Evening star., 1922-01-08
BRITISH MAY GIVE
FRENCH GUARANTEE
Agreement to Protect Against
Unprovoked German At.
tack Predicted. :.
SEE CUT IN SUBMARINES
Reports Say Promised Aid Hinges
on Willingness of France to
Reduce Her Tonnage.
SEE CUT IN SUBMARINES
By the Associated Press.

~ tHe hsSoClAteU freBs.
CANNES, January 7.-Great Britain
may enter into an agreement to guar
antee the security Of France in the
event of an unprovoked attack by
Germany. This was reliably reported
in British circles at the allied su-
preme council meeting here this even
ing.
1t was pointed out that security for
France In the nature Of a British
guarantee was one Of the basic ques-
tions before the Cannes conference.
These same circles announce that
the proposed guarantee was a subject
OF discussion during conversations at
London between Mr.. Lloyd George and
NJ BRAND.
In the event the projected agree
ment In reached. it is thought in Brit
ish circles. 1t will be preceded by a
fuii' frank reconsideration of the sub
marine ratio as between the two coun-
tries, some Of those commenting cit
ing report that Great Britain is Of
fering the guarantee, provided the
French agree to a reduction in sub
marine tonnage.
Germans to Come.
Representatives of Germany some
time next week will come to Cannes
to discuss with the supreme council
the reparations proposal to be pre-
pared by the allied statesmen.
This was decided upon at the second
days session of the council today and
notification to this effect was dis
patched to the Berlin government.
stipulatfhg. however. that the German
experts go to Paris FIRST and thefe hold
themselves In readiness for the cali.
Az originally introduced by Premier
Lloyd George Of Great Britain the
proposal was worded so as to ask the
German government to send It's rep
resentatiyes direct to Cannes, but NJ.
BRAND vouchsafing the opinion that
1t was necessary to reach some kind Of
an agreement among themselves first,
1t was modified.
The communication sent to the Ger
man government reads:
THE supreme council will doubtless
have need Of your Representatives be-
tween the 8th and 18th Of January.
You may save time by sending them to
Paris to await word from the council" Z"
In introducing his proposal Mr.
Lloyd George declared that the pres
ence of German representatives at the
Spa conference had proved most useful
and had resulted in an agreement
which was carried out.
f. Reparations Slow Progress.
The work Of the council slowed up
today when the thorny reparations
question came up. Yesterdays speedy
decision on the calling Of an interna-
tional financial and economic confer
ence with the participation Of Rus
sia and Germany and the progress
made by the reparations experts this
morning raised the hope for a time
that there might be an early adjourn
ment. but later in the day 1t became
apparent that the council was not 30
near an agreement as were tha, ex-
perts.
BY the, experts it was maintained
today that there was an agreement
in principle. but the members of the
council announce that further de.
liberation was necessary, after which
the council would receive the experts
report and make its decision.
The experts. it Is learned, have
reached an agreement providing for
remission Of cash payments by Ger
many. providing for the payment of
SOC. 100000 gold marks in cash and
1000, 100000 gold marks in kind each
year over a period of years. -.
Consider Renouncink Claims.
In the course Of today's delibera.
tions Great Britain, in exchange for
abandonment Of her 20 per cent of
the first two payments in 1922, asked
Belgium to renounce in part her, pri.
ority claim SO that France can share
in those payments, demanding at the
same time that France ratify the
August agreement whereby the first
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