New-York tribune., 1922-01-15
Decision to Rule as Long
As He Is in Office, He
Tells Lloyd George in
Conference in Paris
Questions Value of
Supreme Council
Stands Alone Against
Allies in Opposition 10
Moratorium for Berlin
By Wilbur Forrest
Special Cable to Tho Tribune

copyright. 1922. New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, Jan. 14.-Raymond Poin-
care, the incoming Premier, after
making sure that he could complete
his new French Cabinet, served no.
tlce on Premier Lloyd George, in an
interview at the British Embassy.
that France would not agree to meet
the Russian Bolsheviki at the Genoa
economic conference as equals, and
that the Anglo French treaty as
drafted at Cannes by Lloyd George
and BRAND was not acceptable to the
new Paris government.
The Tribune correspondent learns
unqualifiedly that as long as Poin-
care is Premier the holding of the
Genoa meeting, if the Bolsheviki are
included, and the ratification of the
Anglo-t'rench treaty in its present
form are not only impossible as far
as France is concerned, but future
discussions OF them may result in
stralnlng the relations between
Great Britain and France.
Stands on Versailles Terms
In circles now empowered to direct
French policies the attitude toward
treaty with Great Britain is that the
only kind acceptable to France is onc(
m which Great Britain guarantees thel
tulfillment Of the terms of The Treaty
of Versailles and in which France and
England both agree to come to the
others defense in case of unprovoked
aggression 1t is held that under the
present projected treaty Frances posi-
ton would be that of a vassal and in
future conferences would have to bow
TO the British point Of view. 1t is ar
gued that by signing this document
France would drop below her position
as Great Britain's ally, would scrap her
sovereignty as victorious nation and
would be powerless to prevent LLOYD
George from remaking Europe to suit
his own desires.
Ihe paragraph Of the treaty fixing
its duration at ten years also is op-
posed by the new French Premier. be-
cause at the end of that time Great
agreement and British aid would be re-
CURED more ten years from now than
IN the present decade. particularly as
long as France maintain troops on the
Rhine
Feared Unfriendly Coalition
Poincare told Lloyd George that
France did not want to meet the Ge,
mans and Russians as equals at Gene
DGr3NSp fhpro Iov
hllity that coalition of German.
Russians and neutrals at the ga.herin
might prove lnimical to French inter
ests and that afterward the German
ard bo's shcvikl might spread thei
propaganda under the guise of financis
cooperation with other nations.
The conversation between Poincar.
and Lloyd George came near the end OF
2 busy day Of conferences for them
both. The new French Premier met
ia ty leaders and men he wanted for
Cabinet positions. Lloyd George saw
Premier Theunis of Belgium, and sew
eral other persons, but not President
Millerand
The British Premier viii 20 back t.
London at 1892 o'clock to-morro,
morning, convinced that France and
the new regime is determined to
lnder ndently. His conference "
Poincarc was most cordial, but
sharp turn in French policv was W
marked. Poincare told Lloyd Geor.
that he disliked Supreme Counc
meetings and did not care to have a
part in them, preferring to handle mat
ters through ambassadorial channels,
although he was perfectly willing to
meet the British Premier weekly in
private conferences if that proved
agreeable. The entire conversation be-
twecn the premiers was in English. as
Polncare IS a master of that language
as well as his own
Protects Arms Conference
In meeting press CORRESPONDENTS TO-
night and handing them the names of
has new Cabinet ministers Poincare
SAID that he had asked Albert Sarraut
TO remain as Minister of Colonies Se-
cause he did not y ut to embarrass the
Washington conference on armament
limitation, where Sarraut heads the
French delegation. He said he had
asked first CASTOR Doumergue and then
andre Tasdlcu to accept the portfolio
OF Minister Of Justice, but that both
mad refused, although promising sun
port. Iardleu represents the Clemen-
ceau group, IN the Chamber of Deputies
and Doumergue is leader of the now
erful democratic Left in the Senate.
Poincare described at length hia
meeting with Lloyd George. He said
he had told the British Premier that
there might be divergences of opinion
between Great Britain and France in
the future, but as far as France was
concerned, there would be no quarrals.
He said he had been pleased to discus.
matters with Lloyd George. but had
informed him that he thought interna-
tional business ought to be transacted
through ordinary diplomatic channels,
although there was no objection later
to tete-a-tetes to make final settle
ments. He continued:
Subsequent Talks Suggest
II hope to see Lloyd GeorgsS
talk over number of queM
tween US. but first it is essM
I'VE should examine these. M
detail through diplomatigENi
friendly and speedily .aa1qc&fz
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