Show Powers P Lose Prestige In Negotiations With Moslems EDITOR CALLS FRANCE BULLY OF Poincare Declared Sensitive Sensitive Sensitive tive However to U S Sentiment nr fly y A iS G C G s t t Liberal 1923 by The Standard Standard- Standard Examiner Examiner LONDON July 21 The The public Is R R anxiously the Iho next move mover Ir r tt e 11 European drama Premier Ins In's to o In- In Induce induce In Induce duce Pr of ot to mO modify lf his attitude has bas thrown on Mr Baldwin the responsibility ot of ig none cione His reply to the tho German cier now Is dratted Be- Be Be Before fore toro I it Is transmitted to Germany er it is submitted to Poin Poin- Poincare Poin- Poin Poincare Poincare care but small hope pre ails th tbt lt he III en endorse enorse orse it It M Poincare's own speeches and the of ot the French press pre pre- preclude pre preclude clude elude any such expectation An at- at attack at attack lac tack of Rg is proceeding In 1 InI England is accused ot ery ery e torn forn orn of treachery and se- se self self- self seeking seeking se both during and since theThis the ar This Is significant U n lew of the character ot of tho the par pater er and by contrast with tue tte moderation and civility In British newspaper comment the negotiations smut T r TO BE DC SnORT these circumstances it ft is clear tha reply will have short shrift from POincare It is ex- ex that the b basis ls of o his noe wll wili be Le an acceptance of ot the Ger Ocr German German man proposal for an International of ot e experts to fix the amount 0 of r reparations This Ida id-awas id was originally put put forward by the secretary of ot state of o the United States and hope exists In some that America may see herway her way clear to support the proposal noW that it assumes the tho character ot of an at all native policy Such would be entirely ron and would not en- en entangle entangle en tangle the States in the Euro Iuro- Iuro European but would be simply a fact act The of- of ef effect of o an n American decision to take part In such an ad advisory ca- ca capacity Capacity ca capacity would be profoundly Im- Im Important Im Important Poincare has established such an 0 o overwhelming military power o cr that he Is tempt- tempt iA d d to disregard European aid aArl ide shod lough-shod over all resist Desist resistance anco ance and ud advice But he still Is Issen e to American opinion I ll h the only external influence ence once that can be brought to bear bearon bearon bearon on him SMALL MALL TOWERS OWER Moreover American affirmation t of Its original l have ether othel reactions of o great import Import- importance an ance aiice Cd It would strengthen the tha whole hole movement to toward ard a settle settle- settlement ment The smaller powers are to- to today today to today day so by the exhIbition ot of Frances France's military strength that outwardly they support e secretly they are arc in sym sym- sympathy sym sym- sympathy sympathy pathy with the British policy We gree ft ith England tour four time out of ot five said a distin- distin distin d statesman but we support rance Fiance because If It we wo do donot donot donot not follow England nothing hap hap- hap pool pens and If it ne e e do not follow tollow e something very ery ery unpleasant I happens The Tho truth is that France has the power to bully Europe and she doesn't hesitate to exercise It it the small states are aro des des- des desperately uncomfortable t the e sense nse o crowing despotism which Is making Europe a board on which they are mo like pawns by y the master naster at Farce Palee Thy Tb wel ome an escape from this humiliating and insecure post post- position tion rad md nd would rejoice at t e the new policy had the tho moral approval of o America I LY IJ I The effect ct would be noticed par par- parI particularly in two countries Italy en- en entirely en entirely reper repents ls the deplorable aber aber- aber aberration aberration ration of last January which led her to Indorse the Inva Invasion lon of ot the RuIn Ruhl line no ne is hostile to the de- de de destruction ot of German Germany Both political cal and economic reasons make her hera a for or the tho restoration of peace and she sho is conscious the military of the Trench If is I a crave menace menaco to her freedom CUd security Belgium is 11 In a somewhat similar iThe The is divided sharply b- b he b tv een th Flemines and the Wal- Wal Wal-lons Wal los Ions J 1 he former are arc pro Eng lish Hh the latter pro French but the economic interests of ot the nation are deelo ely cly on the side of th In English i olcy olley Belgium Is almost as congested as s isLing ng and anil end rad Is equally dependent for I l ro pt on the restoration ot o leace and trading conditions The Tho ro o France the tear fear ut lr pressure sure makes her ber afraid to incur Poincare's displeasure It Jt Is 15 e held however that it if i Ins In's adoption of ot the al which emanated original originally Iy ly t fim I m thc t i lilted States received toe tae moral ral lacking backing of America the tho effect on Belgian opinion would be ber r In any case the Is bound to consoli consoli- consolidate duo date opinion on new lines but it I 1 la lie power of America alone to elve II it a decisive impulse and male mahe it the that will dhert Europe into th the path ut peace |