Evening star., 1923-10-14

that such aid would be usele' = and
would only result i'll prolonged mis-
Understandings and eventually would
give added strength TO German poll
ticians who have no real will to eS-
ecute the treaty of Versailles.
, On the second great point at issue
with regard to Germany. it nay be
said that official negotiations with
Berlin are possible so far as restor-
ing the Ruhr to 4 productive basis is
1.oncerned StreSemann'S new die
tatorial position makes it possible for
him to aid.
NJ. Poincare does not trust DR..
.Stresemann's loyalty. He sees the
German statesman as one At a cross
road, where various emotions will
sweep in upon him and may influ-
euce him to move in any Ane of sew
eral directions.
Faces Baxarian Revolt.
Ruin menaees him from the right.
where Bavaria threatens him with
dislocation of the German republic
He is faced with serious opposition
from the reich's strongest Industrial
lists. who today have their pockets
filled with the money squandered in
contributing to the nations bank
ruptcy. Meanwhile. the chancellor
dares not come. out either for or
against the treaty Of Versailles
He is on record as saying in the
Reichstag, in an effort to placate
the right. that he hopes that when
Fy,- xic+,
people OF Germany will be united
But last week DR.. Stresemann un-
officially asked the French govern
nlent for its moral support in his
present dilemma. This. the new
French policy DEGREES. he shall not
receive.
The French government feels that.
despite everything-even a series Of
military Relationships in Germany,
ending in the rise of q strong mill
supported by the Observation-Disclosures
German nation itself. with its great
reservoirs 'of labor. its Industrial,
mechanical and agricultural benefits,
will not perish, but in time will
emerge into a genuine spiritual re-
birth.
Heading on Revenge.
Then. and only then. declares Off
cial France, can relations OF mutual
confidence between France and Ger
many be established.
Z The French policy, meantime. is
that Germany shall not become a
strong state, avoiding it's obligations
and striving toward a day of re-
Henge.
y SO far as the Runr and the Rhine
land are concerned France is con
yinced that these sections can live
through these anticipated periods OF
chaos for the rest of the country, al
though without their normal affiu-
ence, new markets, it is asserted, will
be found.
Summing Up, then. the attitude of
official France today is that the stu
alton in Germany is terrible, but that
IT would not contribute to world
peace to attempt to save Germany
from her purgatory through declara-
lions from Paris of confidence in the
present reich government. Such SUD-
port would be hyDocritical and would
have d bad effect on just this account,
1t is emphasized.
. When Germany-that is the Ger
man people-are actually aware of
the consequence of the policy of dis
loyalty that the reich has followed
toward the agreements she signed at
the end of the great war, and when
confident that their representatives
are really actuated by a spirit of
good will, then France may begin to
trust her. When France does this,
the French government believes that
all nations will re-eStablish normal
relations with Germany and even sup
port her, but not before.
Pending such time, the French gov
ernment is not in the least concerned
which may be afforded Germany
from Russia or the financial and
moral aid which may be forthcoming
10 her from England.