Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-08

have been so definite as Mr.. Waugh
states. NJ. Rault, president, continues
| his communication direct with the
French government. He has commended
that he is entitled to do so, not as presi-
dent but as French Representative
Compelled to Resign.
The memorandum continues with
Waugh's letter:
The French government, moreover,
absolutely controlled the situation when
DR.. Hector. Saar member. was appoint
ed. His Subservience to the French gov
eminent was SO notorious that he was
| compelled to resign and Herr Land was
appointed
Instead of using the opportunity OF
| the resignation of DR. Hector to appoint
| capable, impartial man who would
have proper conception Of and honestly
fulhll his duties, the council of the
league, because of predominant French
influences, appointed Herr Land, who
was even worse than Or. Hector.
He was a stupid. uneducated old man
who voted as he was told, and that was
quite sufficient qualification to secure the
support of the French government and
the French influence at Geneva at the
annual reelection.
You can readily understand how the
inhabitants of the territory regarded all
these farcical maneuvers of the French
government, the purposes of which were
so obvious.
Mnrveled at Patience
THE people of the Saar would have
been content to observe and fulfill the
terms of the treaty. but the attitude
OF the majority of the commission
justified any spirit of rebellion that
existed; in fact, 1 marveled at the
patience of the people, particularly
during the period of the miners
strike.
'One thing is certain. British min
ers never would have submitted to
the outrageous DEGREES that were
passed by the governing commission
at the time
"As you are no doubt aware, the
governing commission by majority
vote has power to interpret the pro-
visions of the treaty without appeal
This is very proper provision if you
have a decent commission, but with
what we had 1t was dangerously ex-
asperating.
Invariably Interpretations were in
accord with French contentious and
most of them were grossly unjust.
Il fully agree with your sugges-
ton that the Saar is one of the dan
ger spots of Europe. You know the
commercial and political value of
Saar coal, either to France or to Ger
many.
Goal is coal in Europe. France
wants the coal because Germany
wants 1t; Germany wants it to keep
France from utilizing the combina-
tion of Lorraine iron ore and Saar
coal, as Germany did prior to the
war.
IF Germany wins the plebiscite
she has the right under the treaty TO
buy back the mines at their valu-
alton, and Germany will leave moth
ing undone to insure her right of
repurchase. France will, on the
other hand, do all that is possible to
prevent the exercise Of that right
Neither Germany nor France
wants a continuation of the COM
mission or a League of Nations
regime If 1t can be avoided. The
prize is big enough to cause q lot of
trouble. That is only one source of
trouble; there are many others.
81 do not know If this letter con-
veys the information you require.
IF not / shall be glad to write you
more fully If you desire. I took the
preeaution of bringing back with me
copies of most important documents
by which L can prove any statement
l make"