THE FRENCHMAN'S BURDEN IN ALSACE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14822, 22 October 1920, Page 5

THE FRENCHMAN'S BURDEN IN ALSACE.

nianv "white man's burdens" • w '"' S "a > tl'nti.'a is being called to one in overlooked, and l,ilJii> rt " ..j..,,,,.,.-,, uphill job to' "redeem til* 1 I'mi'-il' provinces of Alsace-Lor- •>' ' r Hr r r '' ll,:t that tEe ta3k win :*'"!' -"-it '■"' t ; ' rl< * -*' c'" or a cenemi«|iii f " ' r "'. 1 perhaps the greatest dtffi-""'''"'.'"•'.-lb I'' l ,:l tne fJerroaa poputa ,'i''- v '''''•'■f'.-CO. ■■•>■ ar» ti>Ul by a Stras- »'" ; ' J, '.i'-iiJpi'.iiil"»t °f '' ,e London :!"• '■'..,,'. wiiu-li tlsf authority* can- '''""'?■ ,' , n .-' ';iKW s:*n.airie Oerntati.?. :,,; ' l!t f ■v.irkitvj-''l-«'« famifimv that » l, ' t '' ," r'u' lind to replace- thi» Frsnch- ■'""';" ,!„ ¥ piitn'l ■■">"" •'*'«■ tS7O. Of •'"" *"".,'.,•'' :?4i).';oD morn than half are :"'' r " ! '''',' ;",,,,:)•■ r'rt*nchm» - n by Jarin- ''"-.,.' ,—(. n):ii»r t" ' n <» Peai.' l - Treaty. ■■'■■' !'"''.'•',,',„...■ ..f th'"m spirit tfieir time itti" 1 - 11 i'/'vi" the ttcrman caii.'n * ir "' :t "!i [\ >•>■'■ •""''' : '- J to :i '.; -r.-viti"!* of Francophil AI•ji«» ■ s '"'.'-' ! 'r ll .. •.! i-urnpli<"ic»> France"* pro ••*' l;l "'~' ■ .',-.• .1"- imrneTnu.* Herman a-;f-hii«"- '"' ','•. '.,. [ rain.', who work with :» I,,r;i ■",.', i-vn.-r ..,i. the labour ete. ;' irt:i: "-'ri'. i;r- -■- •&■• >»J that thes*" asitators jb ll '' . ' . , v ."ij..,i;' ,ii-ciipatinri" it' there *''"' -vij. It-- ■■ ■- '■*!■■"'*'""■ " f ALwf-t/ir-<r"' 'iV'in.ir: ■ i- a doubtful """' " .|,,. ■'i■;r-:.■ -^'' correspondent re"''""'i'„',;,;.' fh- .\!"iri.in wurfviiTjinan , :i ' r ""'i..',,l.<("■<■.- ■■' '-be importation of '•""" 4 ! , '''l„'i, I ',' ii v'•■■■ n-plai'i' native fabnitr. '"!'"' !l i '•'• rJ*,Vv i. u--'-ii!ii< r.f any artificial .a' l ;s '," .'.'i :..•..'■ flu- AU-irv-f.c.rratne ' ! -nil' "'■ r "'" l:

