Show Germany and France Should Together Stand-Together to Check Selfish 1 I British Aims Harden De Declares lares T n B 1 M M I MARDEN l Germanys Germany's l Cop right 1923 by The Stand Stand- ard Examiner ard July 21 political and economic reasons are Le- Le behind be behind hind the present British mose moe J n tho the reparations question quest 1011 ItIs Itis It Is la the old problem of ot balance of power Since Sinco I ceased to be II a groat reat power and Lloyd George left weapons in tho the hands ot of and her hor allies from Ostend to An Angora ora but took them from rein German Germany England has been standing alone alonen n against France No o Europen Euro Euro- European pen nation is bound to England Eng Eng- England land She dominates Australia completely Africa almost corn com com completely has a strong I position In North orth America and the trade channels In South America Can she sho then demand to be beI bethe bei I the arbiter in Eu- Eu EuI Eu 1 I I lope She and Franco France hae ha ha been exchanging polite phrases But polite pohle phrases do donot donot donot not alter realities The queS- queS queStion ques question tion is whether hether EnglAnd In incase incase case rase of n need ed would venture a aliar war ar whether she could endure airplanes and gas bombs the closing of the tho chan chan- channel chan chan- channel nel net and the blocking of food supplies The Tho apatheticallY German policy which re rests ts all its Ita hopes on appears to believe e she can be bethe bethe bethe the supreme ai ILl biter But Dut Ger- Ger Germany Germanys Ger Germany many s Mill 11 Is la not paralyzed forever hat Shat ever in Ocr Ocr- Germany Ger Germany many today ad an un- un understanding understanding un understanding with the French Is regarded as a born fool root or a ati alter But only in this say ay can Europe be rescued Gladsone's liberal cabinet was attacked sharply In the of commons in February February ary 1871 by the Tories Tones be- be beuse because be cause use of its passive International international International policy and it was urged to protect Franco against the demands deminds of Ger many Gladsone was able to t his cabinet but hut he was sas compelled to beg the Ger Ocr German German man chancellor to the Bismarck had do- do demanded de demanded six but expected only fi e billion francs and ho said then thit England eQ an eJ of humanitarian feelIngs from all other pow pow- powers pow powers ers but never exhibited any herself toward her opponents opponents 1 Even ven the greatest admirer of England must admit this In viewer view ot of hats what's happened In Ireland India Egypt and the tho Transvaal The Iho memories from show us that the tha twelfth ot of July in Westminster was not the premier ot of a II new play lllY but merely a a new stage stage setting setting of otan an old one Noa No No a Tory cabi cabi- cabi cabinet cabinet net is being urged to protect protect poor poor Germany from the ox- ox cx demands ot of o her French victors Whoever be- be bc lIe ed that the city of London is b moved to expect that the tho end enl of 01 the Ruhr conflict would end England's economic troubles e under estimates tho the intelli Intelli- Intelligence intelligence gence of the tho British Every E Everyone ery- ery one ono knows s that reparations the Ruhr exchange rates ale mostly symptoms and that thata a recovery reco cry ot of British trade trado cannot cannot- be found In Europe In 1871 Intervention was not duo due to the fear tear that Germanys Germany's of ot the iron ore of would would make her hen hel do a dangerOUS rival rhal and similarly tOday political and not eco ceo economic eco economic reasons are arc behind the British move In both Instances It Is In a Il question of maintaining the balance of power In both cases case a 0 of conti continental ll 10 er is welcomed but no new pow power po or must arise which will not bow to te Britain's de- de decision de decision cislon France has the big big- biggest biggest lilg gest army the strongest sub sub- submarine sub submarine marine force and air fleet Irom Calais and In alliance Ith Belgium also from the coast in tho the Islamic Orient and In the Mediterranean an v here she holds Toulon and 1 and tor for the domination of Tangier OPO- OPO opposite site Gibraltar sho she can become more dangerous for tor BrItain than in the thc times o of ot Joan ot of fire Arc and Napoleon apoleon hence nce Ir Is publicly petted by left hind while the tho right hand is busy sawing off the legs of ot Frances France's throne The murder of ot Pre Pre- Pre Premier mier of Bulgaria and tho the replacement of his cabinet with a and Serbian anti-Serbian cabin t s l-s II a menace to the French defense tn In the tho In confer confer- conference once ence with the Turks runes s Spaniards and Italians feels f that l ler er English partner is quietly supporting her opponent And now En England l d la Is trying to win Belgium away from rance Once sho she had thIs country hose hose coast com corn commands commands mands the tho entrance to te English channel neutral ed but Belgium el lum now Is no longer She Is a II strong mili military ta tory tary ry powel and aud England be- be believes be believes her to be a cocked pis- pis pistol pistol pis pistol tol at the British heart Eng Eng- England England Eng England land decicca that she must not remain In Frances France's hands France in possession ot of ho he coal and coke of the tho Ruhr and the Sail Saal and rich ores can become not merely a trouble trouble- troublesome troublesome troublesome some business competitor but also can make herself the tho worlds world's greatest manufacturer of 01 arms Prime Primo Minister Bald BaldIn's Eald Ins In's speech natural natural- natural natural-Iv lv Iv did not ot refer to this lIe He declared that the countries were In united and denied that Belgium desired delred to leave the group because of a sinking France and because ot of dIsgust nith the Ruhr scan scan- scandals scandals dals dais and Paris also answers mIldly It Is easy for tor England to but Ocr Ocr- mani I man mans from nhom horn hom all property abroad her fleet her colonies I and her cables ha hae ha e been taken tak- tak taken I en has not noticed any ties tics of 01 generosity |