The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-05-15
EXPECTS AMERICA
TO CURB FRANCE
AS FARLEY FAILS
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control her economic life in an abso-
lutte strange hold.
Military plans for the invasion of
the Ruhr have been made down to the
last comma. France will act alone
If Great Britain refuses to join her,
and will regard as an unfriendly act,
which means war. any attempt to
thwart her. Belgium will, act with
France. just as France has associated
herself with Belgium in refusing to
come to terms with Russia. That Is
very serious situation. and every
body In the world who Is interested
in peace or war for the sake of the
lives and bodies of future youth must
decide in his own soul or herf
whether France Is justified or not,
and whether Lloyd George or, Poin-
care should be supported by the moral
verdict OF the world.
Logically. no doubt. France is right.
Germany promised to pay her debts.
II she cannot pay she ought to be
punished. France ought not to re-
linquish her just claims for repara-
ton.
Sees Doom OF white Race.
But logic would reduce the whole
world to ruin. just as De Valera's
logic Is reducing Ireland to ruin.
Great craftsmanship and great
leadership. to say nothing of Chris
tian charity or common sense. does
not act by the strict line of logic.
but by compromise to suit the
case, by forgiveness and reconcil-
ing. by helping ones neighbor to
help himself, by converting enemies
into friends, by abandoning even
lust claims IL they lead to new
disasters and greater ruin. The
safety OF Europe is greater even
than the safety of France alone.
The health of Europe must not be
destroyed so that France may alone
be powerful. The future Of the
boyhood OF the world must not be
jeopardized by the certainty of new
and dreadful wars in order that
France may wiring the neck of Ger
many while she has the chance.
That Is the situation which we
face now. 1t is perfectly certain
France can march into industrial
Germany any time she likes with
cut fighting. except such guerrilla
warfare and murder as will hap
pen in back streets. 1t is perfectly
certain that Britain will not pre-
vent her. But in that case there
is no more chance of European re-
covery, and the next twenty years
or far less will be devoted to prep
arations for another Armageddon
with a rearran9ement of friends
and foes. Germany will use Russia
as her arsenal and recruiting
ground. France will use Po.and as
her border police until Poland is
crushed between the upper and the
neither milestone in new I.ationai
agony. All Europe will gather
into two groups for this inevitable
conflict for which Japan and the
MOhammedan world are waiting
with secret and enormous hopes.
Now. is French logic so divinely
sanctioned that We can allow that
to happen? Must We all go down
in order that the treaty of YER
sailles may be fulfilled to its last
comma? Are we to-cut our own
throat with cheerful resignation in
order that France may get her
pounds OF flesh according to con-
tract under the signature of the
victim.
Up to United states.
France is not asking for more
than the fulhllment of thu treaty.
France is merely maintaining the
claims admitted in the peace con-
ference by Lloyd George himself
and President Wilson and the Ger
man delegates France is asking
only that Justice may prevail and
her rights be recognized. That is
true. Her logic is unanswerable in
terms OF logic. But in terms Of
common sense her policy is fatal
and an Outrage upon the human
family. ! can see no way of per-
suasion to France except by way
of the United States. French pas
sion has been so reused by news
paper propaganda that any advice
from England is regarded as an
other proof Of treachery. Fance
would listen to the United States
as she would listen to no one else
in the world because of her indebt-
edness. and for that reason i'm
mense responsibility rests upon the
American people. don't know
what public opinion in America is
upon the Genoa conference. but il
| is possible and likely that they up
hold the attitude Of France regard
4 lnE huSSld. NJ" am
France is logical.
France, supporting Belgium, insists
| upon the restitution OF foreign prop
erty in Russia. although as a matter
of fact France at Cannes agreed to
compensa lion instead OF restitution.
/ But if any agreement with Russia
| for the sake of European recovery
and for humanity's sake regarding the
/ Russian people is to- be prevented
| because OF strict logic and ideal JUS
/ tice, then great numbers Of Russian
peasants will be doomed to die next
year as the great trading possibilities
| OF the future will be denied to nations
urgently in need. and inevitably what
reconstruction slowly happens in Rus
/ STA will be a German monopoly. to
the great danger of France and Eu-
rope.
That il where logic fails and only
the larger vision rising above logic
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