i"" ! 'i,-,-,- tin* oOO.OCO Ct-rman*. the ■Hvi'tiuM i'.. r-..i'.i.rr.»i ha.-!, with the ex ,^ii.,,-",,,,,. ~, ri. -T-!. f-".v Herman ,iym''ff'"" ''l"1»- -i' l ' i"cc>"ption* are certain jathif"- . r> . v.-h.-..-ii- parent* n-. welt n ' , "". i! "" UrS i urn' imprcimatwl with » """" •').'.,. -, the Staff. *<-hoot.<. and ''*T..;„'■ -'"■••-' ■* itl ' distim-tion in "*' ""v,T,„- i'-i-i:i ' fhi-' war. ar.- now i; " ,n ;'"i ',.,,'.-.' tiw Frfni-h, wwrnmpri. ''T",,.,'-!.-.! tl.-..i ->' »'■<- '-'Vft of fellow. I** •' " |- ,■ prn-f'!t»rman»arp «« n ! l '-' n "'. . ,i., • .in- ' "IS :,.!,.,,:: ■' ..mI thfir fatniTiM. '"'.'„, , u :t.iN ."' ari.- tiikmir advanV iviTv l-'N.' ti.ii.-r to f-rv tn. rrt-atf ! 5f li',,,' li.-r- »!::■!. .~ n..t a'hard ta*k. ! ff ; ", i- /i-rfi.-w'hv ha, h«»n the caw* ?• ...-.• fur iv.' nn.nt.li.-i in the* £' U,v. r.-,-„,-i' wi,, !y adopted th, ; U-wti.m* '" hattalions. hnt i„ tin- iiin-isoi).-. Nt T.nnPviTTe. Sv -mit T.ml. «"h-.v the- fart that tht> an'orivof tli- v...m; vreiv i-nor. „ „f'F,-,.in-ii :iinl h,,rp firman nam?" ,i"|i„ !,,«,..- i,.iil-r«tnod thnn m "i s „fFn.'.." T,-'i,!-!.- therP ii, but tin' -'XP-.'.m.-nt ot pnttmir exftnuiwi <n!,,il "''' 4 " ,f " t!i ''' ''"fzon hlup was uiiwliir.-. Tli- .-..n.-K-npt.* we-TP on the S,'„ti,fi.-I. i."d .•.'-•- nil thoy hvl Swmt-I F«-'.».;h. llmliiiir l-'iitiii t Frenrfi pnTt.-y. vtp „i fiirUn-r inf.inn.'.f. >- to substitute for fa iVrmai'. I.nv, -.vli.it i- I'.pst tn lp Fi-i'IH-Ii l-l-'-v- ".i vrU,- potirv. „. nlwnv-. <-.-in'i.--.! .mt. Ta.-tfuf

mi emt : nt m" U-al affairs and firmrtp*- « (iipprpwini fl.'cm.nn.-tfc m-iita-tinn.* wiT Frriniv f" win nut. On tin ,y,, slm Ti:i.-» tffiilr. with thins? ;t.dmfr iif.'lmi. thi< pwifi.-n '.''ill ri-mai'i: clan:: w n.» ";w liMi'J -i- ! Al.<a.-" Lorraine teemnth .isitahir* in th" p.iv of Germany.' i!» wre ,: tliH ■an~* "f the serinns in )Btri.il timililns in Hanh and April." On count nf tin' n'.-hness "!' their natural t«mirri'.«. AUiei- ami IV.rrnine have suffar Ikis fi'oni h.-ms i'n»my territory fc; ill., war than rir-ht havi- (>'.ti *-v jHtdl .mil in --on"' '■ l '-'. v " ■"'*' ";'v>n nmre rjKWTniis thi'ii i.H>" p.i'-N i'f Friimv. ilv .is tin' enal S :-,r>p[y '• p,v itiliiimn.it imprrfan 1 - nf th- (■••oni.rniipoUM? is that nf the Rhine, uc are H. .mil lira I ('.-liiii "'ill 1,,-- very ar.sry "i lliii i|ni'i.»im)s) nf flu' special .•nnr*rs(i.'.villi rnprf.wrt:if.ivr» fiv.rn Rrfpum. Jmt Britain, fJ-niiaiiy. ami other rorm ns iln nut. pruw -'.•iti'f.irti.rv solutions |;te pmlilcm." This informant ;*-»•>« nn a «v tlint—"town t;i"0 ami t9'M f-Vr-rruny took •B» that- tile inihisfrial development _nf it turns mi thi' i-as-t bank, of th" Rhine fciil l»> in u'vat.-r proportion to th;*! t'itso -ii'. the west. I-iink. :vr..| in Strn*-'»t-wtalily. the p-T-riifa;..' nf th- an »l'wmisi- in ri-vnin' tell off nm.-i-lir (t.u'li-r 1370. (!-rmany cnnrentrtit-Hl ife .Ittriitiniis mi tin- development nf !wt- "I* Knhi (<"• th-- eastern s ; .l- of Mnnhwir; hriil^'-li-aill. ami it "Ms jtiviitii initiative wni-'h er,.-ihfnl }mfi should n-.i.ver it- pi'-- -v.'ir fciuirc nf impi.rta.iia*. fiimsl) llerniany has just a.n fßKit jtraatinj France, in aoeordanee •ilw terms ..( the Peace Treaty, rir j S inilllililn nini'i-s.sii.ns at Kelt! until lilime as Sti-asUm''"; pi.rt \i further fekwl, it is miwt important that blmir; simnld r.vm.-v it... pre-war misiil rivi-i- traffic. There is n.> rea, 9ilx it illimlii ni.t. ii.. sn : <--:m-iins 4i:p* *'ts» as far a.-- Strain >ni-_'. ami th--illi-tllnil r.t st-nilinx 'ii'iui,-- fmm fate iihl N'orth S,-a p-.i-t.s f.. -';-< .-.. .uSmwt.i nf (Vntr.il.Eiii-i.p..' is vi.i, Antwi liy oanal ami riv-r tn St.-ash.-.iu-x. ifli'ipininn is. thiTt't'im. at a Insis tn ttetaml tin- 1-Mpn'rt that at a s.-nret runwwrith i-HprcsHiitativi-s nf Dnti-h ami taw imliistrii-.s at. I'nln'xn-. British ipiWL-U m-nmiscil tn fin.nnv th.- ilevvlnpJK.iiilli' pnrt iif ti> whii-h ™li nwri-liaiiilisi: wunhl 1>- Mt-nt via bnlnm in- Ainst..i-ii.iiu. Whv slmiiM Npmjinl A!s;n- suff,-,- tn b,:rt'pfit Crer »v? in th,. ~,i,.stinn a-sk-il mt- ;nr;iin

