Show FRANCE SEIZES GERMAN SWORD That's Latest Explanation In Washington of Ruhr Invasion n By ROBERT KOBERT T Special Co Correspondent of ot The Tho Stand Stand- Stand lU IUd Copyright 1023 1923 WASHINGTON I-eb I 17 Although 17 the Washington government regards the th situation In Europe today as one on I Io of the tn greatest crises In world his I hIS hIS- hIStory his tory tort no action of ot any sort by the tho United States Is contemplated The Tho Th situation between and Germany growing tensor every mo- mo moment mo moment I ment seems all but hopeless In the American view In this situation the got gO eminent here In Washington feels It has J nothing to offer that would bo be acceptable to the th other side tid It has hao become perfectly clear In tho the last lut few hours bourn that nt Harding larding anI Hughes Huches have hav made mad up their minds that even It if the tho existing cons con con become tar far worse titan they are today the th United States cannot act This Thi country has no desire to accept the th role of ot umpire as 8 between and acid Germany with nith Ith the pros pros- prospect prospect of ot being bombarded and hated by both when a 0 decision should be rendered GUU L I There Ther has l como coma to V ton n areal r real nl clarification of Frances France's Franc motives mothes In in the Ruhr Observers Just lust back flom from unofficial Trance observers of who course who ho claim that they may mayI speak the tho real leal I al feeling of o the tho French people have ha bluntly stated that Prance In occupying the tho Ruhr has seized the tho German sword Franco has feared a 0 war ar of revenge e by Ger- Ger German Germany Ger Germany man many s a war In which the tho th United States and England might ml ht not bother be beth bethere th there re to render help trance Franc feels that so long as aa she holds the Ruhr Germany cannot go to war nr on a n seri serl- serious oui ou ous scale Therefore Franco France will not let go o In the th Ruhr until such as she sho feels that she has hns other guar guar- guarantees Tiar against German aggression These guarantees would bo be b In the tho nature of ot a rone renewal of the tho three three- three party party treaty signed at Paris during th thu pence peace a Conference conference treaty bind bind Sag Ing tho th United States and Great Brt- Brt t Bri-t talu lu to go to Immediately to the de- de defense defense de detente tente of or France Franc In the th event vent of or an n unprovoked assault by Germany Also signed by President Wilson and by Lloyd George this treaty had li lad d no chance chanco of approval either In the United States or the tho th United King ICing Kingdom Kingdom dom PROBABLE MOTIVES MOTIVE The Th reason reaton that France Is going head ahead on her hr own now with such moral assistance as ns she ahe can enn muster from Italy and Belgium Is that she feels feds the tho United States and deceived ed her on the try tri treaty treat rl The e prospect of ot a II renewal of that treaty at ot this time timo naturally Is ridiculous lous ous Sentiment In England Is run run- running run nine ning strongly against the French while whilo In the United States It Is dl- dl divided di divided 1 vided led to say the tho least Heretofore Franc has hILS been ben credit credit- credited credited credited ed I Ic in Washington with having ha one on or of three motives es In taking the These e were ere Tp 1 1 i Tp obtain ready money out or of orthe the Industrial basin to apply on rep rep- rep am al payments To 2 2 To To Germany by 1 creating Independent states I 3 10 3 To so Germen Gelman industry na ae to force the German government to make an otter offer of ot payment frances France's dignity might a accept ept DES SO 1 rut The Tho Th foul fourth th explanation which hu has lust Just come that of ot an Isolated Franco Fronco defending herself against future Ger Ger- German Ger- Ger German German man attack by seizing Germanys Germany's weapon her coal conI her Iron her hr steel toland and ci great cit t munItions plants like plants like the Krupp works orb at Is Essen-Is Essen Is Isn an n entire entire- entirely entirely entirely ly new one on to te the tho Washington gov- gov government government cov and Is generally being ac- ac accepted accepted ac accepted today as the real reason reMon I This fourth explanation accounts for tho fooling of which I has swept over Washington in last few days Franc will not get oat of tho th Ruhr without good and I guarantees as us to her future futuro What can cnn the tho United States State offer In inthe Inthe I Ithe the way ay of guarantees cu Nothing It has been stated In the tho th debates In congress coner ss that the tb United States could no not call an economic o confer confer- conference once ence of o the world orld powers because the tho first deman demand l of most of the tho th powers ers would be bo for tor a cancellation of time owed o to America Such a ft cnn can can cancellation collation no never noer er would be bo agreed to by congress But Dut even If It one on can con imagine the tho United States state ng cancelling the tho th debt of Franc as a II a move for tor peace pac in III Europe such uch a cancellation would not be b the against Ger Ger- Germany Germany many maDY which Franco France desires OT l TAKING bIDES The Th Invitations which have come cometo cometo to the th United States to eno or ori i mediate In the tho th desperate European struggle are Interpreted here her aj ns a bId for this country to take tak OnO one on sIde sid or orthe orthe orthe the othor It Is fully recognized hero herB that the pu public sentiment or of o this country Is divided as a between and Germany that there ther Is no die dis- distinct dis distinct American viewpoint on ou the thu European situation of today It Is further realized that In a situation so tenso any move might easily tally meet meeta soI I n a false construction and create unto ha 00 Leing on the th best beet terms with both Franco France and Germany the Unit Unit- United ej eJ ed States does not care car to Incur the tho hatred 1 of either So tar far as the tb American govern government moot Is concerned the situation bolls boll Itsel itself f down to this point The United States State will not act as peacemaker until both Germany and Prance join loin in such nuch a request FrancoIs Is not expected to make mako male such cuch are a re- re request re quest unless she h Is assured of definite alto nite guarantees In this Washington point of view lew throe exists an impasse se which only lewI I limo can soh o |