Evening star., 1922-12-17
SEES EUROPE STILL
BESET BY PUZZLES
Tardieu Says Every Time
Climax Is Expected an In
termission Is Injected.
LONDON FARLEY IS TOPIC
French Writer Notes the Nations
Blithely Passing From Morator-
ium to Moratorium.
| BY ANDRE TARDIEU.
! Former French High Commissioner to
/ America.


! Former French High Commissioners to
America.
! by Cable to The Star.
PARIS, December 16.-It is not our
fault as spectators if. every time we
expect a climax we simply get an in
termission.
l cabled recently that an exact esti-
nation of the situation in Europe was
impossible until after the London
conference. Now the conference mas
taken place and clarity still is lack
ing The only decision reached was
to adjourn until January 2.
And so we go blithely from mora
torium to moratorium. First there Is
the moratorium for Germanys pay
ments, then the moratorium Tor the
general reparations question, 1oiio"eu
BY the moratorium for near eastern
peace. which drags desperately on at
Lausanne: the moratorium Tor fnutua, !,
explanations between France ana
England. which are absolutely neceS-
sary for the sake of harmony 'hc
moratorium for allied decisions about
Guarantees and sanctions, and. hnaliy,
The moratorium for our political de-
bates here in France. The interpret
lations on the general policy OF the
Poincare cabinet. begun october II
last. are still unfinished as ] cable.
Complete Uncertainty Cited.
And not only is there moratorium.
but complete uncertainty about events
almost upon US.
For weeks even during the LONDON
conference the press OF the entire
| world repeated. without tne siis so,,id
denial. that Premier Poincare Wouiu
demand the occupation of the fuhr
as a riadce The same press adneu
that the refusal of England TO agree
to this program brought about the
failure Of the conference.
Yet Poincare. returning 70 lH,s, ~ :
declares that he never mentioned the
Ruhr and did not define his posltioh
concerning his program of SEEING
Then what did they discuss at Lon.
don? Whence came the disagreement
Why was il deemed necessary 70 au
iourno These unanswered adestiohs
hi the whole atmosphere with fog.
This uncertainty must continue 50
long as the reparations trcbiem Is
treated pi.cemeal. so long as II is NOT
recognized that the financial problem
cannot be treated separately IRON the
political problem, which 1s sihPis ,hc
tions. To me it seems in this respect
our government did not gam from
Lloyd Georges disappearance all lhe
advantage it might have
Bonar Law Ready TO Talk.
Bonar Law undoubtedly was ready
for a general discussion, but tpunh
no interlocutor. Moreover, ten uaE
before the London conference ne So
iicited Poincare's views in advance
but was refused. Even worse. de-
(! spite the semi official denials mcn-
toned above. the British prime min
lister was allowed to believe. II nrt
actually told. that the key to France
policy was the occupation of me Ruhr
valley.
tions proposed, Anglo Saxons disilKe
this the most 1t corresponds neither
to what is feasible nor desirable !
will 60 further and say that military
occupation is useless unless one traw
fiscal advantage from IL. ana II II Is
finally decided to obtain fiscal advan-
tages. it is needless to occupy new
territories. but simply draw from
those already occupied:
This ground was thoroughly eX.
! plored by the allied conference oil
May. 1921. in London and by other
succeeding conferences. Plenty of
| basis for French agreement with
England exists. 1t is realizable on
| the single condition of making 1t an
! integral part of a general agreemen'
through first restoring the entente
cordiale Nothing in the present gov
! ernment's policy indicates that the
slightest step has been made in this
! direction.
Urged as Europe's Balm.
| Yet the consequences of such pol
! icy of reconciliation would be incsl-
culab, :. Not only would it spread
like balm throughout inf1amed En-
rope. but it would have an immediate
effect upon the relation of Europe
| with the United States. After the re-
! awakening of American interest in
European affairs produced in divers
| ways by Clemenceau's crusade, it is
clear that America has stood aghas,
i at the open discord between France
and England on all principal CUES
! tions. Americans rightly have
| thought the European situation hope
less so long as France and England
could not agree.
| Poincare has neglected this fac,
and new policy is needed.