The Washington times., 1932-08-25

! "iA"A"t '"-"A' foreigners and although they
times speak the invasion of Paris they know that the
foreigner rights, But the Frenchman writing IN
his newspapers has no reason to respect ioreS
tongue and English and American words turn out ooG
indeed 1t is comparatively long since last rcaa rrent
newspapers and was constantly amused at the ingenuity
| with which words are corrupted But l never was
shocked until the of the Father OF Our Country
which is also the of the seat OF our government
hvphenated at the end of line, like this: Washington
! didn't recognize the for moment; then l was
shocked was shocked because do not think an Amerl-
can tvpesetter would write Paris Berlin 1t ism that
we naturally know better, but we take the trouble to o
; find out much about us.
UnbeIieving French
In sense feel that the French do not believe in u.s.
AS children playboys and spendthrtts yes as cnloren
with knack for nvenng rather 9seul gadge's PERHAPS
children who will speak when their elders are conterrng
yes-ahough we annoy them frghtfuly But as nation
of adults, 1 think we aren't seriously considered
I have written ''the French but of course, Go not
know ''the French" who fortyfve million in
number am speaking of the attitude one finds IN typical
newspapers in conversations with average people That
peasant in Vaucluse doesn't konw much about is
natural enough But that the diplomacy ot-let us say
Rmnania should seem more correct ana more npor'
more than the diplomacy of Washington seems excessive
But France understands Rumanla and, IN spite OF having
composed treaty with (Which we didn't sign IN quite
The right and the right pr she doesn't undefstand
Us. France still European and has reason to be- for 1t
is the heart Of Europe Unfornaey, we are living IN
world to which Columbus gave new boundaries
Not At Home
do not think that understand France any better
Americans go there properly take the French country
side the light which lies the lie de France and the
general charm of life there gifts from the gods When
they take advantage of these gifts and buy little farms big
APARTMENTS and settle down to ve they find themselves con-
tnuay baffled by something in the French habit OF LIVING
and amount of money amount OF trendneSs IN spirit
seems avahe barrier is fixed Of all the people have
known who have lived long France only tiny fragment
have been at home there Many have been happy-but 1t
always be happy foreign country when YOU are
not physically tired Being-feeing-at home is more diff
cult.
t The Old Alliance
j wonder whether dplomas-abroad or in the State
Dpartmenknow how natural it was Tor France to speak
of the resumption the French Entente The Amer
can doughboy told and the American schooboy Will be
Gold generations that Of the OF the war was the
rivalry between systems Of alliances After the war we
were allowed suspect that neither group without fault
and that certainly the great fault was to create group at
all offered open covenants to the world and Cemen
ceau smiled that hardly has he to his when an
alliance potentially as full of explosive the nursed
along for generation before 1914 openly announced 1t
is announced but its meaning is obscure as the older
entente few years before the war-perhaps few
onthsa responsible British minister in the house and
said that England in pledged to join France IN
of German attack The British explanations OF the
new entente equally emphatic
Little Children
But the main thing not the meaning Of any agreement
It is the complete with which the extreme
meaning taken by all except few radical newspapers
IT if all the tears all the high resolves all the pledges
all the regrets of the had been washed away-ke the
repentance of children drunkardsto be forgotten the mo-
ment something new and exciting appeared The whole
diplomacy of Europe turns bland face toward u.s. as II to
say Surey dear American children, didn't take us
seriously when he said wanted more secret treaties no
more hostile groups no Dear innocent Americans
don you Europe has always had its and
lived and will continue to have its and to live
IN tbeme How utterly chidlike and naive! Haven't you
heard? There Santa Claus and the sork doesn't bring
babies. Now away and play with your nice mechanical
toys and when want you to come into the next devils
supper we IL call you"
feel the cyncsm which made me think few weeks ago
that the French professional dpoma-he old ntrgur-
even disastrous better than at all If am
rong- am not the only American who misunderstand the
French-and their diplomacy.