Show 1 Undercurrent of Bad Feeling Between England and France I T TEllS OF CAll ON O PRES VJ lSON Uses Incident to Clear Up Security Pact Situation flY BY r. r T ron Former French High cr er to ilic Un It States Mates Special Despatch to The Stand St ard Examiner C p right 1923 In by The Consoli Consolidated dated Press Association PARIS Aug 15 Ambassador Houghton's Hou o s t st tho the sev- sev ral rat security pat pact conferences held latel lately Indicates that th ih Washington government Is Inter- Inter In the tho negotiation negotIations But tho official are arc arcao areso areso so ao obscure it is doubtful d If I the American public can make rucke anY arr e 8 I nse out of ot them Let us the tho lamp by considering a con- con rete example which wilt will show what kind ot of an nn agreement is he- he heing heIn ing mg In devised On March 28 28 1919 at a 9 o clock o'clock in the th morning the tho writer visited President who had returned to Paris on the and had taken up his Ills residence In General s helms homo home In the Place des dest es t tats Unis Mr Ir lIson received he he writer In the library on the tw ground floor wearing a black velvet lounging coat for tor which h he substituted his cutaway when the supreme council met net two hours later 1 te r. r INTERVIEW I WILSON During Mr Ir Wilson's Wilsons absence from irom March larch 3 to 12 I the articles prescribing Germanys Germany s disarmament disarmament ment had llad been drafted hat hat re remained ro- ro to be done was to de a method of oC supervising this a mam en t a ald id provide for Cor pro pro- protecting protecting the French frontier frontier oc oc- oc r of oC tho left bank of ot iha he Rhino and ot of the the I right bank It will be remembered the debate debato on occupation was long many man ts But on receiving tho the writer that day Mr lr Wilson said ld 8 Your demands concerning de de- demilitarization demilitarization de- de demilitarization of ot the right rl ht bank of oC the he Rhine and the sanctions to tobe tobe tobe be taken In case Germany violates Mates v her engagements ensa seem to be en en- entirely entirely entirely Justified Here Is mj my Ill dr draft ift of ot the matter maller Do ou lU accept It 1 The president handed the tho tho writer riter the tho following paper O f M. M Tardieu gives President ii sons son's original English text t o 1 No fortifications west vest of a aline alIne I. I line drawn 50 kilometers east ot of tho the Rhine as already provision provisionally ally y agreed a reed upon In military terms 2 Maintenance Z or assembling bf bC armed forces either cither perma porma- permanently permanently or temporarily forbidden within that area as we as all ill maneuvers and maintenance of oC facilities fa fa- facUlties ia- ia for mobilizations 3 Violations 3 of oC these condi cond- conditions Hons to be regarded as a hostile act against signatories s of oC th th treat treaty and as calculated to disturb the peace of ot the world t ALL The writer replied to the president president president dent that as far as ns the right bank was concerned Franco France was ws satis satis- satisfied tied Oed and a a. few tew hours later M M. 1 Cle Cle- Clemenceau Clemenceau confirmed this response Mr lr Lloyd George also agreed Mr lr Wilsons Wilson's draft dran with slight verbal changes change thus appeared as 42 4 Z 43 and 14 H of the Ver Ver- Verities ames ames' treat treaty The United States did not ratty ratify y this text But England ratified It The writer even en heard M M. 1 Briand Ea say last year ear during negotiation for or the since abandoned Gen Genevi v v protocol that le Arti-le 44 H gave cava us UI usi I we needed In negotiating n G C cat Britain B B o Inee the British without wll hout reservation were bound to consider as a hostile act any vio yb- violation violation I lation of oC tho the demilitarization I But what Is France doing to to- to toGa Qa Ga On the pretext of ot negotiating ne ing ng a 0 security pact she is cars can oiling cHIng or nt t least weakening l f u. u cl those simple clear dear guas' guas nt ites ee written in tho II treaty Con Con- Contrary Contrary Contrary to the treat treaty we are aret at attempting t tempting to distinguish bow eon kinds of ot violation Ger Ger- Gern Gera n a my any nm nu may commit i or or example it Is stated staled that It C ermany merely sends tho the general aft aff on a journey In that terri tern territory tory ory or merel merely constructs construct embar embar- embarkation kation kaPlon docks which t is express v vi i a In Article 43 43 It li sill nOI be considered hostile Not on only mould England bo be b free tree ol of all alln en engagements n nag ag ments In that case cas' bit France trance would be deprived of oC the he positive Q right to act Can we se wonder vonder that such it it- Itt t at discrimination should impede the iho progress of or h negotiations negotiation That T at is what shat is callo l in irs 1925 a a security pact with b b. b success Without desiring to displease e Briand Chamberlain or Houghton uie ne writer must say that this Is Ie for tor France rance a 0 fool Cools Cool's a bargain After ACter having submitted to financial cial dat revision of ot the tho treaty now is 13 undergoing political re revision ro- ro vision |