Evening star., 1926-10-17
France and Germany Far From Day
of Alliance or Even Entente COrdiale

Continued from First Pagel
Following Stresemann's speech there
was then in France a general reaction
which 'endures. II was explained ir
part by the general Interpretation oi
SIresemann 6 speech as warning of a
Terman purpose to use the negotia
tfons with France as the basis for re
writing all the treaty of Versailles
The fundamental French conception
Of any understs nding with Germany
was on the basis of German accept
ance of state of peace created hH
the treaties. German acceptance OF
the frontiers laid down.
"But." as one Frenchmsn after an
other has said TO me. this present
proposal means that Germany will re
claim, first, Eupen and Malmedy, next
DanZig and the Corridor. then the an
nexation of Austria-and afterward
shall We he sure that the demand fol
a. pebiscite in Alsace will not be
heard? II is one thing 10 sell our right
to temporary occupation of German
territory for price. Tor ultimat te
evacuation is foreseen under the
treaty. but il is another to assent tf
program which enVisaGes the sys
tematic sabotage of the treaty itself.
The French cabinet, which with sol
emn unanimitN accepted NJ. BRAND
report of his Geneva performance. die
not do more than vote that II might
be interesting and profitable to go or
talking with the Germans. always or
condition that France did not and hat
not made any commitment But II NJ
BRAND had reported any agreement
of any sort the cahinet would hav
heen hopelessly divided and would
have collapsed as result oi interna
divisions. And even that unanimi' :
which was much empha sized abroad
would not have been had if the domes-
tic situation had not been such that a
cabinet difference might have pro
duced new finan ncial crisis, in fact
another panic.
e. not think 1t is any exaeeera
tton ~ say that within snd without
the cabinet there is A profound sense
or anxiety over the recent actions al
NJ. Bria nd There is a feeling tha,
hts enthusiasm has outrun all rea son
able limits, and this is :urther in
creased by the general knowledge OF
Brands utter in"apacitv for aN" evs
tematic negotiation. II you recall the
state of alarm which propa gated Itself
in America as the reports Of what
President Wilson was doing in Paris
flowed back YOU will have sonnet thing
like an idea If what is going on in
France TODAY with respect OF the Ger
ma ARA ngement.
As long AS ma eSes of French peu
pie thought that peace pact with
Germany would ithout delay SupplN
money Ia France from her financial
troubles the Rriand proposals. nr what
seemed To be the BRAND proposals
enjoyed q momen: oG extreme pu!'u
Iaritv But the inevita hlp diSlhsioI
ment followed. when il was seen that
no money WAS likely to he had. tha,
there was no escape from the .Ameri
can creditor by this door and that. as
Stresema ms speech indicated. Il new
deception might be preparing. 1--WE {
are being swindled again" this was q
widespread comment.
u X
Now. I have dweH un"n his more
or less inside aspect Of the d s"ussion
hecau,e nui hing his been M 'nl"D
ing than TIE alacritv with which the
world hailed the T''o'rv CONVEX alton:
as the opening 0f q n"W era. "akt1
with BRAND speech when German ~
entered tho League the "hoii'y atfai,
has been announced rather as an "n'
than 4S Il beginning. - in r"% II >.
both taken together were n", cut =
beginning, they were AT mos. u" moe
than The disclosure Of y tendency. 4
powerful tendency. in both countries
toward some sort of viable arrange
ment
on the evidence which have 50 far
heen able 10 coffee; in F.IlronH il se"mS
to me that an ultimate arrangement
hetWenn Franco and Germany is far
from ip,roSsihle nr oven unlikel We
are probably sure IA ~ee in the next
months a WhoEe succession of eco,
~, 4 h9 g
very graai importance in ishinc
common interests and common raa
aonS for Sepkin. "a aNU;d no a'OOe
new host iiitieS, irI' frNrh qu9rrelingS
There re. too. il must he noted. lnt1u
ential and active groups o" mon and
women in both countries, SUnnor; Cd
ny certain important newspapers. Wh'
are working for real t'ranco-German
understanding. | believe. too. that
this is a growing force ana il Ger
tainlv must exercise no little inf1u
ence.
, But. however hopeful one may he
Of ultimate adjustments and | con
feSs ~ much Opt imism myself on this
score Il l. worse than foolish not tt
perceive thai the real obstacles re
main :" he ren"> ed and that they are
little short of ,o'oSSal Even the rela
tivelv false reports of Fra German 7
projects have brought 10 Paris pro
tests from "ariolS capitals of Conn
tries with which France is in alliance
However France may desire TO reach
really viahe and enduring pea &C
with Germany. she is not now in any
mood to aba ndon Poland assent tC
the annexation OF Austria, agree tC
the return of German co.onies. while
. British views To colonies are no
toriouS.
France is ready. | am sure to ma Ike
peace with Germany on the basis Of
the Europe which exists She is
ready 10 bargain her right to occunv
against ready cash. as Germany did