Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-24
Tho Senator's Criticism
AS To Ruhr Attitude
Is Answered
S. DID PROTEST
peake Suggests That Congress
men and Senators be Tagged so
Spectators May Tell who's
Who" With Score Cards Aid
lBy Isaac Gregg

10y lSddC OiSSSf
y Washington, Jan. 24.-Ihe
Harding administration stands
unswayed by Senator Borah's
strong criticism of its foreign pol
lev end his demand for a pro-
test on the seizure Of the Ruhr
Indications are that it will also
ignore other Senatorial criticism
expected on the floor OF the Sen
ate this week and that it will
pursue the hands off policy 1t
ton that there is a chance OF
has adopted pending an in6ica-
getting the British and French
together on q policy toward Ger
many.
Nm the meantime, Senator
Borah's criticism of the adminis-
tration Tor mt having protested
against tha occupation Of the
Ruhr was answered yesterday by
the staten ent that the United
States hao made strong protest
against the occupation both Yer
bally and ~ the physical act Of
withdrawal of the troops.
1t was learned by the Gazette
correspondent that shortly after
foIlowinc- the breakup of the
meeting of the council of pre-
miers in Paris, the United States
government notified Premier Pom
care definitely of two things;
First, that the United States was
unalterably opposed to the oc-
cupation of the Ruhr because 1t
would endanger bitter feeling
in Germ; ny and would accomplish
no suffic evr end toward obtain
ing repa u ms, and second, that
if Franz I'd occupy the Ruhr,
France Mt 20 longer expect
ne I'M safes to maintain
oops or le mime.
Vie, the nlted States did with
rs trlops, it was stated by
authority today, it in eff
did Taake a protest and a
strong protest against the
nch policy which was unn'is-
ole ta the French although
publicly indicated that the
ndrawal Of the troops did not
cate a protest.
MS Information has been ans
rred by Senatorial critics OF
administration with the state
mt that if such protest were
made, it was a secret and not
public protest. The people Of
ne world and especially those Of
rance do not know the with
drawal Of the troops was an &C
live protest against the Ruhr &C.
crpation, these critics said, and
therefore, the protest, having
been made TO the politicians only,
Giti 10 good whatever.
The fact that the government
had made its protest in this way,
it was declared, was only an
other ground for criticism of the
administration. This policy Of sec
ret diplomacy, it was asserted, IS
the ve"y thing against which the
greatest criticisms are being di-
reeted, because it is totally IN
effective as regards the French
people who after all have the
final wor3 in debating their gov
eminent foreign policies. The
fact that General Weygand and
other prominent Frenchmen are
complaining that the withdraw
al of the American troops might
wrongly have been construed by
Germany rs Americas protest
is cited by the administrations
critics IS extremely good evid-
ence thas .he French people be-
lievc the lcricans withdraw
their troor or other reasons
that those cd opposition to the
FrencA occup zion Of the Ruhr,
although The politicians know diff
ferently.
1t is not unlikely that when
the expc ted storm breaks in the
Senate sith q demand that the
United States do something" to