Arizona republican., 1922-01-16
Frances pipIomatio Victory

The supreme council which NJ. Poincare the new
French premier on Saturday proposed to abandon
for to the process of the settlement of inter-
national questions in the od-fashoned way, though
not provided for in the machinery Of the Covenant
OF the League OF Nations, creature OF the
peace conference
Two permanent bodies were formed after the
completion of the peace treaty to deal with number
Of serious questions which had presented themselves
and which needed earlier adjustment they could
have under the Covenant whose ratification was in
the future and uncertain. One OF these bodies
composed OF the ambassadors Of the allied powers
whose duties related to the execution Of the peace
treaties The other composed of the premers
of these powers, whose business it was to consider
larger and more urgent international affairs. The
latter came to be called the Supreme Council Nei-
ther OF these bodies had power directly to act but
to recommend to the League of Nations action
Its conclusions 1t held conferences at San
Reno, Brussels and Spa. Among its earlier recon-
mendations the Armenian mandate, which the
League Of Nations offered to this country but which
the United states senate rejected.
In many Of the conferences of the Supreme
Council sharp differences Of opinion between France
and Great Britain developed especially with respect
to Russian and Polish affairs and the course be
pursued in the Upper Silesian affair The action Of
France had an Irritating effect upon the British mind
as well as upon the people OF other allied
tries and the United States.
France introduced irritation into the limitation
Of armaments conference apparently wantonly and
to no purpose At last the method has been dis
closed, giving fine exhibition of old world dipo-
macy France has now apparently secured at Cannes
Ill it had been working for in the various controver-
sizes with Great Britain and its obstructive tactics
German aggression.
1t will be remembered that Clemenceau cared
nothing if he did actually distrust the League
Of Nations PLAN He proposed two separate treaties
one with Great Britain and the other with the United
States these nations agreeing to to the aid Of
France in the case OF German aggression. Great
Britain evinced objection to the Franco English
treaty but when the nch-American treaty failed
no action was taken the former
1t is not to be understood that every play of
France in opposition to Great Britain made to
force latter into the treaty French interference
in Polish affairs probably independent of this
design But the French militaristc attitude and the
position of France the Rhine and with reference
to reparation were undoubtedly all calculated to
secure the British guaranty. That has now been
accomplished and France may be expected to be
tractable.
Though Great Britain was reluctant to enter this
alliance and has done only to remove the petu-
lance of her neighbor, she does without any ap-
parent cost to herself On the contrary, it appears
that it will be better for the whole world that the
friction which France has caused for purpose
should be removed
The supreme council nor the League Of Nations
could have brought this about - the relief Of
Nnench apprehension Of Germany and In turn
lief of he hnrde
@flch France insisted must be made to be felt at