Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-12
FRANCE AND BRITAIN
AVOID SPLIT; notes.
ARE C0NC|L|AT0RY|
CRISIS GROWING OUT or FRANK.
FORT EPISODE BELIEVED
pASSEO-ANOTH EXCHANGE
or COMMUNICATIONS TO END
SQUABBlE.

Paris, April 12~ The Earl OF Derby
British ambassador 10 France, deliv'
cred to Premier Millerand this after
noon the British reply TO the French
premier's note Of last evening. Mil
lerand refused to discuss the note with
the correspondents. Immediately al
ter receipt of the note the premier
left to call upon President Deschahel
who had arrived at the Lyons station
from a holiday on the RiVirle at l-.Ao
O'Clock and was just reaching the
Elysee Palace. The Premier was re-
ceiyed before the president had dis
carded his travelling clothes Miller
and held a few minutes consultation
with the chief OF the foreign office
before leaving the palace. II was
stated nothing would be given to the
public before the premier's return to
the president The opinion was eX-
pressed that the incident was IN a
fair way to be settled. and that the
note would prove the next to the last
in the rapid fire exchange Of the past
few day.
Premier MlIerand's reply which
pFODdDiS VIII ~ ibl "hla INC ''''''
win be the SIKH note transmitted by
the governments in three days time.
Reply Conc'Itory
London, April 1.-THE text of the
note which was handed to the Earl OF
Derby. British ambassador al Paris,
yes erday evening, has not yet been
made public here. 1t j said the com
mun,cation is concil iatory and should
tend largely to leviate the gravity Oh
the situation.
Tn. solidarity Of the entente is EN-
ton. In British official circles the
opinion was expressed that all the
dangers with which the situation
was franght had been permanently
dispeled
Relations Strained.
Paris. April IT, Nothing has as yet
been decided as to Premier Miller
and's attendance at the supreme
council meeting at san Reno, and it
was declared today in reliable
source that il the conference there
was to discuss the Misunderstanding
between France and Great Britain he
would not go al all.
A personal talk on the subject with
Premier Lloyd George would be vel
coined by the French premier II Mr.,
Lloyd George could find it convenient
to come to Paris, but it is considered
In official circles that as the point in
terest Great Britain and France only
II Is useless before the representa-
tives OF the other powers. II Is held
here that the British government in
perssting in the discussion has pu,
the matter in a form where it is diff
ficult to see what satisfaction it is
possible to give France has not been
asked to evacuate Frankfort, and the
impression il gaining ground, ii was
indicated that what is sought above
all IL to discipline France.
The Earl of Derby, Great Britain S
ambassador to France. attended the
council of ambassadors today. The
Hungarian treaty was the sole matter
under discussion
Premier Millerands reply to the
latest British note has not yet been
made public but ii is declared to
make no material change in the sit
uation Ii expresses regret that there
has been occasion for any controver-
sly but 1t points out that il France
acted alone in her occupation move
east of the Rhine it was because she
was left alone in the face OF stua,
ton which required prompt action.
The note assures Great Britain that
France is determined to remain faith
full to the alliance but it intimates
that the government cannot promise
to abstain from defending the inter
ests contided TO it when its action is
contrary to the objects of that ALI
ance.