Evening star., 1923-07-15

n ture, but-ah. do you not
see the mole on her nose?"
Dfplomatically, politely. generously
and eloquently, Premier Baldwin
nevertheless expeditiously and firmly
thus dealt with the general question
or reparations and the divergencies
that exist today between England and
france in regard to the whole ques-
ton of unity in endeavors for the
economic, political and social saliva
tion of the old world.
Premier Baldwin in his long await
ed statement to the house of COM
mons on Thursday informed France
that he was radically opposed to
which was very pleasing to all allies.
With other things he declared:
The responsibility is acknowledged
ana shared in equal measure by
France. Italy and Belgium and our
selves. Perhaps 1t may be said to
deVolve in more special measure upon
the French and British nations by
virtue of the self-sacrifices they have
made side by side In the years of
trial, by the intimacy of fact and
memory that unites them today, and
not the least by the experience these
two ancient civilizations have shared
throughout the centuries.
"A similar community of thought
and action binds us in the present
emergency to our other allies, whose
interests are in no respect divergent
from our own.
Determined on Reparation.
I'VE are determined as any of our
allies that Germany shall make rep
ar3tion. We have never wayered on
that point"
From the beginning we have made
1t clear that in our opinion the occu-
patton of the Ruhr was not calculated
TO produce the maximum amount of
The allies are obtaining less repa-
ration than they did before the occu-
patton. s'
The French and Belgian govern
object in occupying the Ruhr is to
secure the payment of reparations. If
that be so the difference between us
is one of method rather than of aim
mite. continuation of this state of
affairs Is fraught with grave peril"
In proportion as the productive
power of that country Germany is
her credit and the payment of her
debts recede into the DINNER dis
tance."
And further, Premier Baldwin de-
clared that there was general agree
ment upon the thesis, that the indefi-
mite occupation by one country of the
territory of another in time of peace
is a phenomenon rare and regrettable
in itself, to which an honorable end
should as soon as possible be found"
Bedrock of British Policy.
This. in brief. is the bedrock of
q H.. D-;t g% ;s-
certain to come into conflict with
tho viewpoint of France is indicated
by a statement Of President Mile
rand, who. a few days back. declared: :
France has taken a resolution:
she applies ii and she has said why
she has marked her goal. Nothing
will make her abandon either her
method or. her objective"
Inasmuch as Millerand is the de-
clared political enemy or Poincare
leaned toward moderation of the
Poincare policy, this is extremely
significant coming as it does at the
The whole crisis between France
and Great Britain, which either may
be dissipated or eventuate into
severance of relationships, in so far
as future working together is con-
cerned, has not been eased by the
statement of Premier Baldwin. His
moderation in announcing Britain's
determination to again give firm
voice in general adjustments, how
ever, has been hailed in Paris, but
Paris halls his moderation only.
The British government has pre-
pared memorandum of reply to
the last German note and will take
responsibility of eventually dispatch
ing 1t to Germany, with or without
the approval of the allies. This has
been made more certain. However,
the note will be sent to all the in
terested allied powers, who are ex-
pected to examine 1t with the hope
of adjusting allied viewpoints in
order that further procedure against
Germany may be SO co-ordinated as
to be wholly effective and at the
same time preserve a semblance of
wartime unity.
Would Go 1T Alone.
Though Premier Baldwin, as have
repeatedly stated, is extremely anx-
ious to preserve old friendships and
political alliances, 1t, nevertheless, is
known in London that If the French
government eventually resists the
British proposals there will be inde-
pendent action on the, part of Eng
land.
However, 1t must not be expected
that Britain Immediately will wave
her flag of complete defiance at the
sympathies and the desires of Poin-