The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-28
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FLAYS FRENCH
ACTION IN RUHR
Invasion Is Again Dividing
World Into Two Armed
Camps, Says 0kIahoman
RESPECT IS ALlENATED
Reed Of Pennsylvania Scores
Sympathy Tor Murderer
About to Expiate Crime"
by UniverSAI Service.

BY Universal Service.
Senate discussion Of the French
invasion OF Germany and the re-
sulting danger Of another war,
which had been smpuldering in the
clOakrOOns for two weeks, flared
up on the floor In unexpected
spots yesterday.
Oklahoma, provoked the outbreak
| with an attack on the action Of
France, which, he declared, twill
not meet the moral approval of
America"
"SOWS DRAGONS TEETH"
The people Of this country. sena-
tor Owen said, ''see in this In
vasion the sowing OF dragons
teeth. the building up Of more.
intense hatred between the German
and French peoples, and greater
hOstilitieS between those who sym.
pathize with Germany, on the one
hand, and the French and Belgians
on the other, dividing the world
again into two cOrltending camps.
where the ultimate appeal max be
to organised military force"
Il GOG0AAtAA3R nS 0OOSUe Inc <LLnGfls
can people will disApprove of the
seizure OF the Ruhr t'because
| French leadership seems indisposed
to allow questions as to reparations
to be settled by economic methods.
They have dictated the amount and
t9rns ana are collecting or trying
to collect by military force, and will
break, down the productive power
of the German people"
REED ASSAfLS OWEN.
ct viii be deplOrable," Senator
Owen concluded, III French leader
ship should persist in q policy
which win yalienate, the confidence
and respect Of the world. The rat
ting of sahers does not appeal to
American opinion"
| Senator Reed CRep) Of Pennsyl-
vaniA. when Senator Owen had
concluded, vigorously assailed what
he characterized as an outbreak of
l "maudIin sympathy' for the ''mur.
derer abQut to expiate his crime"
The Pennsylvania Senator assert.
ed that Frances action is no con-
Germ OF the United States, and that
I'VE should mind our own business,
and let France collect her debt If
she can"
ODDIE RAPS GERMANS.
Senator oddie, Republican, of
Nevada, said Germany made an
economic invasion Of the United
States when German insurance
companies WEIGHED on paying the
full amount of the policies held by
victims OF the San Francisco fire,
and she has WEIGHED" again on
payment of PREPARATIONS. The
United States, he added, should not
interfere with Frances economic
invasion" of Germany to enforce
payment.
In a sharp rejoinder to Senator
Reed, Senator Owen reminded the
Pennsylvania that this country
always made q clear distinction
between the autocratic dictators of
Germany at the beginning of the
war and the German people who
were helpless against, their rulers.
SYMPATHY FOR FRANCE.
Disayowing any lack OF sympathy
Tor the French people, Senator Owen
| said:
/ wish I could believe that the
French people have a larger
measurement OF self-government.
In my judgment, they are being
largely governed by an organized
political force which is leading
them into injury and harm. I
think 1t 10 military as we'll as a
political force. think the politi.
cal leadership Of France 10 dictat-
ing the economic policy of France.
However, whether that be true
or not, 1t Is my Judgment that 1t is
an injury to the people Of the
United States that this contro-
| versy between the French leader
shin tho - 1AnAAwntn;SA
should remain unsettled and that
war should grow out of it.
REED FOR AMERICA FIRST.
! Senator Reed said he thought
| there should be more Of q pro.
American viewpoint and less of the
viewpoint OF ro-Germany or pro-
France in the Senate.
'"For many days in this cham.
ber," he began, I'VE have heard
expressions Of sympathy for one
side or the other in the present
European crisis. We have heard per.
haps more expressions Of sympathy
for the Germans than for the
French. think these questions
ought to be looked at from the
standpoint Of the Americans, and I
believe there is distinct pro.
American policy which should be
AoAV"CN' nOL OuIy lu the ueD6IG
here, but in the actions of our Ad-
ministration."
OPPOSE BORAH MOVE.
The furry lasted for only about
an hour and q half. but as a fore.
runner Of what is to follow devel-
oped sufficient intensity to insure
hot time when Senator Borah
again throws his resolution for a
SnAa,.lA nnnHnV~aNn iNa%~
Senate next week. Senator Borah
is preparing lengthy speech which
will percipitate a debate that will
bring in all the big guns of the
irreconcilable group and the Admin
istration element, both of whom are
opposed to the move.
It vas frankly declared yester-
day that Administration leaders will
not permit the Borah resolution to
make any Roadway toward adoption.
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