Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
1ARD|EU PREDICTS
NEW POLICY FROM
FRENCH PREMIER
~ BY ANDRE TARDIEU
FOrmer French High Commissioner
to the United States.)

to the United States.)
saNeased Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1927
- PARIS, Aug. 19.-There have been
many types of international confer
ences throughout history. Some have
terminated with transactions and
others with equivocations. The Lon
con conference produced no results
at all.
You have seen on what a small
technical question it foundered. 1t
Is useless to repeat all that today.
bet us try if possible to take a
broad view of the whole situation.
eSThe allied governments, having
ms de war together, are obliged to
make peace together. The solemn
contract entered into containing GER
tain conditions and policy Of re-
Vlvlfying Europe. Is respected no
longer by some. L do not mean the
United States, which is in a special
position because it's senate refused
ITO ratify the Versailles treaty. I
do mean Lloyd George who behaves
as II he, too, and England, had re-
FUSED ratification.
Lord Bryce used to say that a dem
ocratic government is incompatible
with respect to international engage
ments. Soon, everybody will be
sharing his opinion and this means
the worlds affairs cannot advance.
French Advances
For thirty months France has been
taking seriously the exchanges Of
signatures to international agree
ments and in such an attitude she
advanced ninety billions Of francs
OF the promised German reparations
in pensions. At the same time
France has received but six billions.
Lloyd Georges great mistake is that
he does not apparently realize the
gravity of this situation. It is
great mistake for the French to
continue negotiating with him, for
France is unable to make him real
lie the true situation.
Last year I dared, Though 1t is
not my CUSTOM" to prophesy that
M. BRAND would not remain long in
office. Today declare that before
six months expired France will aban.
don the sterile policy she has adopt
ed since 1920. -.
Do not imagine that am think
ing of a policy OF violence. There is
no question of firing of cannon. I
am thinking only that France will
give to her European policy, es-
especially in her relations with Ger
many and Great Britain, that new
basis that is demanded by changes
since peace was restored.
The allies have pulled to pieces the
financial clauses of the treaty and
under present conditions no practi-
cal solution will arise from these
ruins which we had the weakness to
allow to accumulate.
New Ideas Needed
New ideas and new methods are
necessary. Those in power in Eng
land who remain deaf to Poincare's
legal arguments will listen more fav-
orably to the political arguments
which justify different attitude to-
wards France. It is impossible for
England to get along without France
either in political or economic recon
struction work. France has the right
to say on what condition she will CO.
operate in the work whose success
she desires, but for which she re-
fuses to bear the expenses alone.
Nothing would be easier than to
accept conversations with Lloyd
George on the grounds of solidarity,
but on the condition that France re-
fuses to be alone excluded from the
benefits.
It is Germany's fault If the worlds
financial condition is upset, for Ger
many is the worlds greatest debtor.
AS Balfour has said, Germany has
not paid her debts and has destroy
ed her finances in order to keep from
paying" Be assured, there are
Frenchmen who will find the neces-
sary remedies for this situation.
These remedies. presented in a GER
tain way, will find Lloyd George
more conciliatory than last week.
This will be made clear before very
long.