New-York tribune., 1922-01-03
Americas Participation
Essential if Consortium
Proposed at Paris l, Sue
cess, Lloyd George View
Expected TO Sit i'm
Supreme Council
tngland's Premier Hopes
to Reach green,entWith
BRAND on Submarines to
Meet " ashington's : Aims

CANNES, Jan. , (By The Asso-
ciated Prcssl.-The plsn Of David
Lloyd George the British Primo
Minister, for an economic reiuvena
ton of Europe, and the rcsults o.
the meetings in Paris by bankers an6
business men Of the Allied countries
were outlined to George Harvey, the
American Ambassador. to-day by
SIR iaming Neutrality-suspicious., the
British Secretary for War.
The Associated Press Is informed
from a reliab' e source that SIR Ian
ing made it clear that Great Britain
regarded the participation by the
united States as one Of the essen
tials if the consortium proposed l.,
Paris IS to succeed. Mr. Harvey Is
understood to have replied that the
United States VIII not make known
It's position until the plan is fornallv
brought up before the Supremc
Council.
in British circles tic expectation +.
tnat Mr.. Harvey viii actively psrt;e
pate IN tre economic discussion a. the
Supreme Council. Nj Harvey and Nv
ron I. Herrick. the American Ambassa-
dor to France, rad luncheon topether
to-day and afterward were in lengthy
compensation. at which .hc economic
con- erencc and other questions comm
UP before the conference were conSif-
cred. II is considered probable bo-,
rne ambassadors are reporting on tho
situation to Washingtol. Nr. Harver
particularly referring 10 his interview
with Sir Laming observation-disclosures
Consortium Plan up First
NJ. uerrick put NJ Ba1vc. in touc,
IN tie problems when bs7s + N nc
&c .A4 Gcan,il OF Ambassadors
Later Mr.. Herrick returned to Beauiien,
"here ne is spending his hol day.
Sir Laming had just previously Re
ported the results of the Paris cco-
uoraic meeting 70 Mr.. Lloyd George
who was greatly pleased over the out
come. He is reported to be eager 10
whip the consortium plan into shape,
and this probably VIII be one Of tbe
firss things TO be discussed at the pre-
lin nary meeting between him and NJ
BRAND.
Mr.. Lloyd George hopes 70 convirce
N. BRAND OF the necessity for making
the scheme operative As soon IS ros-
siba. and, # y. BRAND and Mr Iloyd
George agree on definite proposals. - 4
IS probable the United States Wll BE-
asked 10 participate in tae plan. maa
ing possible MIR. Harvey being included '
in the discussions at the Council.
II vas learned from an authoritative
source to-day that the entire submarine
question may be thrsshcd out between
Premier Lloyd George and Premier
BRAND a thcir initial talk when the
French Premier arrives here, and that
the discussion Of this subject a. Wash
ington may mark time while the two
Premiers try TO iron out the difficulties
Mr. Lloyd George is said to be auxloGa
for the complete success Of the Wash
ington conference, because he believes
on it depends the success of the Geo
nomic conference.
The coming here of Marquis Curzor
the British Foreign Secretary. makes i
increasingly clear. according 10 ths
British, that the meeting of tho Allied
foreign ministers on the question O.
the near Eastern settlement VII be
held al Cannes. instead of Paris. ir-
medNtely after thc Supreme Councis.
which is expected to sit for ten days.