San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-13


London, Aug. 1S.-Great Britain'S
attempt 10 bring her war allies TO
sense of the realities now existing III
Europe. failed more completely than
the most pessimistic believed possible.
The series Of solemn documents on
the reparations question, published to-
day, marks the gravest turning point
in world affairs since 1914. They
open roads of new alignment and new
diplomatic action so. dangerous that
public opinion in Europe cannot al
once grasp the whole significance oil
the governments new foreign policy.
A sharp division exists among the
various newspapers. One section rep
resented by the Manchester Guardian.
the London Telegraph. Times and
Daily News, is supporting the govern
ment while the Daily Mail and the re-
dictionary Morning Post bitterly de-
nounce Premier Baldwin's firm ex-
preston OF rights. If any majority
opinion exists in England today 1t
must be on the side of the govern
ment because the average Englishman
believes his country has rs much right
to independent action as France but
has hoped against hope that some mid
die ground could be found on which
the two governments could stand to-
gether facing the once common enemy.
He feels that his representatives have
exhausted every road toward that end
and that the time now has arrived
for decisive separate action with. If
possible. some expression of friendship
for France.
Shows How Britain Suffers.
Those who still feel that Great
Britain should support France are ex>
pected to change their viewpoint after
reading Baldwin's firm exposition of
Britain's case in which he shows how
TERRIBLY the. country has suffered
financially and economically as the re-
suit of the disintegration of middle
Europe.
The Daily Mail is appealing TO lib
ersl minded Englishmen TO oppose
Baldwin. The newspaper declared
that the latest note TO France is bad
and stupid and obviously the work Of
men of limited mental caliber who
are grossly mistaken and obviously
are pursuing the wrong course. They
are piling up faggots for another Eu-
ropean conflagration. They are back
ing the Germans while the nation
backs France"
The bitter TRADE parallels the sur
prising line taken by the Morning
Post which declares that separate ac-
ton may lead to an abyss.
at may be difficult for us TO agree
with France" saws the Post. but
it is would be suicidal to part with
her. That is the feeling of the ordiu-
airy Englishman who seldom reads
diplomatic documents and has never
bemused his brain with reparations
| figures"
Believes In Government
The Morning Post is believed to be
right about the opinion Of men who
never read diplomatic documents. but
owing TO the wide publicity given the
recent exchange of notes. between
| France and English. the average news
paper reader is becoming fairly famil-
] lar with the intricacies of the Anglo.
| French argument. He sees not only
the logic of his governments case
but agrees with il. it is believed gen.
orally. 1t is learned for the first
time that during the peace treaty ne.
gotiations France estimated Germany'S
capacity at 100000 100000 gold mark,
| while American expertS estimated that
capacity Mt G0,00O,0 100000. In that
one point he sees why his government
now is attempting to modify what he
considers unreasonable in the Frcncl
demands.
The British state papers. circulating
today throughout the world are ex
pectcd TO bring 10 light the real stat,
Of world opinion which in the enc
must determine which side is right.