New-York tribune., 1922-12-16
Asserts French
Policy Parallels
Ours in Alaska
Philip Kerr, Formerly Sec
retary TO Lloyd George,
SAYS Peace and Security
-on Rhine Nations Aim
Too Many Bricks Thrown
Sees Radical Change From
Former Attitude Of U. s.,
in Speech at Town Hall

France. in ndhering 70 q purely milf
taristle policy concerning her frontiers
on the Rhine, is animated fundamen-
tally BIZ motives not dissimilar to
those Of the United States in her pur-
chase Of Alaska, occupation Of HAWAII
and Intervention In South American
Affairs desire for peace end Sc
eurity. This is the opinion Of Philip
Kerr. secretary to Lloyd George dar-
ing the war, expressed in an address
in Town Hall last night before the
League for Political Education.
The desire 10 keep Russia from re-
maining upon the American continent
10 keep Japan more than 500 miles on
the Pacific Coast and TO preserve the
Monroe Doctrine By not letting Europe
70 beyond a certain point IN South
America. we're perfectly understand
able and defensible. ne observed, az is
the wish of France TO make the Rhine a
rhysical barrier 70 Germany should
Germany again invade French territory,
and. II such another crisis should come,
to keer the lighting on German soil
Too Many Briekbats Thrown
"I used 20 think that you Americans
threw too many roses at France he
said. "Now I think you throw too
many brickbats. As / see II, at the
peace conference the French delegates
said: We know you in the United
States believe this has been n war 90
end war. We hope you're right, but
we don't think so. We want security.
"The outcome Of II was that a treaty
Of guaranty was agreed upon for Great
Britain and the United States 10 30 20
the assistance Of France in case Of ag-
eression. With that agreement
France signed. Neither nation-draw
no distinctions between them--has full
filled its agreement. France has con-
seouently returned TO a purely mill
taristic plan; she had no alternative.
However shortsighted that plan may
seem 10 US, we've no right TO throw
brickbats."
Mr.. Kerr believes world peace will
never come until there Is a federation
Of European states Of some sort which
will provide a machinery other than
the two now existent for settling in
ternational disputes. internationally,
states are Just like animals, he said,
spending their time sharpening their
teeth and claws because there is no
means besides diplomacy and force
whereby a state can ascertain the col
lective opinion OF mankind. he sees
no way that nations can avoid com
petitive armaments 80 long as there
Is no other machinery to settle inter
national differences In Europe which
Is honeycombed with small states, each
thinking solely in terms Of itself.
Love Seems To Be the Way
Questions rained upon the speaker
after he had concluded. One earnest
young man in the gallery said that
after working for eight years, night
and day, he'd found a solution Of the
worlds problem, and aoked Mr.. Kerr
how he could get his solution 70 the
newspapers. Mr.. Kerr replied that the
newspapers print only things which IN
terest the people. A woman down
stairs asked whether Mr. Kerr didn't
think love was the only real solution,
and DIR. Kerr said Il vas.
He eYsded a question as 70 what
America should do 70 promote world
peace By remarking that there didn't
seem 70 be much enthusiasm here over
the utterances Of candid friends from
the outside"