Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-05
Leygues Ministry May Fall
Through Failure to In
wade Germany
FRENCH ARE ANGRY
Lloyd George Accused of Playing In
Hands of Former Foes-New Re-
buff Seen

PatsS, Jan. O--Nettki Nc ANes ifss'ie'
farnsr Cabinet Minister and one c.
fhe lcsijs,rs cf the French Moderat:
Republican party, has sent a note t,
P.an:ar Leygues warning him of al
inte,nei.ation to be made next Tues
fbav in the Chamber of Deputies. Ray
maud VIII demand reasons fer the
Governments weakness steward Ger
many. 1t is possible that the Leygre;
Ministry Will be overthrown because
France failed to march into Germany
on January l, the date. the Spa agree
mcnt expired.
Many Frenchmen, angered by the
GOVERNMENTS policy, desire to see Pie
mier EeNgues replaced by an active
man MT afraid of strong measures
Raynaua and his followers hold thai
when january / came and Germany
had rlst fulfilled her disarmament un,
Gertalings France should have acted
without consulting anybody. They ar
que that the Spa agreement stated
e'ear,y that Germany was subject tc
invasion if she failed to carry out the
disarmament program.
French political circles also arc
sce.hins with anger against England
over the note issued yesterday II
I,onlon, by the Reuters News Agency
exeasing Gormany's failure to de-
mobilize her citizen guards and ap,
gssasa::ig to oppose the application o.
the. penalties imposed at Spa. 1t i
said here to be a regrettable coinc!d
sace that on the very day of Ger
many's reply to France, in the erlsI:
hour of disarmament quarrel be
tween France and Germany, the of
ficial British News Agency receive:
material for comment on the sitpa
ton in a manner favorable to Ger
marry = '.''''l''.'' : 2 I.
1 Tn, French accuse Lloyd George o.
purposely playing into Germany's
hands. He is not only supporting Ger
many without consulting iFrance. the!
say, but he is doing so after repeated
" refusing to pay attention to French
int:lnations that sae desired to dis
cuss the question IN a meeting OF th'
Supreme Council as soon as possible
Premier Leygues has sent Lloyt
George still another invitation. th:.
TIM, stipulating expressly the desir
I that the Allied Premiers meet be
tween january ? and IL. Despite tn
assumption that the British Premie
could not ignore French wishes in thl
matter. it is understood last night tha
lloyd. George has replied that tn
I, British Government prefers to hav
the meeting at a later date than tina
mentioned by the French.
This new rebuff to France, whic
has the effect of paralyzing tn
French Governments action tcwar
Germany, undoubtedly, will lead t
new troubles between Great Britai
and France and park return to tn
state of tension between the two cour
tries that has existed at differe:
times since England. in Frances op:r
ion, first began to avoid girin
France her whelehearted support.
Diplomatic gossip, says that L!oy
George flies into'a temper when'ev'
he sees. document signed by the m:
t.,rv authorit;es and that Marsha
Foch's signature on the disarmannal
report may have caused the Brit;'
Prcmie1's lack of+respect for the ru!'
of etiquette -.
Premier Leygles is quite ready
adopt a conciliaf5ry attitude towal
Germany, out Frenchlnen do not i!
10 have this attituse forced on the
by England. France is not cppes
TO according Germany extra time
which to disa1h1 and has even CO
s;dered giving her until April | :
complete the process. She hoped
express Willingness in this directs
at the forthcoming meeting OF t
Premiers, which she has been trNs'
to convene since Christmas, but Lilo;
George has made French action We
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