Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-22
By ANDRE TARDIEU
Special Cable to The Great Falls Tribune
f-nrrrirht 1929 " The Great EaIls Tri hl ma

Copyright 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
Paris, Oct. 21.-Lloyd George has
disappeared. A man has gone but the
facts remain. Bonar Laws foreign
policy cannot prevent their remain
ing.
Only the reservation of the entente,
with complete understanding and CO.
operation, can mend that situation.
The fear is that Premier-PaiEeare will
continue to fail to comprehend this.
That is the outstanding development
In the latest British ministerial crisis.
The situation in Europe is no more
serious than it was. But it already
was dangerous enough.
The news of the week from America
furthermore confirms what recent
events have foreshadowed, namely,
that the quarrels of the European al
lies have reinforced the determination
of the United States to stand apart
from them.
Many Frenchrnen do not compre4
hend this. Many will say;
France should play America against
| England"
Such people are astounded when
| they read certain American newspaper
articles. especially those which point
out that so long as France and Eng
| land continue TO quarrel, America
cannot interest herself in them.
Sees No Way Out
| am not a pessimist but I do not
| see any way out of Europe's present
| difficulties. Poincare has replied to
| Lloyd Georges Manchester speech,
thus continuing politics at the expense
of the people. Lloyd George accused
| Poincare of quitting him in the Orient
| 4 Ia hoe ranpnaFhnH 1nN a
George for quitting him in the Occi-
dent.
| To add to the complexities of the
situation comes the resignation of
/ Lloyd George as premier. What the
! effect of the reorganization of the
| British government will be on Anglo
! French relations cannot at this mo-
| ment be forecast.
As a result of the exchanges on
policy between France and England
| the situation, insofar as the repara-
i tions are concerned, is back where it
was last August. when an agreement
! could not be reached The result is
. that French policies now are showing
strange waverings. Some French
/ newspapers are advocating friendship
with Kemal, others with Trotzky,
basing this latter suggestion on the
| Bouillon to Smyrna. Even If this
would mean an upsetting of the pres
| ent alliances and the entente some
would not care. The sterility of the
| Franco British negotiations has pre-
pared the way for the most dangerous
! of dreams.
Predicts Fantastic Stupidity
In short, while / hope the stupidity
1
| fess that we seem ripe now for the
most fantastic stupidity.
l repvFt for three years Europe has
not had law or doctrine. If the
4 United States, after refusing to ratify
| the treaty of Versailles, does not in
terest herself in its application, it is
only natural development and while
we may discuss the moral RESPONSE
bilities of that country, her legal lack
of responsibility is beyond blame. On
the other hand the European nations
which signed and now refuse to apply
| the principles, whether in the east or
the west, are responsible for intellect
ual and moral disorder everywhere.
| Henri Rochcfort's proposed consti
tuition when the empire fell:
Article one, no law exists; article
two, nobody is charged with enforce
| ing said laws" was not more apple
able than when England at Genoa or
elsewhere said:
There is more vanquished."
When France says the same in Tur-
keys behalf, England complains, if
everybody makes the same mistake,
| everybody will pay the price.
/ have only one word to add:
Il wish / were mistaken, but / fear
that / am right"