Show Affronted Affronted by France Enlarges Program for Armament GIVE FRANCE AND BELGIUM fUll POWERS Then They Can Solve Ruhr Situation Tardieu 4 lr Think fly Ily DItC A T to flat 11 3 Unil United State Copyright Copyright 1923 1923 PARIS Ma May Mav 12 12 N- N re reconvening convening lIa has found th the general I so far ai as International Questions unchanged Political de- de de developments in Rome and London ha base hae e made It advisable ad to postpone for tor the time being the ned d- d d-bato d bate on the Ruhr The Tho unanimity between the allies in the rejection of at the German note was a hope hOp hopeful hopeful tu ful sign The situation In the Ruhr scarce scarce- scarcely ly Iy y has changed but the entire dip dip- diplomatic dip diplomatic outlook requires r Everybody iu oJ cL even in London admit admit- admitted admitted ted teI the latest Germ n pro proposal was unacceptable The Tho British natural natural- naturally ly y would have base preferred ed that and Brussels consult TV London and Rome Home before making their LondonI re- re reply reply re reply I ply This was nas as emphasized In ad- ad ad advance vance ance anco but tho ho mutual recriminations recriminations recriminations I ad of ot tho the press on both sid sides s prevented The wrangling over procedure J leases ea Cs me ma cold The English KIT wv Ithe the interests all Ger- Ger Germany's Germany's Ger Germany's t many's creditors so France Prance antI and I Belgium must not act alone 1 ranco Belgians say reparations is 15 dominated by the Ruhr n which England refused 0 o o aid So 30 they talk and d talk an and 1 get gt ito nI I further The truth Is that and Br glum perceive their Ruhr action suffers because it v nS as not the tho joint work of at the alli s England likewise Is beginning to see the disadvantages es of at not asso- asso elating Ung herself therein No mattE matte how how many man plans and are proposed you vou OU always get et back hack to ta Ithe tho ba basic lc alternative e the and Belgians on the one side are ate determined in fact tact obliged to do dl possible to force torce Gee Gr Ger Germany many to execute her engagements S TOO DI The British on the oth r hand taro aro less determined because they are loare less driven by necessity This being so it Is useless S trying Ito express in common common ideas tare so widely divergent Sonic Some English papers are talking about II a conference to which the United would be Invited but such sucha a conference could nothing It also might complicate Inter allied relations Inasmuch a s n-s and Belgium undertook th adventure nd aone alone th the least the I allies can do is to give them time timeto timeto timeto to make operation productive tint But meanwhile they also do all in theIr power to bring this about some some- somei something something i thing thinA they ha have base e done to date As I write I received th bUdget of ot recoverable expenditures for tor 1923 with the complete figures ot of our reparations expenses to te th the lend end of at 1922 It t shows ShO francs in pc pensions 54 for tor reconstruction four an and half andone-half one halt billions for tor advanced ad Germany un- un under un under der the Spa agreement ement twelve anti anu anua antia anua a half halt billions for Interest mote Interest than a hundred u billion whereof whereat Germany has hIlS not paid more moro u six Ix billions That Is the situation facing France Erance and Belgium which prohibits their adopting that tran- tran tran which England finds so 50 easy at the tho moment when hen she Is Isable isable able to reduce her income ta tax The Continentals and Anglo Anglo- Anglo Anglo axons i are arc in such different positions on one I may ask whether an agreement I be-I be- be between may tx tween them ever will be possible LET Jur M Y The P Po II The conclusion Let Franco france and Belgium succeed at all costs in 10 ium IBel their present enterprise and Ger- Ger Germany Ger many accept their conditions with 1 YI guarantees ot of execution We WOe are aro asked What conditions Wh t tI guarantees The conditions ar at known acceptance of o the I sums um I stipulated d in London and a ached sched schedule 1 ule uie of actual payments As for the guarantees I can imagine onlY tic frs I Ical cal industrial and commercial con con- control con control Irol ot of occupied territories which would to guarantee th thu But neither condition can be tul- tul fulfilled ful fulfilled filled so long as Germany nl n- n her passive rell resistance tanco role roc Consequently a cessation of this should bo bEl demanded not alone b bj Prance and Belgium but by bv all of the nations desiring the end cad of ot the occupation I am persuaded that a b better or- or or organised I d occupation would produce this result Germany now is lilt hit hitI I but not conquer conquered d because she sho hn hat succeeded In rendering the Rube Rul e to the allies I the Ruhr becomes productive Ge- Ge Ge many Ge-many many will be bo forced to demand peace This solution is In the handS I ot of the Pals Pa-is and Brussels govern govern- governments governments ments meats and wont won't bo be hastened 1 by b sending joint allied notes ambiguous language v would con can con conceal I cra coal ceal the disagreement over funds funds- mental ideas |