San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
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ENGLAND GREAT
WORLD CHANGE
Pointed Out by Harden as
Most Important Result
Of French Act.
GLOOM IN GERMANY
Is "Driven Into Kennel Like
Toothless Dog at Point
of Bayonet."
Rr MAMMALIAN HARDEN.

By MAMMALIAN HARDEN.
CoDvricht. 1928, by The San Antonio Light.
Berlin. Jan. '13.-Dark days, indeed
have come to Germany. But Frances
march into the Ruhr should not sur
prise the world. She has had her eyes
on that productive valley ever since
the armistice was signed and the rldl-
culous treaty of Versailles was negotiate
ed.
Germany signed the treaty under
protest. Now she protests against the
breaking Of that treaty By the latest
French aggression. But who is to heed
the protest?
Germany, impotent, has been waiting
for someone TO come to her rescue,
but no one comes. The government
has thought the United States would
act; has frankly said that IL expected
economic aid from the United States.
A few weeks ago this expectation sent
the mark sailing upward. But now,
in the darkness, the mark has gone
deeper into the cellar.
Germany, like a toothless old dog,
Is driven into her kennel at the point
of the bayOnet.
England In Isolation.
No one can say as yet just what
will come of the occupation OF the
Ruhr. Germany has for months been
racing toward the abyss. But to the
world at large there is perhaps more
important and certainly q more definite
development.
England no longer Is a European
power. She stands in isolation. 1t Is
now the continent for itself. England
looks for friendship and possible future
alliance across the broad waters Of
the Atlantic. Her influence no longer
prevails across the narrows Of the
channel.
France has broken away from Brit
ish control. France with her powerful
army and submarine fleet, her air
planes and bombs and torpedoes of a
destructive power undreamed, seems to
all opponents of a brutal military
spirit a hindrance today to peace,
progress, civilization and democracy.
Tomorrow France can threaten Eng
lands life as well as Germany's.
England told her she ought to dis
arm, especially If reparations in kind
were approved by all the Versailles
signatories and a four-power pact were
arranged whereby England, FRANCE,
Germany and Italy would agree not
to make war on each other without
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the commercial mind.
But France rejected the British plan
which would give her a maximum OF
thirty billion gold marks and would
remove the protecting fence OF YER
sailles. She mocks at q pact which
could not prevent a pro-war plebiscits
in Germany nor prevent Germany in
vading Poland, the Belgium OF
Cechoslovakia and wont sacrifice
single bayonet to such a phantom, for
her army seems indispensable on the
Rhine and at Pas de Calais without
which she would be helpless against
British despotism and caprice.
Other Nations With France.
The engagement rings exchanged
under the Christmas mistletoe are
broken and England which wanted TO
give France a choice between 6 free
hand on the Rhine with Oriental con-
cessions or be isolated and pillOried as
a disturber of the peace, now sees
herself isolated. Belgium, Italy, the
little entente, Poland, all are on the
side of France. England's isolation,
the first since Salisbury's time, is truly
splendid. She has the dominions and
America on her side. She can lure
Russia to her net by recognizing the
SoyietS. She can try to split Islam
by re-eStabliShing the former sultan
in Mecca, but the wise ones in the
foreign office doubtless realize that all
these trumpS cannot win the dominant
power on the continent.
So, out goes England. How will
France use her new power? Will she
be too greedy, or will people at last
see that Europe must create a new
order from her own strength according
to her own needs and no longer endure
the guardianship of a great power which
really has been more strongly interest
ed in and for other continents than
for Europe.
God moves in mysterious ways his
miracles TO perform. What if there
should enSue from the latest seemingly
untOward happenings in Europe that
dream of all far-seGing people 4 united
states of Europe.
France After Russian Friendship.
The first dawning recognition that
England no longer is a European pow
er is more important than any Of the
latest phases Of the reparatiOns quar-
rel and a race now is beginning in
Paris for an agreement with the Rus
Sia of tomorrow. England worthy Of
the greatest admiration as an Unsur-
passed model state and the center "
history as the most powerful empir..
should realize that a united Europe
could guarantee her an open door for
her exports and free access 70 her ter
rltOrlRl possessions in Asia and the
North Sea and would do 10 il she
would promise 10 abandon all interest
in Europe'S internal affairs.
For the time being il is only the
instinct OF the people whish is stirring
but soon reason will be awakened and
will show both French and Germans
the way OF collaboration. The ex-
change Of rings then will be unucccs.
Sary, hut the third party who pub
| liCly advocates union while secretly
desiring dissensi0u and breaches rcsie-
nation when his own pockets are faii
must finally abandon the authorifr u
guardian ana the pleasures az The
gallant friend Of the house.