The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-26

population OF France Is agricultural
there is not likely TO be any pho
nomenon like that discoverable in
Great Britain at any time during the
last two years.
There is not anybody in the world
who believes France and Breat Brit
ain are on the verge OF war. War
would spell suicide for both coun-
tries. Whatever evaporation and
Indignation the British may feel to-
ward the French IL Is plain that war
with France would further postpone.
not In the least accelerate, the re-
storation OF the European markets.
IL is equally true that there are very
marked limits as 10 the extent to
which France can risk isolation. III
the immediate necessities OF Great
Britain are more compelling than
those Of France ~ is not less true
that I'm the end France would col
lapse II she set herself squaroly In
the pathway Of tho economic recon
struction OF the world.
Adjustment Approaching.
We are then. in my Judgment, ap.
preaching the point OF an Anglo
| French adjustment. In both coun'
| tries passions are AT the moment
very high. Both countries profound
| ly misunderstand the necessities oi
tho other: both countries totally mis-.
interpret the facts which explain tho
policies OF each, but In ever increas'
| ing numbers the people OF both
countries perceive that compromise
and adjustment must take place. II
ia, I believe. the very acuteuess oi
the present situation which holds ou'
the unmlstakable promise OF Inn
| provement.
II the French were actually mill.
| taristic, IL they conceived OF us!ns
their army In the Napoleonio fash
| ion, to overrun Europe to anneN
vast territories, TO set up separate
states under French control or
either bank of the Rhine, then The
situation would be hopeless. But
despite all the British assertions tC
the contrary. everyone knows tha
the French have no such intention
They arc keeping their army chiefly
because in addition to giving then
security against attack, It givei
them an apparent, IL vain. force bN
which to obtain German payment
The thing which the French wan
beyond all else is money-money e
nav the cost OF reconstructing thei
devastated area and balancing thel
budget, overhurdened by the cost o
the war.
By contrast, the thing which th'
British want Is the reopening or tn
worlds market and beyond all els
the centrel European markets, n
that their millions can get TO worl
and their economic and industria
life be resumed Statesmanshlp ha
got to find a way TO reconcile IN
two conflicting necessities. Neithe
the Frenchman nor the Ensllshmai
IL going to succeed In imposing hi
policy upon the other. II the dead
lock goes too long both may b
ruined. The thing that the Ameri
cans do not see with sufficien
clarity ia that the position OF Brit
ain is even more disturbed than tina
OF France. and that France Is not. a
many imagine. going TO ruin alone
u. s. In Strange Position.
Now. as between Great Britai
and France. the United States occu
pies a peculiar position. 1t In faf
that we share the British and NJ
the French view OF what is neede
in Europe. We share the Brltls
view because our interests are lif
the British. Our unemployment pc
slsts, our farmers suffer, our cotto
growers are hard up because IN
European market IL not restore
And we share the British delusio
that because our interests call fC
the reopening OF the markets
Europe French policies must J