New-York tribune., 1922-01-15

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the German giant, w.;ia the srusl!-
states get strength 5-c postpone ess
nor,ic reconstruction, 5aea TIE out!ss
for Britain IS grim in tie exrreme.
Britain Will Hare Trouble
Breaking French Position
Hence It mus. be obvious .asr :, ri
not be eaey 70 break tae French 90
tion. France has her army, slls Ia,
iicr Polish alliance, and Poiaad /,
united With many OF TIE OTHER stats.
By ia:erlocki1g alliances. For sa,ss
years tie British have sought 10 be-
the French holds. They tried at Par:
they tried even ha,ier in Wsshing.a
n the later conference, seeking TO s.
american assistance i'll tcrci9g p
duct;on of tae Frenea a-4... FaiiiA.
there, they encountered .Ae suoms~irs
Frhica vas tie ma retort OF Franz
20 ::ae contit:ued British assault urs
The French amy.
Americans axe prone 10 accept =
readily s,l the talk about French Il.
tar;s-, ara 20 ove-icol; tas ROOFS
French policy OF the Continent ands
British policy OF OF t. TIE SEiaa
stack upon tie French army IS ~
Osse6 u2cr :. military Fear 9: frsMs'
The British 60 not eA2ecS to Dc 81
lacked. Bat they be.;eHa, s:.d ] thisA
H::.., rasso.sb.e CORRECTNESS, !aat a
lo1e KS France ksers he- army ~
will dominate E.ro7e N the sense taa'
she will bacl. tl.c nasionali:na Of u;
varicu1 succession states. And b
backing t:aem she will postpone thi
European construction uadsr Geriasa
direction which seems 70 the bs:tAl
to be the enc promise os escape 'r'f'
their own pressn. terrible plight.
The truth, not very clearly psrceNsi
in America, is that the French hsTs
.4.ac British b. the tnrost. France -
recovering iron, the war quite rse'alE ;
BritsG IS not, because French Sse0.' ,.
cry depends upo. France alone, "ni'
British recovery depends upon the IL
toratiou OF economic order IN COW
tr;ss TAR outside Il British control -
considerable e:;R; France can p'',
pone such recovery, tc certain deg'''
her policy prohibits sach rec0Fs'i'
since the rise OF the soEvzate s'ss''
who arc in 8 degree her ~asds y
clutes any restoration Of ecoaSa''
unity in any useful time. Il fsaa'.
persists, if Britain cannot aions y
with the aid Of America shake ffe'''
policy, then Britain must light FEsa''
or bay her OF. This is tue cc'a -. :.
The var between Frame and ss''s,
today IS really az much niss's' :.
life and death for Britain IS the ~
between Britain and Germany =
years ago. It IS not Z war o. s'-,'
bat war OF policies. So far the =,
vantagc has been with Francs !. :.
France has managed TO detenc =. :.
policy and maintain it. She nas :.
army, and she has It on the sa'-.
Germany is st her mercy, and Sow :.
over the center Of Europe are i0. .
five growing states, all of whics sa.'.
her ideas as to the new Europe sho.
daily becoming politically moss "
orous.
"Brita;n's devastated area is w &,
scented by her idle factories aHa $ $
a,ooo,o 900 unemployed" said one sy S,
mcntator the other day, and tne ss, i,
l.. exact. Moro than 80 per cens ', !,
devastated area OF France has ~ :,
restored to production. France
but $4,000 unemployed, and hes = e,
mum was only $1,000. Il Gesp., !.
pays France escapes economica''y = !.
industrially, but to make German, .s. =
may mean to keep Britain une'np's'
indefinitely. c,...
The'real issue st Cannes 8
/ inston, as far as Great brits'n !. :,
France are concerned-was ~ &,
American special interest .,e
marches vita British is all conesss, :
in breaking down French po''ss., -,
the way is levy and the r'sA y
enormnNs