Evening star., 1925-01-24
BORAH DAMPERS
SPIRIT Of FRENCH
First Reaction to Marin Debt
Theory Changed by Sen
atOr'S Talk.
By ne Associated Press.

By me Associated Press.
PARIS, January 24.-The speech Of
United States Senator Borah, in reply
10 a declaration IN the Chamber of
Deputies by Louis Marin, has arous
ed a certain amount of misgivings
n France as TO the wisdom of gem
eral enthusiasm over the opposition
deputy's theory that war debts and
losses should be pooled.
Editorial comment, however, is
meager, partly because Of important
parliamentary debate and other burn
ing internal questions, and partly,
apparently, because there is some
doubt as 10 exactly how Senator
Borah's vigorous thrust ought TO be
taken. The speech is reproduced
briefly from European editions OF
American newspapers, and all the
French organs seem to realize the
serious effect 1t may have on the debt
settlement.
The Journal Des Debats foreSees
violent comments in the American
press and a tremendous effect through
out the country" Some newspapers
ike Pa-la Midi and Information,
araw the moral that sentiment ana
finance 90 not mix in America PaFls
Midi says: AN American oeptoF
would not think of saying to credit
or: i owe you 100000, but remen-
Der that Ave years ago l saved your
life
Reed speech Quoted.
Inflammation reminds the puolic
that Frances failure to effect oept
settlement is creating bad impress
sion in America, even among her pest
friends and quotes Senator Reeo
speech of December 20 to the eHect
that French repudiation of the debt
would make future loans Impossible.
These attitudes are said TO rehect
and explain the refusal of the cham-
Der yesterday TO vote its approval or
the posting of Deputy Marin's speech
throughout France. This refusal. II
was asserted In the parliamentary
Hobbies, as we'll as by inference in the
chamber was due to unfayorable re-
action in the United States Senate.
Deputy Marin's speech in the cham
Der on the theory that the war was
a common cause" reached the conclu-
sions that full payment of Frances
debt to America would be "a moral
iniquity," for the reason that the
allies owe France some thing" for pro-
Cecting them. The speech was re-
ceived with such applause by the en-
tire chamber except the Communist
even Premier Herriot himself ap-
pEQYed-that 1t was taken as express
AitS Inc Pal GHldTy view. MS
construction was made quite certain
by the unanimity of the newspa pers
in advancing this theory of settle
ment and. regarding the matter, not
as partisan political speech, but as
an outburst of French patriotism
Vote Is Explained.
Senator Borah's speech in reply, and
the American reaction to the debt
policy as favored by NJ Marin. was
such that the governments support
ers in the chamber had to vote against
placarding the Marin address, In or
der not to commit the government to
its theory
LIntransigeant, editorializing on
this aspect of the case, reproaches
Premier Herrtot for not standing by
Deputy Marin's theory. 1t terms this
theory the voice of French public
opinion, which 1t is impossible to sti-
ne 1t also declares that NJ. Marin
spoke not as a partisan, but as a
trenchman, in the name of all of U.S."
La Liberte brings out the same
point, accusing the government ma
jority of putting politics ahead of ma
tional interest.