attain ut StraAiin'i;." »liviiiinir imliixti'v in AUia- is potMtmmt, thi* informant reminds us. ami »«! Hint ii Bill has tvi-n mtroctu.T<i "Willi. [''riMi.-h fii.imber to nationalise *» TOtlM, Th,' |U-nj.-'t is ponlli.'ir fit «".*M 'th.'n. U .„„,•;, ; „; n .,var..-e *''illi thi. wimlin; tin of the t>rm.in %iiiips lurmurlv ...vni;" tTi►NiMs from ,iistnn>. nii.-ts „f Fran.'.m Iniv ;u „j u ,„ t . ~n i|.„ n ,.,, rt .„ fn-ni AUifi.ir \„MV\. ' tr i< : "»nmcli t„ fvi-t.iml us to *«♦ Unit i;,.r:ni„:v -I !,I ~., t» rzer i "».» prartir:,] m,,,;.,„,;..- „f , v f l:U ~„n n,i,„.„-, inv.,.1.;:.!.!,. t..r Nl'll-ll purposes. r.'it- " i» not sii mm-li i":,. rumnvivi.il or J 1 lie milifat imnorti,:,.,- ;m tr," svn *«« im|»rt.,n,v „f .\U„,.T. nn , lino of *•■ Fmnrc tiling : ,; .. ;.,| fVri «J»«!«n.l .hi.ul.l 1,;,., h,r .j,.,."!.- ,nd "« : -li-'ul.! ~:,'„,,r t h-r .uinrt " ' lV|l ' rmm. ,„• j.,„i. ;,• ~,.j,". 'f.- r ,-|;Vh ( 2^™, ; . whirl, r., K,-..n,-l,m-n U the 57 , :: ,,,.., : :,,„,„;^ ♦W*. This;: ~,'-,• 1.',-,.,,'. , ~,/• * *'l!lts ivmniit!..- ' ' i- ••■ i '' V A|»,,, r " m ? l,tl '> : " '--I' ,i:llvnlt. tll,-!< 1 H;:,., ; ,,' , ,,; ,, p 1 ;^ n S.^w' 1 :;,:- f ::;:,;;":t:;; 1 ,;: J *»Ut. ln ,| ri..|M.'.C„"ir-i! ,ir,-" ,. A; ?'". ' s ---—.: It.—Tf lr Part. „fir ' •'■ r '- "to if \ r "' A,i;nitS-,i!v th-> •'"- .•-• n.,f. ,HMi'.-