Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-09
ENTENTE LIKELY
TO OPEN PARLEY
ON RUHR QUESTION
May Result From British
Stand on French 0ccupa-
tion of Frankfort.
OBJECT OF Meeting
TO CONCILIATE VIEWS
Statement Following Lloyd George
Cambon Conference Says
France Acted Alone.
~ the Associated Press.


PARIS. April e.-The British atti-
tude regarding the French occupation
of Frankfort will cause the opening
of a diplomatic conversation between
the powers of the entente concerning
the whole subject of action with re-
gard to Germany, 1t was said today in
official circles.
In this conversation the French at
fitude will be based first on main
tenance of the entente, and second on
strict execution of the treaty of Yer
sailles.
The French. although declaring
themselves not satisfied with some of
the terms of the treaty. accepted it as
fnally signed. and now consider it a
sort OF charter as regards relations
with Germany. Great Britain, it is
thought here. considers it rather as a
sort of elastic basis of settlement of
European affairs which is capable of
divers notifications.
Aim to Conciliate Viewpofnts.
Cancellation of these VIEWPOINTS will
oe the object of the ensuing converse
ions. during which France, it is
stated. probably will ask Great Brit
am wnether 1t stands for execution Of
It is recalled that articles ~, 4s
ana ~ of the Versailles treaty de-
fined actions by Germany which
might be regarded as calculated ID
disturb the peace Of the world, and
II Is pointed out that such action by
Germany was accomplished when the
reichswehr penetrated tho Ruhr dis
trict.
In provision for such violation Of
the treaty by Germany, Great Britain
representatives in Paris. it is noted,
agreed in separate treaties to support
France against the German menace,
but those treaties. II is recalled in
omcial circles. are thus far a dead
letter. France. It is declared here.
which is attacking one after another
the clauses OF the treaty.
The opinion In expressed in Official
circles that while maintenance of the
entente is the first point on which
1ss. q S. ".. 3 & s:.sss a..s
justment Of the relaktone Of the en-
tente powers the sSrf9hfxf under
standing having been to ward OF the
menace of aggression by Germany,
. IT was continued during the war with
the view OF winning the war, but
was never adjusted to after-war con-
ditions. which. 1t 10 asserted here, re-
quire q more comprehensive accord.
Great Britain's attitude relative to
the advance Of French trops into
1SEtuAu tSFI1tOIy SN8I IH0 ISLlAC,
as defined in press dispatches from
London, il viewed by newspapers
here as . bitter pill for France, and
it ID considered the action Of Belgium
supporting the policy of France hard
ly compensates for 1t.
Partisan Attacks Lloyd George.
"Pertinax," the political editor of
the Echo de Paris, writes an un-
usually savage article attacking Pre-
nier Lloyd George, whom he calls a
"demagogue." He Gays in conclusion:
MT. Lloyd George has never for
given the policy adopted by France
since January of being independent
within the entente. He has bided his
time and he thinks it is now come
We count on the clear-sighte edness
of our friends across the channel and
the deep friendship we have found
with them to bring the chief Of the
Downing street cabinet back to an
Interpretation of the Anglo-F French
alliance. from which he should never
have departed. Such an evolution
was to be expected of him. He has
taken up and dropped every doctrine,
and could the entente csrdiale es-
cape under this rule?
THE English people well know
how to force him to make an excep-
ion in this case"