The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-04
BRITISH NOTES
YELLED THREAT
TO P DIN CARE
Ramsay MACEDONIA in
Open Diplomacy

Donald and Premier Poincare have
made public correspondence dealing
with the strained relations that now
exists between the two former allies,
France has the most powerful air
feet in the world, the largest army
and is bending every effort to build
a feet of submarines for the pur-
pose of blockading England in the
next war which is considered here
to be brewing.
England knows that France is
building her armament against her.
Ramsay Macdonald the pacihst, be-
fore he came into Office is now Ram
aay Macdonald the militarist, build
ing warships, increases his Kings
air forces and supplementing this
preparation for war with France by
. diplomatic barrage with which he
seeks to put France in bad light as
his predecessor Lord Grey did with
Germany in 1914.
Macdonald Backs Lords.
France and England are quarreling
over the bleeding carcass Of Germany.
England fears Germany may finally
surrender to France and that the
economic masters of both countries
NAV come to terms thus forming a
combination that will put an end to
England as a world power. But
Britain does not intend to let the
mastery of Europe and of the world
alip from her grasp. The old lion is
now growing at FranE as she
Qrowled at Germany before 1914.
Ramsay Macdonald the pacitist is
now the mouthpiece of British capt.
talism as Lord Grey was before the
world war.
It was said here before Macdonald
assumed Office that his job would be
to arouse the workers Of England
against France, the opinion being
that the Tories and Liberals could
not win the masses to their side Tor
another war. It now appears that
Macdonald lost no time in carrying
out the wishes Of the imperialists,
II is believed that the reformist
laborites will be allowed to remain IN
Office so long as they can be found
useful in pulling the chestnuts out
Of the fire for the employers Of Brit
ain.
Macdonald has already lost fifty
per cent Of his popularity with the
masses since his assumption OF
power. He has jettisoned practical
" every principle that he ever gave
lin service to. Without the backing
of the workers he cannot last long.
MasDOnald Suspicious of French
Premier Ramsay Macdonald has
w ffttSsr TO Premier a&oincare about
British suspicious of France, Of the
vast aerial fleets and of French inten-
tons ito gain what she failed to gain
during the peace negotiations.
Poincare, in a personal letter
equally outspoken, defended Frances
militaristic policies.
The correspondence is to continue.
Two letters, MacDonald's to Poincare
of February 81, and the French
Premier's prompt reply a few days
later were published today. Previous
letters were exchanged in January.
Altho the correspondence consti-
tutes blunt statement by Macdonald
that the British are growing suspi-
cious of France and explains the rea-
son why the large French air force
Is not understood across the channel,
~ WAS QAnGdAC WIN c0kBgotC4 E6bAA-
cation, according to a semi-offcial an
nouncement from Paris.
MacDonald's letter of February FL,
Is in part as follows:
my Dear Premier:
'T am encouraged by the friendly
nature Of the reply which you re-
turned to my letter of January 20 to
try and carry to a further stage the
exploration of points that have raised
some difficulties in the relations be-
tween our respective countries.
France Spills the Beans.
at is widely felt in England, that
contrary to the provisions Of the
treaty of Versailles, France is en-
deavoring to create a situation which
gains for it what it failed to get dur
ing the allied peace negotiations
The view of this section of my coun-
tryzneu is that the policy can only
perpetuate the uncertainty and dan
gers Of condition not of peace, but
Of war and that in the end it will
destroy whatever temporary security
France can gain.
ITO my mind the question of Sc
curity Is not merely a French prob
lem, It is European problem.
1.-THE position Of this country is
entirely different. Our security on
land and sea remains unmenaced, but
our economic existence has been
grave owing not to the inability of
Germany to pay a certain sum IN
reparation, but to acute and persist
ent dislocation Of the markets of Eu-
rope occasioned mainly by the uncer-
tainy in the relations between
France and Germany. The continued
economic chaos in Germany and the
ultimate uncertainty Of the relations
between France and ourselves"
Finally, Macdonald said, the Bri-
fish people are disturbed by Frances
attitude towards her debts.