The New York herald., 1922-02-28
FRENCH AWAIT US.
SENATE TREATIES
Part of Cabinet Wants Wash
ington Pacts Held for
Action Here.
by LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Gable to THE NEw YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, by TIE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Feb. ~.
Although the Government Is anxious
to have the treaties drafted at the
Washington conference discussed and
ratified during the next fortnight. hop
ing thereby to win American favor for
the Genoa conference by sho. ing the
good faith of the French. tie corre-
spondent of THE New YoRS HERALD
was informed to-day that numerous
Conservatives are doing their utmost
to shelve the treaties in committees
until they are ratified by the United
States Senate or until such ratification
is assured.
In this they have the support of
Albert Sarraut the Colonial Minister.
who was a delegate to Washington and
other members of former Premier
Brands Cabinet. who do not wish
their work in Washington 70 become
the subject of constantly recurring in
ordinations, should the American SEN
ate decide to insert reservations altering
the original text
According to THE NEW YORK HERALD's
informant, the Conservatives can control
the activities'o the committees, but in
the event the treaties are submitted to
the Chamber of Deputies, 1t is intended
to tack on a rider to the effect that they
shall not become effective unless integ-
rally ratified by all the signatory row
ers-a reservation which IL is believed
here would seriously cripple the results
obtained in Washington. as information
coming from Italy indicates there is
little probability of ratification by the
Italian Parliament, owing to the grow
ing discomfort there over the capital ship
percentage allotted to Italy.
The French Government Is under
stood to be greatly concerned, as any
revision or reservation in the original
text probably would mean NJ. Sarrauts
resignation from the Government; and
Premier Poincare relies upon him to ap-
pease the opposition of the BRAND fac
ton, and to hold the Left group in line.
The committee members also are trou-
bled over the reports that Italy is on
the point of concluding a maritime alli-
ance with Spain, which further would
reduce Frances already failing influence
in the Mediterranean and provide a
potential menace to the French African
colonies, unless a provision were intro
duced in the accords reached in Wash
ington. enabling France to construct
either big ships or submarines suffi-
cient to counterbalance any such mer-
gers of signatory and non-signatory
Powers. which she considers detrimental
to her interests.
PARIS, Feb % (Associated Press) -
Premier Poincare and Prime Minister
Lloyd George will probably defer further
direct conversations regarding pending
questions until after the Genoa confer
ence. The reply to the German memo
randum on reparations being in the
hands of the Reparations Commission.
and the distribution of the first billion
marks of reparations being in the hands
of the Finance Ministers for considera-
tion at their meeting in Paris March s.
there are no urgent questions to call the
Premiers together.
The experts preparing for the Genoa
conference are continuing their work on
the theory that the conference will be
held April 10. One important question
which remains to be settled is that
of the participation of the Little En-
tente experts in the London preliminary
conference.