The New York herald., 1922-01-10
BASES FOR EUROPE
Terms Said to Be Salts
factory to France, and
Likely to Strengthen
Brands Position.
PAyES WAY FOR PEACE
France Agrees to Cooperate
Fully for Economic
Reconstruction.
HELPS GERMAN PROBLEM
Compact Is Child Of Washing
ton Conference, as It Fol
lows Farley There.
HELPS GERMAN PROBLEM
By LAURENCE HILLS.

SpCctdt Cuoe 20 LIE NEW YORK HERALD-
Copyright, I9sc. oy THE Nrw YoaK HERALD.
CANNES, Jan. 9.-The draft of an
Anglo-French alliance was tele-
graphed this evening to each MEM
ber Of the British Cabinet, whose
approval of it is asked by the British
Prime Minister. Mr.. Lloyd George.
He plans to hand it formally to Pre-
mier BRAND of France tomorrow
night, when It will be published. The
terms are said tonight to be quite
satisfactory to the French and will
strengthen NJ. BRAND in the Cham.
ber, giving him something with
which to Offset the concessions he has
had to make otherwise.
The cards being played hesN are
gradually being turned up The
basis of all European politics .the
future is to be this Anglo-French
alliance pact. Not since the Anglo
Japanese treaty has Great Britain
made such a compact. This pact
pledges Great Britain to furnish
her fullest military and naval support
to France should Germany make an
unprovoked attack across the Rhine.
II gives France the security she has
been seeking in the shape of imme-
diate defensive aid.
1t is clear cut. defensive agree
ment, designed primarily to stabilize
Europe politically and pave the way
for its economic reconstruction and
real peace era. In return for Sc
curing this pact, destined to be one
o. the worlds most mcmentous docu-
ments, France agrees to cooperate
wholaheartedly with the British
economy plans for Europe, which
means, if the plans work out. dis.
passionate handling in the future OF
Germary's reparation problem. In
formulating the new pact both coun.
tries submitted actual drafts, and to.
day Premiers BRAND and Lloyd
George and Lord Curzon. British
Secretary OF State for Foreign AZ
fairs were engaged in bringing the
two together and working out com-'
mon formula.
Dominions' Assent Reserved.
The quandary over the attitude TO
be taken toward the inclusion of the
British dominions in the pact was
settled this afternoon by provision
that the assent OF the dominions 20
the alliance was reserved. This in
formation came from Lord Curzon
himself and showed how far the
preparation OF TIE document itself had
progressed. The British dominions
are in other words. not participating
in the guaranty unless each one OF
them expressly. through its own Par
lament, assents.
This will be one OF the FIRST points
which Ireland, in her new status. will
have TO pass upon and is also OF in
terest as showing the new British
DD4lE4 NOhaNu llie uOfIlLlOIs.
THE NEW YoRK HERALo correspond
ent here also was informed that the
proposed draft OF the Anglo French
alliance uses almost the same Ian,
guage as the former one OF the Yer
sailles conference in guaranteeing
France against unprovoked attacks.
II is much more extensive in wording,
however, and is understood to contair
number Of conditions under which
assistance is TO be afforded.
Premier BRAND stood out in all this
for a formal document that would rep
resent in words a real alliance be-
tween the two nations rather than a
mere understanding or agreement. He
told Mr.. Lloyd George France was not
begging for this and was not afraid
herself, but that Il was absolutely nee
essary IL Europe was 10 be rebuilt.
with which the British Prime Minister
finally agreed.
On the French side there is nothing
but JOY evident everywhere over the
conversations. wherein Mr.. Lloyd
George appeared for the first time 20
have informed NJ BRAND that he was
ready to make such pact. In their
London conversations the British
r,rirnc Afiriafer had rernafred ahsa-