San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
And England Should In
struct Germany to End
/ Her Resistance.
THAT. IS, ONLY HOPE
Frenchman Claims go
Nothing" Policy Must
Be Abandoned.
By ANDRE TARDIEu.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light
Paris, Aug. live are in a world
~ almost unbelievable reality. The
pound sterling is worth more than
million marks. The Ruhr
is a paralyzed beehive where work
men are paid for doing nothing. Eng
lands government with admirable
frankness, announces that it has no
idea what it will do next. The French
and Belgian governments have let il
become known that they are going to
consult on measures to make the Ruhr
pay-after seven months occupation.
It's q topsy-turvy land.
In other words the whole world has
reiapsed into permanent passivity.
When the writer made this statement,
four or five months ago nobody be-
LEVIED it. Today doubt is impossible.
Germany's passive resistance; France
and Belgium's passive occupation !;
Britain's passive hesitation-all are
worthy mates.
No government attempts to pass
from passiveness to action. Nobody
gives up hope that the do nothing
policy will succeed better than do
anything policy.
Is Frances Opportunity.
However, a certain fraction of Eng
fish opinion seems to be waking up.
Unionist circles are taking issue with
the financiers and are expressing the
opinion that France is right after all
on insisting on being paid and Eng
land should help instead of hinder.
There is disagreement within the
cabinet Of Premier Baldwin leading to
p curious inability TO make decisions
on the simplest matters, an example
OF which is the strange hesitation to
publish the diplomatic documents for
which the press has been crying for
whole month. If France and Bel
GUM could achieve something positive
IN the Ruhr they would be the masters
OF the situation.
Since the armistice all victor coun-
tries have thought they were acting
clevcrIy by trying to organize victory
for themselves alone without the CO.
operation of others. The Anglo-Sax-
ons loudly ,'tpanded the return to
free competl n but with unfortunate
sults - n fench thought they
~ hr immnese recon-
III Nitbout foreign aid
III nm rsi..t home.
II played lone
\ :. 1. 90 ,,e5iey OF isolation on
the 2.500, 100000 gold marks priority
which the treaty gave them. Every
hody has lost by these tactics and
row everybody is trying TO repair the
lamage. 1t will not be easy as they
low see.
No Help From America.
lIarding's sudden death, which
aioused all Frances sympathy, will
MT help this common work. Less
than q year before the party conven-
ticls Coolidge can hardly take long
view of policy, and the elections will
i'll America. as everywhere else, neces-
sarily bring long period of inaction.
Wien a democracy renews its politi-
cal personnel it is inclined to look
within rather than without for issues,
and SO for the next eighteen months
there is small chance that the
United States will furnish any impet-
us to Europe's stalled motor. More
than ever the writer is forced TO con-
cluGe that before looking to America
foc help Europe must put her own
hose in order.
anu lpE AlilS ltl USl
logists before we consult experts.
Wickham Steed, former editor of the
LONDON Times, wrote the other day
that what Europe lacks is mutual
confidence and without confidence
there can be no cooperation. The
English blame the French for the COM
mercial crisis expected next winner.
The French blame the British for The
francs decline. How in such con-
Gitions can anybody be so absurd as
10 talk about an immense loan 10
Germany
Thtre are only two possible rem
eG'ts:
esi. st, a Franco-Belgian decision 10
make the occupation of the Ruhr pay;
and, second. decision by England TO
tell Germany she must pay willing
Iy. If these two conditions are fui-
filled all hope is not lost.