Show o j I The French C Campaign J JT THE T HE paramount paramount- question in international politics right now is whether France will succeed and remain triumphant in Germany or fail and retire from the Rhine valley If the French succeed in organizing a new nev Rhine republic under the control of the French government government government gov gov- then according to the ideas expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed in this country the French should offer to conciliate England and America b contracting to pay what she owes them But if France fails in establishing establishing- political control in the Rhine and nd is forced to withdraw withdraw withdraw with with- draw no doubt America and England will be asked to act as referees in bankruptcy whereby whereby whereby where where- by France will vill then hope to escape from part partI I of her debts and collection of a part of the indemnity the amounts to be determined by I England and America Until the French army invaded the Rhine government officials and French newspapers entirely ignored Frances France's war debts to America S But when th the French government became indifferent about collecting the indemnity and more concerned with ter territorial security the question immediately became different Previously Previously Pre Pre- the attitude had been that France would pay her just debts but that nothing would go to America until she had c collected all of her ller German Gennan indemnity ty bu but bul now this argument i is meaningless While France is carrying its military enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise to a t the question of the debt to America is coming up and not a afew afew few ew distinguished French writers indi indicate at that France is beginning to to take the position of ofa a debtor attempting to obtain an annulment of bf f his hs debts I S |