The New York herald., 1922-01-13
CANNES CONFERENCE
BROUGHT TO AN END
British Hold French Are
Bound by Pact Favored by
BRAND.
PEACE QUESTION DELAYED
Unable to Proceed. Delegates
Will Disband. Awaiting
French Action.
PEACE QUESTION DELAYED
BY LAURENCE HILLS.

Special Cable 10 THE NEw YoaK trEa,ip.
Copyright. Ioes. bv TIE New YoaK HrrALp
CANNES, Jan. 12.-The bright rain
bow of a speedy European reorgani-
zotion almost faded out of sight to-
day. Premier Brands resignation,
which was announced just as the
members of the Supreme Council were
having tea with the German delegates,
created situation without precedent.
and has suddenly halted not only the
Anglo French treaty negotiations. but
also a settlement with the Germans.
Powerless to proceed further. the
Supreme Council having adjourned af-
ter hearing the German delegates
Louis Doucheur. Minister of the Lib
Grated Regions. who was acting for
BRAND. lef. Cannes as soon as he
heard Of the resignation. saying: 81
am no longer Minister. therefore am
returning TO Paris tonight
Premier Lloyd George continued the
meeting, however. as DR.. Walter Ra-
thenau was still in the midst of his
speech. but disappointment was ex-
pressed in all faces at the turn in
events as we'll as concern over what
they might portend in thwarting the
reconstruction efforts so brilliantly
begun.
The British fully expected BRANDS
return, though we'll aware of the va
garies of French politics. The new
meeting must be held in Paris or Lon
don when there is new French Gov
ernment. though that is impossible be-
fore January 10. when the German
reparations payment is due. so thai
the forthcoming default viii find the
Allies without "A policy.
The Germans here took the situation
in rather an amused light. but the long
speech by DR. Rathenau made very
poor impression even on the British
The entire interest here suddenly has
turned to Paris, where the development
Of the next few days will show whether
the Cannes program for Europe can be
carried out without French cooperation.
The British and the others insist that
France must consider herself bound by
the decisions formally taken here. the
chief one being the Genoa conference.
IN fact. invitations for this have already
been sent out. this decision mitigating
Mr.. Lloyd Georges evident disappoint-
mept over the abortive results tonight.
Tho belief was generally expressed in
Cannes tonight that any new French
Government must approve .hc general
lines OF the Cannes program. including
a basic Anglo French pact. Anyway. a
general European conference Is now as
sured. with tho first subject on tho OH
cial asenda a general peace discussion
(Gcnoa). giving the conference most
important political character.
France has through her delegation
hero promised to meet three Soviet ennis
sarics. and any new French Premier Is
expected TO keep this promise. An an
awcr sont 20 Tchitcherin's telegram OF
acceptance says that the Supreme Coun-
Gil assumes that the Soviets have ac-
ceptcd the conditions, but there Is much
uncertainty here over this The French
wanted tho question put fatty TO Mos
COW n the telegram meant that the con-
ditions had been accepted, but Premier
Lloyd George refused 20 approve this.
The note replying to Tchtcherin's teic-
gram was sent just before BRAND left
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