Evening star., 1923-01-25
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
t Copyright 1923.
|! PARIS, January 2o.-Further light
was thrown upon the strategic situ-
alton in the Franco German economic
war today by the authoritative
French expert who has been Keeping
the correspondent closely informed.
He said:
"The French government Is still
more preoccupied with the effect of
the Ruhr crisis on opinion abroad. 1t
knows that Germany must know that
the resistance to the French cannot
last long. Sooner or later the French
will win, and in prolonging their re-
sistance the Germans risk shaking
their national unity. compromising
their prosperity and prolonging the
occupation Of the Ruhr indefinitely.
1T is fully realized here that Ger
many's whole and only hope is in
foreign Intervention, and particularly
|Anglo-American intervention. If it
is now dealing France blow for blow
it is with the aim of stirring up the
world by its outcries. Here foreign
Intervention is not anticipated. 1t
could be attempted only by Great
Britain, Italy or the United States.
1t is considered that Italy itself is
too deeply engaged in the Ruhr oc-
cupation to attempt mediation. More
over, Italy is bound to France by its
| need for coal, which could hardly be
satisfied by purchasing fuel in Great
Britain. The rise and fall of the
lire on the exchange depends almost
wholly on whether Italy obtains Ruhr
! coal free as reparations or buys in
Great Britain.
British Lend Aid.
/ 1T is further believed that Great
| Britain Will refuse to try to hamper
| French action. If official reports are
| accurate and sincere there has been
! a great change in Franco British re-
| lations within the last fortnight. The
| highly satisfactory character of the
| conversation between Prime Minister
| Bonar Law and the French ambas-
! sador In London last Wednesday is
emphasized
1t is said that London is watch
! ing the French experiment sympa- =
! thetically. British troops are guard :
| ing French communications in the
! Cologne sector British officers on the
| Rhineland railway commission have
| aided the French officers in rerout-
| ing the coal trains. Measures voted
! by the French. Belgian and italian
sion have been willingly executed in
| the British zone.
THE British attitude is explained
here partly by Bonar Laws loyalty to
| the entente and. partly to the pres
sure of British opinion. 1t is be-
| lieved that the last British repara-
| tionS plan was drawn exclusively by
| the British treasury and that there
is a certain divergence between the
| strict treasury and the nations wider
| interests
! Expect L. s. to Stay AIoOf.
Paris also hopes that the United
| States will not mix in the affair. The
! French consider that it would be IL
, logical for the United States to try
| to intervene so long as it refuses to
accept the least responsibility and
when it has agSin manifested it's abb
| stentionist tendency in withdrawing g
the American troops from Coblenz
! 1t is also pointed out that while the
| American government did not con.
ceal its lack of sympathy for the
seizure of the Ruhr it never contest.
ed Frances freedom of action
! 1T is, therefore. considered tina
France will be enabled to carry L
the end the task begun, without for
eign interference. The French gov
eminent and nation are indiSposed [,
! welcome foreign Intervention of an,
| description. For France the Ruh
question is one of life or death. II