some positive action, whatever it was. But at Genoa, as elsewhere, positive ac- ton is lacking.
 Lloyd George ha5 vague plan for what he calls the reconstruction Of Europe. My friends and myself wish there was come French plan also but we still are waiting for It. Many of us think Poincaireis policy consist ing of executing a treaty which has been largely mutilated and reaffirm ing interallied aecords which are purely apparent is inadequate and think this inadeauacy is more or less perceived abroad and that this ex plains tho present disfayor toward France.
 In such situation it would be rash to venture a prediction for tomorrow.