Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-28

ditions, and yet you are just as ig-
norant of European conditions" says
M. Tardieu.
On what is that charge of mutual
ignorance based? Is it based on the
fact that at least million tourists
from America visit Europe annually
and there spend about $500, 900 900
each year, while not more than 1000
French tourists come to America, and
usually limit their travels to the cities
Of the Atlantic Coast States, spend
ing, according to Senator Shoots esti-
mate, about half million dollars?
II travel makes for broadening in.
formation Of foreign lands, would M.
Tardieu apply arithmetic and estimate
that United States knowledge of
France is to Frances knowledge of
America as $500, 900 900 Is to $500, 1000
about 1000 to /?
That does not take into considera-
ton the full year or more of living in
France by 100000 wide-awake
doughboys.
However, 1t seems probable that on
both sides of the water much may be
learned from reading M. Andre Tar
deus books. For instance, he twits us
with charging interest on what France
owes. and says in his recent interview
published in the magazine the Ma
TONS Business that loan between
friendly allies ought never to draw
any 1nterest-it Is a friendly accom-.
mediation.
Much light may be thrown on that
allegation from M. Tardieu's own
book, France and America pub
l1shed last year. On page 157 he
records as to the World War:
America was at war. But what
war? Alliance? From the first day
the United States insisted that it was
not an ally, that it would only act as
an associate; that the war aims of the
others would not be it's war aims,
that it would have its own war aims,
from which nothing should turn it.
The United States declared it's war,
not the allies war. No, the
war President Wilson declared was an
American war, American in inception.
American in spirit. No, Wilson de-
clared a narrowly national war, which.
although rivaling the selfishness of
Salandra, deserves for the same rea.
sons the respect and gratitude of
France
That is testimony Of Andre Tardieu.
1926; now where does the same man
get his authority for accusing the
United States of being q derelict
"ally" of the allies? He has testified
that it was never an ally.
Another extreme of such as M.
Tardieu, sets up the claim that the
entire war, from beginning to end.
was a German-American war, and
that the real objective Of the Kaiser
all the time was to brush aside Euro
pean nations, as of annoying but in
consequential Importance, since his
real aim was to conquer America,
which would make him master of the
world Such being the case, our only
proper course was to have accepted
the challenge even when it was laid
upon Serbia before Belgium and
France - innocent bystanders - had
been hurt. America was to blame for
it all. Perhaps that is why France
charged rental for the use of her ter
ritory for camps and trenches during
the war, and accepted our cash pay
ments for all stores and munitions
purchased in France, according to
Senator Smoot, at exorbitant rates.
"Once the idol of France testifies
M. Tardieu, 1.-The United States is to-
day without worshipers. Financial
power is the only means of influence
you have left"
1t has long been an axiom that the
way to lose friend is to lend him
money. But what else has America
done for France? Look again at NJ.
Tardieu's own book-page leland
read his own words.
He describes the starvation In the
devastated region occupied by the in
vading Germans:
"In February, 1915. Gen. Won Her
ingen reduced the daily rations to 140
grams of bread and 40 grams of meat
Nothing could be had at any butcher
shop. But for the offal thrown away
by the military kitchens and a few
purchases in German canteens, the
people would have starved to death
before the end of the first year.
salvation came. from the commit
tee for relief orgaT8ed by Mr.. Hoover.
Formed In 1915, ff1s COMMITTEES had
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