The New York herald., 1922-01-15
eomple.cIy retired from

apartment. completely retired from,
plblic life.
X,s NJ. Msunoury has refrained from
Becoming closely identified with any
group In the Chamber. The bloc OF
y National Conservatives, controlling
100 votes, which Is expected 10 be the
backbone Of Poincare's majority In tie
Chamber, was opposed TO Maunoury,
= and insisted that one OF it's members
. be appointed Minister or the Interior.
=. This Ministry nominates the projects
~ and under-prefects, who as the direct
IS, representatives of the Government
always WELD enormous influence dur
p ing the elections. The next elections
are fixed for 1928. unless the Chamber
.s IS dissolved before that time.
The fact that NJ. Poincare offered
three OF the most important portfolios
!. after Foreign Affairs. which he takes
for himsaif. 10 men OF little experience
sin political affairs is regarded as sig
.nificant that he intends to have his
Gown way so far as French policy is
n concerned.
- AS, in accordance with established
:, principle, Cabinets are bound by the de-
cisions OF their predecessors. the Genoa
economic conference will be held, the
voted for its convocation. 1t is prob
able however. that France will seek 10
limit the discussion to purely economic
and financial matters, to the exclusion
of political problems.
This, It is understood, NJ. Poipcare
made clear to Mr.. Lloyd George. IL is
also considered likely that NJ. Poincare
will not represent Franco personally.
Mr.. Lloyd George went TO the opera
= this evening and will leave for Calais
i by train at 5 40 tomorrow morning
Poincare Gives Views. .
NJ. Poincare gives his views on the
I Cannes conference in one of his regular
articles In the Reuuc DeS Deur MoedeS,
appearing to-day.
While not an absolute opponent of
commercial negotiations witt Russia, NJ.
Poincare does not approve of giving
them the solemn conservation OF a. con-
fercnce TO which the chiefs OF all Euro
! pean governments are summoned, those
OF Russia and Germany in the front
< rank" He continues:
z Wilson was called an idealist and
: a dreamer. The covenant OF the League
OF Nations. however defective. expressed
a. at least some precise ideas and In fact
Sisdespite the regrettable detection OF the
United States that institution has not
failed to render service. But with the
- Genoa conference we plunge into the un-
known"
With regard to reparations he writes
s"It is much less important for us to re-
ceive tomorrow two or threee hundred
millions more than to assure ourselves
for after tomorrow. and later. Of main
,taining the total OF our debt and the
right to enforce its payment"
NJ. Poincare favors. the Franco
British pact, but on terms OF absolute
equality. Before contracting that union,
otherwise most desirable" he says. "it
would DO well to proceed as in 1904 10
q general liquidation of the difficulties
outstanding in the Franco-English alli-
ance. 1t Is indispensable that the voice
of France be able to speak as freely
as that of England" Can Angio-French
agreement disposing of outstanding
questions between the two countries,
notably with regard to their rights in
, Newfoundland, Egypt and Morocco. was
signed April s, 1900.