Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
FRANCE DEFENDED
!. ON DEBT ATTITUDE
Institute of Politics Speakers
Sees FriendIiness Toward
Germany.

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSTOWHJ, Mass August L.
France, which has borne the brunt of
critical and sometimes accusing COM
ment in discussions Of the disarma-
ment conferences Of the Institute of
Politics, found champions in today's
continuation Of the three-day argument
william e. Rappard, director Of the
School for Higher International Studies
at Geneva, and Charles A. Leneveu,
president of the Colonial Union and
former French diplomat, earnestly up
held Frances friendly spirit toward
Germany and her desire for peace as
well as security.
After agreeing as to the good inten-
tions Of all countries concerned and
listening to the idealistic disarmament
program advanced by w. Arnold For
ster, member Of the council on foreign
affairs of the British Labor party, the
conference called 1t a day and a week.
The 500 men and women who have
been wrestling with some Of the knot
tiest economic, political and social
problems. in the worlds history. piled
into automobiles for week ends in the
neighboring mountain resorts or formed
walking parties to explore the Hoosac
Mountains.
OASaEu1dIHChS AIuC hkahhs
On Monday the conference will re-
convene for q final 60 at disarmament,
discussing the subject from a technical
standpoint. The next subject for con-
ference discussion is the Treaty of
Paris" DR.. George H. Blakeslee, pro-
lessor Of international relations at
Clark University, will be chairman Of
the conferences.
cultieS on the disarmament question,
Prof. Rappard said:
I'm France the love Of peace among
the people is preponderant. Nobody who
truly knows the country can doubt
that. In Germany you flnd q love .:
peace-if"I
The "if' Prof. Rappard finished with
means II certain conditions unfulfllled
at present are fulfilled. 1t Is imposSi-
bic at present, he said, to accuse France
Of desiring anything in particular
which she does not already possess,
whereas Germany Is In the position of
earnestly desiring several things. He
said he regarded that point as Frsnces
strongest argument: that her attitude
In opposing armament cuts is purely
one looking toward security.
For Arms Equality.
Mr.. Forster made a plea for equaliza-
tion in disarmament. He warned
against a sheep and goat policy which
would eventually drive Germany out
of the League of Nations He char
acteriZed present disparity in arma-
ments imposed by the Versailles treaty
as fantastic. His program urged a per-
manent disarmament commission plus
limitation of national CONSUMPTION, abo-
lition for everybody of weapons pro-
hibited in Germany's case and a limi-
tation OF expenditures for effective
ornaments
All speakers Of the morning with
the exception of Norman Thomas, So
cialist president Of the League for Eco
nomic Democracy, expressed belief that
the home-loving and orderly character
Of the German people made a revolu-
tionary upheaval in that country I'M
likely, II not impossible.
Jugoslavia'S part in the European
situation was described by DR.. Luigi
Villari, Italian lecturer and writer and
son of the italian historian, Pasquale
villari as that of an agent functioning
for French policy.
Cause Of Italian Arms.
italy could and would reduce her
military establishments we're 1t not for
her eastern neighbor, Jugoslavia. Dr.
Villari explained to the disarmament
conference of the institute. And Italy
would have no quarrel with Jugoslavia
were it not for France. he said.
IF better relations were established
with France" DR.. Villari said. relations
with Jugoslavia would automatically
also improve. Jugoslavia must be re-
garded simply as a function of French
policy. In the future, of course, she
might become a function of the policy