Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-25
M|LLERAND'SSTAN
WON FOR FRANCE
"Pertinax" Declares French
Premier Refused to Abate
Amy of His Demands.
WITH DOMINATED BY RARCOR
New Franco-British Alliance
Counted Upon to Preserve
the Entente.
WITH DOMINATED BY RANCoR
ny IERTINAX.
Mar.halr Syndicate. Inc.

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Especial Cable to The Times Dispatc CHI. ]
SAN RENO. April 24.-No interna-
tional conference ever met in such an
unpleasant. chilly atmosphere. No
calls have been made, no entertain
mcnts have been given and there has
been no demonstration Of friendship.
The arrival OF Foch was hardly
noticed. Last night for the first time
Lloyd George entertained the French
delegation at dinner. excluding
Barrere. the French ambassador at
Rome, whom he dislikes and to whom
| he failed to address a visiting card.
contrary to the formality Of etiquette
always observed.
Plot TO Hoodwink France.
Apparently the new diplomacy does
rot wish to embarrass itself with the
dictates OF the old-fashioned courte-
sizes. 1t Is necessary TO keep in mind
those eternal details in order TO fully
realize the profound sensation made
on the French delegation by the at
tempt carried out last Sunday BY
Lloyd George and Nitti to entanE,e
France in direct and immediate pour
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which could only have meant the sur
render of French rights under the
Versailles treaty
According 10 all the available ev:.
dcnce regular plot was seliup Six
days before the first meeting OF the
conference Di MARITIME. the Italian
! ambassador designate in Germany.
Was dispatched hastily to Berlin. In
formation received from Berlin hard
~ allows single doubt TO subsist
THAT the British and Italian rcprc-
sentatircs gave the German govern
Inent the impression that pressure
would be brought TO bear on France
In order to make her agree to prac-
teal revision of the Versailles treaty
! which for months the British agents
in nay-Bingham. Mastcrmaa.
Reussie and Towcr-nevcr ceased pro-
posing.
Such vas the preparation for the
abrupt proposal which was made 10
M!!lerand last Sunday evening to
agree 10 the head of the German gov :
eminent being summoned TO San
Reno after nc had been pledged in
the most solemn way not 10 ALLOW
any detail TO leak out as to the pro-
ceedinss of the conference.
Millerand, taken completely by sur
prise. rcjoinod that he would stand
by the treaty. and added that were
no general agreement possible con-
corning the enforcement OF the
treaty. he would not consider him
self bound by the promise he gave
Great Britain last week that France
would not nct independently. His
adanant!nc stand won for France.
Directly the Turkish treaty is dis
posed OF, the discussion OF German
AFFAIRS will be resumed. but as one
result Of the Lloyd George dinner. at
which Millerand stood firmly by the
no surrender" policy, Germany will
he forced 10 bow 10 the wishes of
France-wishes that mean the pres
ervation OF the peace Of Europe.
Italy. though weakening, is domi>
mated by rancor arising from the in
sufficient support received from
France in the Adratic discussions
by economic distress and by her
view that the reconstruction OF Cen
trail Europe will be to her advan-
tage, but it is believed now that.
owing to the solidarity OF the great
est French and British interests. the
alliance will stand the test.