Evening star., 1922-12-31
RY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.
TWO great crises in European
diplomatic and political re-
l,tionships have arisen.

lationships have arisen.
The next week probably
will tell whether the peoples OF
Europe are to see prolonged strife
or reconciliation of national view
lions at heart.
There is every reason to believe
1T the moment that instead OF peace
and advance there Is to be acrimonS'
lcated division of viewpoints, ana, pe-
fore nations have once more emerged
10 settled pathways ofunity. accoru
and accompanying advance. there is
to be 4 prolonged period OF strne'
,iplomatic and political chisms which
eventually may plunge Two OF more
nations into warfare.
The Lausanne parley has about
reached the rocks. AT any hour the
break between the duarrelsome Turks
and the determined allies may come.
With 1t Immediately will be ushered
in uncertainty as to whether there
will be war between Great E-itain
and Moslem hosts. There is excel
lent chance that In case the I-au-
sanne parley does break down the
fields of the Balkans and the near
east once more will be bathed IN
blood before the determination OF the
western powers to see right and JUS
tioe done in the near east Is so
fhorouphIy Impressed upon the An
yroa government that there can De
no other move on the part OF the
Turks than capitulation. complete ana
final.
Franco-British Differences.
with possibility of a break with
the Turks also enters the question OF
the premiers' conference in rams.
where these statesmen are scheduled
10 foregather this week to decide
some method of dealing with the
ever-perplexing and dangerous repa-
rattons questions. There still Is
gulf between the British and F'rench
policies, though the British under
certain conditions are willing to bend
toward the viewpoint of the French
in case Germany does not live up
~ obligations and further shows In
clination to fiout allied verdicts.
The conference of premiers may
lead to complete deadlock-a split
that will usher in French occupation
of the Ruhr or the lnhctloh OIL
eoully disastrous sanctions and con-
aeuuent breakdown of allied accord.
In case there is further conflict. the
allies may go their separate ways III
tho adjustment OF European PROD
lems. leaving the old w9rid 70 noun
der with the age-old antipathles anu
jcalousieS.
1t is learned through diplomatic
sources that Great Britain and
France. confronted as they are by
the two great questions. the solu1lon
Of near eastern problems and repara-
tions. are planning to save the en-
tente by going out of their way to
make concessions to each other-
French Would Barter.
II is declared by those close OBJ
servers that if England is forced
TO go to extreme lengths in dealing
with the Turks. in case Lausanne
agreements are not reached, France
will barter with England. In other
words, France will stand with Eng
land and possibly Italy in any war
like moves against the Turks if Eng
land on the other hand will lend her
.npport to France. at least not raise
objections to further French grip on
territories of western Germany to be
final reputation of reparations eA-
II there is breakdown at Lau-
Same it is declared that Premier
Bonar Law. more intent upon preserN
ing British interests in the near east
with its many currents dangerous 10
1:ritish prestige in the Mohammedan
world, will agree to the French pro-
,,osal after making u0ld protest
against further employment OF sane
i,,s
ON the other hand there comes re-
MORT that Bonar Law will absolutely
refuse any French tenders OF aid In
the near east, feeling confident that
Great Britain with the smaller Balkan
powers most directly interested can
handle the Turkish situation to the
complete satisfaction of England and
ether interested parties and at the
Same time will emphatically protest
The French occupation of the Ruhr
end the strengthening of the French
grip on the Rhineland-
Isolation Policy Has Friends.
This would place Great Britain in
position of hoeing her own row in
European adjustments. a policy which
ss finding increasing adherents in the
British government and parliament.
Britain cannot be expected to halt
the French if Poincare carries out
mis- threat the 18th of January
efter Germany has failed to comply
with allied demands in the way of
separations but England can turn
her back upon France and let France
suffer all the evil consequences. de-
clared certain to arise in case the
French try to drive Germans further
10 the wall. In the meantime Britain
will turn her attention completely to
1he near east. in effect forsaking
European problems for the time be-
ing. After she has once disposed of
the Turks then England can return
10 the continent If she will. There Is
increasing desire that England di-
rect her attentions to the develop
ment of the empire and closer re-
lationship with America.
While the latter policy would be
the most eNpedient from the stand
point of future British advance. it
must be taken into consideration that
Britain's whole history. her foreign,
economic and financial policies are
lredicated upon centuries old rela-
Iivnships with the continental coun-
tries. and. break away much as she
would. the task would we'll nigh be
impossible.
German Recovery Opposed.
The premiers' conference in Paris
Is looked forward to with a great
deal of interest. particularly in case
-.>oar Law attempts to Illustrate
=. -s.ea aspirations in the direction
Of Germany. The Teutons are ex-