The New York herald., 1922-01-16
GIBBS SAYS WORLDS
FUTURE Is In RUSSIA
Attitude to Lenine and His
People Thought to Have
Large Effect.
SCOUTS GENTLEMAN WAR
Sir Philip Believes England
Takes Big Risk in Offer of
Aid to France.

When Sir Philip Gibbs spoke on the
Irish question here last winter ne met
with turbulent interruption. He spoke
Last night at the Selwyn Theater on
The Chance of World Peace" before an
audience that gave him its fixed atten-
tion for two hours.
He gave his estimate of the Washing
ton conference OF the settlement II Ire
land; of the relations between Great
Britain and France and their bearing
on the future. He touched upon Amer
acas relations with Great Britain AMI
gave most of his attention to the con-
dition of Russia, which ne visited re-
gently and where. he believes, is the key
10 reconstructed and better world
That is to say. he believes the future
Of the civilized world must stand or fall
ON it's attitude toward Russia He pro-
poses that the Powers go to her and Of
Ter to restore her strength. to put her on
her feet again as a civilized and healthy
nation. In return for that help the
Powers are to demand that Russia de-
mobilize her Red army of 100000 men,
with its capacity OF fourfold expansion,
promising themselves TO secure the dis
ar-ning of Poland, which is half as
strong as that of Russia
Such plan as this. Sir Philip de-
confidence to France and the reopening
of one of the worlds greatest sources OF
raw material, quicken the economic and
industrial pulses OF the world and re-
move In addition one Of the gravest pos
eibiiities of conflict
He told what he saw OF the Russian
raminc, and stated its horror had not
been overestimated. He detailed the
gradual falling back by Lenine on the
economic principles that Communism
mad swept aside.
OF the Washington conference Sir
Philip expressed Disappointment that 1t
had not touched the root causes OF war
deep seated racial antagonisms and
the economic pressure of one people
upon another. and that IL had not made
provision for a court of world justice.
but II has done two big things" he
went on. 1T has abolished the possi-
bility of a competition In armaments
between Great Britain and the United
States Secondly. It has not only post
poned the possibility of trouble In the
Pacific (and I don't go further than
that. but II has also enlarged the
-Anglo-Japanese alliance and given It a
greater scope for good"
Regarding the elimination OF sub
marine warfare and the use Of poison
xae. Sir Philip said he doubted the pos
sibility Of making war "a gentlemanly
game"
For the settlement OF the Irish ques-
ton he gave credit to the rising tide Of
feeling among thinking people Ia Eng
AAnd. who felt the disgrace OF the last
two or three years; to Lloyd George
Andirectly. not because he suddenly
heard q call to a devout and holy iife.'
hut because he was not deaf TO the
great surging of public opinion" and
also to the influence of moderate opin-
ion In the United States.
sir Philip said he recognized that re-
Iations between England and France are
rather bad" He thinks that England
is taking a great risk In making France
sp offer Of aid In the event OF her being
attacked by Germany again ia a con-
flict not provoked by herself.
Because" he said. "it is possible
5hs . France. under Poincare or another
man. may pursue a line leading un-
avoidably to war. Therefore 1t Is essen
sial for Great Britain to make an agree
nent with France 20 the end that
France will join in teamwork with Eng
land and tho United States for the build.
ing of the new world