The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-12
BRANDS Speech

NiN1NH
Premier BRAND put the Anglo
French pact. the question of post
ronement Of Germany reparations
payme nts and French participation in
the Genoa conference squarely up to
the chamber of deputies telling the
deputies in the .bluntest terms to
take them or lsave them
The, premier first presented the
question of the British pact. you
have been complaining for three
years" he said, of not being called
upon to share in shaping French POI
icies l am bringing you what you
Lave been demanding three years, and
it is UP to you to say Ghether you
want it or not"
LAS far as / am concerned" he con-
tinued, 81 am m.relY making these eX
llanations to you and do not ask you,
approval or refusal Here is Frances
security. Take it, or leave it
The premier next turned to the
subject OF the Genoa conference.
at is inadmissable, he said. that
France should be absent from this
conference which is purely financial
and economic, especially when such a
llswergM financial and economic stat
as the United Stase:i Without whose
cooperation work. is impossible. has
agreed to participate
DO you wish France not to lie rep
resented thsre?' h asked. "If 50, say
50, fct my part, l wish France 10 take
part"
Premier BRAND said the rerara~
tons committee had agreed to
grant a moratorium for Germany on
rcr reparations payments.
In handling the Garalal moratorium
question, Premier BRAND said:
"Ycu must make up yoar mind on
that question: moratorium for Ger
many Il is granted because France
has no voice in it. Ii FRANCE had
had the decision. it never would have
been considered. but, thanks to the
treaty OF Versailles, article 234, the
reparations commission is empowered
to grant delays. and you may make
up your mind now that a majority of
the reparations committee has agreed
To grant moratorium.
Crisis Is Very Grave
Paris, Jan. 12-(By the Associated
Press Premier BRAND, who .arriy-
cd today from Cannes to explain the
rs suit of his negotiations with Prime
Minister LLOYD George of Great Bri-
tain was to present the text of the
Anglo-French defensive pact TO the
council at Elysse Palace today. His
course at the meeting is uncertain
but opinion is that ne will do one OF
two things-thresh out the situation
in public debate in parliament or re-
sign.
Upon the fate OF the BRAND govern
4 ment today rests not only the future
|volicy 81 France, but perhaps of Eu-
Drope itself, it is believed here French
spinion, both that opposed to NJ
BRAND and that favoring him, Is
unanimous that, in the words of LIE
Journal, "the crisis of unrest which
weakens the position of Fronce botf
with her allies and her former enc
mics must be ended"
The newspaper points out that sun
day is January Is, the date on which
Germany is due to pay 3OO.0OO,OOl
gold marks in reparations. IF Ger
many fails to mest her obligations.
lie Journal says, land if between nov
and then no moratorium has been ac
cepted by France, there must be II
Paris a government resolved to sats
guard the interests of our country /.
putting in force the treaty of Yer
sailles.
The memorandum made pubic yes
terday outlining the British Wsy
rCint on the Anglo-French agreement
has if anything, increased the irrita
ton of NJ. Brands opponents. and tn
newspaper LEclair, which until re
Gently was the personal supporter Q
BRAND among the Paris press. ha
now become his most yociferlou
critic. :.
Paris, Jan. 12.-Premier BRAND
unexpected return to Paris in tn
midst of the Canness conference SCI
sion is attributed by members of pa
lament to the action Of the cabine
which they say required the premie
not to conclude the Anglo-French Das
before its terms had been approve
by parliament,
Premier BRAND tomorrow win e.
plain the nature of the agreemel
with England and ask each house
vote confidence. He will refuse