The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-21
COL. HOUSE DECLARES PEACE
OF EUROPE DEPENDSUP0N
ACCEPTANCE OF SECURITY PACT
Far Mere Important Than
Debts or Uncmploy-
mCrt
CANNOT SETTLE DOWN
Advises Germans to Reach
Agreement With French
Neighbors
RV MILTON BRONNEK
NEA Service Correspondent

London, Aug. 2l.-"The adoption orl
rejection Of the security pact, which
will guarantee peace between France
and Germany by guaranteeing the
present frontiers, is the iggcst ques-
tion in Europe In fact, it is the
biggest question in the world.
1T is far more important than the
question of unemployment, h e
chronic depression in trade, the mat
ter of inter-allicd debts.
For all these things, big as they
are. cannot be settled until European
peace is made secure. Until this is
accomplished. there will be unrest
and uneasiness and nervousness and
pessimism in Europe.
"Men and nations cannot settle
down. That affects trade. 1t brings
about unemployment. 1t cuts down
national revenues and when treas
uries are empty or crippled it's no
use talking about international
debts"
The man who was speaking was
one Of the best informed in the world
no less than Colonel E. NJ. House,
who is over here on his annual pill
grimase to Europe.
The one time ambassador extra
ordinary from Wilson to all the
| statesmen Of Europe. the man who
in most critical period Of our his
! tory was eyes and ears for the Presi-
dent, still gets the first-hand dope
i He was having an informative talk
with two Of the foremost statesmen
+, of Britain when he was good enough
to chat with me for few minutes.
It's the same thing when he is in
France. Colonel House is the one
man to whom grim old "Tiger'
Clemenceau pours out his heart.
"The security pact" said Col.
House "was proposed by Germany
to France. gather that England,
! Belgium, France are all eager that
something shall come of it. l be-
lieve something will.
! 1T will be slow process. There
will be many parleys, but in the end
! I hope and believe something defin-
ite will be accomplished"
But won't the matter of the pol
ish frontiers, which Germany at pre-
sent refuses to guarantee. toss all the
fat in the fire." l interjected.
II believe not" said Col. House:
{" think formula will be found. II
were German I would be more
anxious to come to an amicable ar
rangement than even Frenchman
could be.
Just consider the situation for a
moment. France wants peace and
security above all things else. She
has experienced three tremendous
disappointments since the signing of
the armistice.
"The first was when America and
England failed to ratify the pact
guaranteeing her against aggression
by Germany. Since then there have
been other conferences and other
paisvers where agreements were
drawn up, but they always came to
nothing. They were not ratified.
"If now the present proposed secur-
ity pact goes by the boards, the
French will lose heart and hope
Before the war they at least had as ar
ally a powerful and militant Russia
Now they have only the promised
help of small nations to the east
which have their own tremendous
troubles. :.
| $50 you mustn't be surprised il
France takes things into her owr
hands if the present pourparlers fail
"The French flag has been hauled
down and the French troops have
been withdrawn from the Ruhr in &C.
cordance with French promises. But
a France, despairing Of any amicable
settlement, would be soreIy tempted
to take matters into her own hands
and no power could restrain her.
AT present France is victorious
and we'll armed. Germany is beaten
and disarmed. There will be the
strongest temptation to France to use
her might while there is still time
and opportunity.
"If the world will not help her in
her longing for security in the fu.
ture, she will natu rally feel she must
rely on her own resources. Anc
then anything might happen.
| That's why say every German
should be earnestly praying that the
proposed pact should become an ac'
complished fact. Once that is
achieved. Europe can settle down and
approach her other problems" .