Evening star., 1924-05-16
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
DEBATES RUHR ENTRY
French Policy Is Defended as
Justified and Assailed as
Brutal.
SAYS GERMANS NEED TRADE
H. G. Moulton Calls Exports Crux
of Problem.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May l6.-Op-
posite views regarding the effect OF
the French policy on the European
situation We're expressed today by
speakers at the annual meeting or
the American Academy OF Pollticai
and Social Science.
AS result of the French policy
Pierrepont E. Noyes. president of the
Oneida Community, Oneida, y. Y, de-
clared that Europe was working eco
nomically toward bankruptcy and po-
litically toward war, while FREDERICK
II. Allen of New York city asserted
that had not France and Belgium
gone into the Ruhr the prospects of
European settlement which now pre-
vail would not have come about.
1T being only too evident that
Frances policy was directed toward
bringing about the economic and po-
ltcai rassalage of Germany, and
France" said MIR. Noyes. fear and
ambition have poisoned the politics
of all the little states of Europe;
have made subordinate economic
measures to political and military
strategy.
tal1S TuhCe nTutA
The brutal technique of Frances
occupation and invasion has aroused
the passions of the German people
more than did the war, and has made
revenge more certain unless France
keeps that nation effectively disarmed
for generations, and keeps herself
and her military allies effectively
armed.
If l were to put into one sentence
the situation in Europe and it's cause
would say as result of French
policies. Europe is economically work
ing toward bankruptcy, politically to-
ward war"
Mr.. Allen declared that had England
and the United States lived up to
the agreements made in Paris to come
to the aid of France in case of a
German attack" Frances move into
the Ruhr would not have been made.
The report of the Dawes commits
SION he said. ''justfies the claims OF
France in regard to the ability of
Germany TO pay. and | believe 1t can
truthfully be said that had not France
and Belgium gone into the Ruhr,
there would never have been any
Dawes commission, and the pros
poets of European settlement which
now prevail. would not have come
about and therefore, ,on the whole,
leveed against France, one can say
her policy in a distressing situation
seems to be leading to a successful
termina ton.
ViNageN New War.
Oscar T. Crosby of Warrenton. Va,
said that the policy of France was
the same as that of other nations
"a military preparation commensu-
rate with resources and estimated
danger-nothing else will court until
the world is ready for a real league
of nations" Meantime" he added,
I'VE are all on the old basis. All are
contributing in various ways to
bringing on the next war"
Harold G. Moulton, director of the
Institute of Economics. Washington,
u. g., asserted that the ability to
export increasing quantities was the
cruX of the whole German trade
problem.
Not only are reparation payments
dependent upon the recovery of Ger
man mark cts. but Germany's buying
power and Germany's whole indus
trial security are dependent upon the
recovery of her foreign trade" he
said.
The prospect for rapid expansion
of German foreign trade and the de-
velopment of an export surplus is by
no means alluring, judging by the
tariff and commercial policies of the
world. German goods are not wanted
in huge quantities..