New-York tribune., 1921-01-05
Cabinet
Faces Fight for
Life Tuesday
Leygues Warned He Will BE
Asked i'm the Chamber to
Explain Weakness Toward
Germany OH Disarmament
Demand Strong Measures
for Invasion to Force
TreatyObservance: France
Angered at Lloyd George
By Ralph Courtney

Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, Jan. 4.-Maurice Raynaud,
formerly Cabinet minister and one of
the leaders OF the French Moderate Re-
publican party, has sent note to Pre-
mier Leygues warning him Of an inter
pellation to be made next Tuesday in
the Chamber OF Deputies. Raynaud
will demand reasons for the govern
ment's weakness toward Germany. 1t
is possible that the Leygues ministry
will be overthrown because France
failed to march into Germany on Janu-
ary /, the date the Spa agreement cx-
pired.
Many Frenchmen, angered by the
governments policy, desire to see Pre-
nier Leygues replaced by an active
man not afraid of strong measures.
Raynaud and his followers hold that
when January came and Germany had
not fulfilled her disarmament under
tskings France should have acted with
out consulting anybody. They argue
that the Spa agreement said clearly
that Germany was subject to invasion
If she failed to carry out the disarn1a-
ment program.
France Angered at England
French political circles also are
seething with anger against England
over the note issued yesterday in Lon
don by the Reuter- ivews Agency. eX-
cusing Germanys failure to denlohili2e
hec citizen guards and appearing to
oppose the application Of the penalties
imposed at Spa. 1t is said here to be a
regrettabie coincidence that on the very
day OF Germary's reply to France, in
the crisis hour Of disarmament
quarrel between France and Germany,
the otlcil British news agency re-
ceives material for comment on the
situation in manner favorable to
Germany.
The French accuse Lloyd George Of
playing into Germany's hands. He is
not only supporting Germany without
consulting France, they say, but he is
doing 50 after repeatedly refusing to
that she desired to diccuss the question
in meeting Of the supreme council as
soon as possible.
Premier Leygues has sent Lloyd
George still another invitation to d con-
ference. this time stipulating expressly
the desire that the Allied premiers
meet between January 7 and II. Dc
spite the assumption that the British h
Premier could not ignore French wishea
in this matter, it is understood tonight
that Lloyd George has replied that the
British government prefers to have the
meeting a. date later than that men
toned by the French
New Franco-British Trouble Forecast
This new rebuff to France, which
has the effect Of paralyzing the French
governments action toward Germany
undoubtedly will lead TO new troubles
between Great Britain and France and
mark q return to the state of tension
between the two countries that has ex-
listed at different times since England
in Frances opinion, first began to avoid
giving France her whole hearted sup
port.
Diplomatic gossip says that Lloyd
George flies into temper whenever he
sees a document signed by the French
military authorities and that Marshal
Foch's signature on the disarm ame t
report may have caused the British
Premier's lack Of respect for the rule
Of etiquette.
Premier Leygucs is quite ready to
adopt conciiiatory attitude toward
Germany, but Frenchmen do not like
to have this attitude forced on them
by England. France is not opposed "a
according Germany extra time in
which to disarm. and has even consid-
cred giving her until next April l to
complete the process. She hoped to ex-
press Willingness in this direction at
the forthcoming meeting Of the pre-
micrs, which she has been trying to
convene ever since Christmas, but
Lloyd George. 1t is considered, has
made French action very difficult and
has placed Frhnce in d somewhat ride
uloun position for which Frcnchmcn
will not easily forgive him.