San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21
TRANCE NOW
GAN REALIZE
| HER AMBITION
y Balkanizing Germany the
Empire Can Be Broken
Up.
LAS MILITARY POWER
Question Is, Will England
Tolerate Black Troops
in Europe.
Las MILITARY POWER
RY A G. GARDINER.

M b1 "A. VI. OStItDhANDNs
Hpyright, 1928, by The San Antonio Light.
London, Jan. 2O.-Having washed her
ands of the French policy of agrees
pn, England watches with mingled
@clisgs the progress of the stranglehold
h the Ruhr. Events have deepened
lie impression that France is embarked
an enterprise that cannot produce
re economic results contemplated, but
bust result in the complete dissolution
Europe through the disintegration OF
&ermany.
81 The immediate interest is directed to
lie question whether France can cap
Mre the German workers or divide
Hem. Since the German government
Id the Ruhr employers refuse to help
he invaders, the question arises
#hether the French can induce the
#orkers to labor under their orders. In
her words the workers have the choice
Mtween patriotism with starvation or
Hbrk, work with plnty.
81 Miners Not Representative.
8 Hunger is a powerful argument and
" is not sure whether patriotism can
IWng resist so formidable an alterna-
kNe. They include an immense popu-
#tion of Polish and other nationalities
ho are out of sympathy with Germany
ND are resentful against the German
Employers. The French are making a
bwerful play on these facts and are
HFomising the miners very much i'm
foved conditions as an inducement TO
hprk
III Whatever is the success or failure OF
His policy so far as France is con-
Xrned. the economic starvation of Ger
any is assured. That nation has only
Tree sources of supply so far as coal
fbwer is concerned, the Sare, Silesia
Hbd the Ruhr. Upon them depends the
*hole industrial machine of German
He. All now are in control of France.
( the presence Of this power of eco.
bmic strangulation the political soil
hrity of Germany goes.
Can Force Disintregation.
d France is in position to realize her
Alng dream TO break up the German
Nnpire into fragments. 1t can say
Bavaria and the Rhine provinces,
fleak with Berlin and you shall have
ial." And they must do so.
Y With Germany Balkanized like Aus
Z she French domination of Europe
Ifest of the Yistula is complete. She has
Incurred a practical monopoly of the
g al and iron of the continent mono
E BY of all armament factories: more
challenged military power thanNapol-
IN had at the zenith of his career.
4 There are only two flies in the ONT
4 BENT.
M Can she wiring enough from bankrupt
60. &c Il
Nave off her own bankruptcy with a
&tdget showing a deficit of four thou
h nd million francs?
4 n Has she sufficient man-power to sus,
in the conquest of Europe?
M Have Plenty of Black Troops.
~ On the latter point her policy is clear.
|8apoleon conscriptcd Italians, Poles,
Z srmans and Spaniards Poincare con-
<tripts Africans. There is an enormous
}serve of black and brown men for the
iintenance of French domination in
Europe.
This situation has created profound
ksquiet among the English people. IL
4 becoming apparent that the having of
Islck troops in Europe is not a pass
&fg incident, but is part of permanent
{licy for supplying the deficiencies of
IL French population and making the
ench military position secure for all
Xne.
The prospect of Europe being ruled
~ African levels creates an ominous
tlools. Europe has been the cockpit
racial antagonisms, but never hither-
has been afflicted with the color
estion. viii Europe permanently
xbmit to this violation of her civiliza-
I'm?
Unwilling to Break.
Meanwhile English opinion halts and
its. The dregs Of the war fever still
main. There is a great unwillingness
break wholly with France, but the
fttion of the government brought the
70 natious to the parting of the ways
I'd every day brings home clearer to
- pubic mind that the industrial
VIZ of Europe is to cause an indus
4 fal catastrophe TO England, that in a
Prd, France, is destroying the Ger
n economic system, destroys the Eng
MD economic system also. As this tire
fndous fact sinks in it is inevitable
ffnt the issue will be raised on the
htinuance of the British army Of &C.
ynation in Germany.
1Perhaps the government is wise not
tAlc lssut HON. bul pro-
esS of events will make out present
ssition impossible. In repudiating
fh French policy, England takes the
iIrse which inevitably leads to repu-
Edition. of all of the consequences of
eht policy and releasing the nation
Firely from completely in these con-
bhuences.
announcement OF the debt hitch at
Washington created some concern in
1 shrters. but confidence is felt that uI-
ffhate agreemnt has not been mnaced.
With the European tragedy at our doors
bf falling S.ows that in the interest
world relations the two pillars of
bite mans civilization must not be i'm
feFilled, least of all by considerations of
hkney.
III School Kids Itch.
fhishes after few applications of