The New York herald., 1922-01-21
SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1922.
The Poincare Government.

he OiuCdIc 0OVCEuIucut.
Premier PoINcARE outlined his
policies in the Chamber Thursday.
They are no more drastic with re-
speet TO Germany than those famil-
lar with the utterances of M. Pom
CARE, throughout the BRAND Min
istry, had right to expect. His
attitude was radical and hard then;
of necessity it is radical and hard
now.
No man could overthrow a Prime
Minister through impassioned at
tacks on his foreign policies, as
PoINcARE overthrow BIIAND, and i'm
mediately on getting into power
deviate markedly from his former
attitude. While this was not to be
expected of PoINCARE, it is true,
nevertheless, that the same militant
utterances sound harsher and harder
from official lips in respect of the
fallen foe than they sounded when
leveled at BRAND
IL the nations of the earth were
to take PoINcARE's official pronounce
ment at its face value they could
hardly escape concern for the eco
nomic readjustment of Europe, and
even for world peace. But wise in
the ways of politics they will likely
see PorNcARE as Premier far more
amenable to facts and problems of
vast consequence than he has been
while free from responsibilities.
However this may be, it is not
happy thing for France at this time,
when the world has come to see her
in aggressive mood, with a chip on
her shoulder, that this change OF
Government should have happened
The world is as keenly sensitive
with regard to every move making
for or against the return of inter-
national peace and good will as
France is sensitive with regard to
her position.
Frances insistence on getting out
of Germany the last cent nominated
III the bond, whatever the result to
the shattered economic condition OF
Europe -justifying this unyielding
stand solely on her own say so as to
Germany's ability to pay-gives much
concern to America and England and
Italy and other nations.
NJ. PoINcARE blames shameless
propaganda" for the picture drawn
abroad of France as tainted with
sort of imperialistic madness" This
isn't quite the correct description of
Americas feeling and Americas re-
gret. America does not so see France,
but does see her losing largely OF the
great prestige and wonderful posi-
tion she had with us and with the
world at the close of the war. 1t is
friendship to France to say this.
The reason for her loss is her un-
bending and trying attitude in situa-
tions that call for generous discus
sion, with open mind, and with a
spirit of respect for opinions other
than her own. 1t is this and not
propaganda, as Premier PoIxcARE says
and believes. II there is in America
any propaganda working to the dis
advantage of France THE Nnw YORK
HERALD does not know whence it
comes, and it is in position to know
what is going on and does know what
IS going on. 1t is not unnatural that
the Prime Minister should have this
sdea because of communications
reaching him from supersensitive
beings over here who see red wher-
ever France is concerned. These
persons are not sound observers and
sn their mistaken zeal are not the
best friends Of France.
The fact is that America wants
nothing SO much in international
association as to continue her liking
5or and her love for France and the
French people. Only France herself
can impair this sentiment and deep
friendship. Whatever change there
SIS in American feeling for France has
come wholly from her attitude in
these after war matters. an attitude
which the American nature cannot
understand. America can understand
and did understand General GRANT
when he said at the end Of cur civil
conflict:
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