Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
BRAND AT Cannes
! SEEKING ALLIANCE
British Intimate French Atti-
tude on Submarines May I'm
| peril Paris Hopes
EUROPE'S FUTURE AT STAKE
BY the Associated Press

Cannes. : France. Jan. Ito save
Europe from complete economic dis
Indignation and keep the Entente from
falling apart are the big tasks to be
undertaken here by Prime Minister
Lloyd George. of Great Britain. and
Premier BRAND. of France. Opening
private conversations today soon after
the arrival from Paris Of VI. BRAND and
Minister of Liberated Regions Lou
"hsur. the two Premicrs began to'lay out .
the program for The Allied Supreme |
Council. which convenes here Friday.
The two Prcmiers were well guarded
from Interruptions as they began their !
conversations. No, pedestrians or mo-
toristS were allowed to approach the !
place unless they could satisfy the
guards they were expected by Mr..
Lloyd George.
Believe BRAND Seeks Alliance
The train that brought VI. BRAND
also carried copies of the newspapers
containing the French Premicr's d6cla
ration regarding an alliance between
France and England. quoting him as
declaring it the best solution Of the
European problem.
In the absence of official comment
there has been plenty Of talk in and
around the British delegation during
the last few days on, this subject, and
the British appeared to be convinced
on their arrival here that the Frencn
policy was to seek an effective alliance.
Fear was expressed. however that
the prospects of such an alliance had
been compromised by the effect on Brit
ish public opinion of Frances position
on the submarine question.
! The arrival of Lord Curzon. British
Secretary for Foreign Affairs. who
came soon after Premier BRAND, was
| supposed in quarters close to the Con-
! ference to mean that, contrary to eX-
peCtatons. the British objections TO
the Angola treaty between Franco and
! the Turkish Nationalists would BE- dis
cusscd here instead Of being le!t for
discussion by the conference of Foreign
Ministers in Paris.
Lloyd George intends that this shall
be the last meeting Of the Supreme
Council. if there Is any way of bring
ing pending questions to n point whore
they can thereafter be dealt with by
the Ambassadors of the Allied Powers.
Broad Program Formulated
Since his arrival here the British
Premier has been preparing himself for
II strenuous week of work, during which
he Is going to try to raise the discus
sion above all individual differences be-
tween tho members of tho Entente and
apply remedy from which ali Europe
will dcriv" benefit and profit.
NJ. BRAND is understood also to
favor adoption of Il broad understand
ing as to what is needed to save the
situation and then to let fhc work pro-
coed through regular diplomatic chan
ncls. details as to the application Of
the terms being left to the Council Of
Ambassadors.
II. Whether the two Premicrs' efforts to
sIbmcrgc particular contentious in Il
wide and general consideration of the
ills of Europe will succeed depends
somewhat on the result of their private
talks today and tomorrow in advance
Of the council meeting. I'd
s.Expefts regard rs an encouraging
sign the progress made by the British
project for organization of an irtcr-
rational iiLapCial corporation to deal
with credits and exchange, and possibly
currency. This is the greatest gain
yet made toward settlement of Europe {
: woes, IN the opinUn Of tnancia, OK
rcrts arriving here for the conference.
This question, ns well As that of
repnratiOns, will 70 discussed hy LLOYD
| George and NJ. BRAND in their private
talks. There is strong expectation thnt
approval Of the draft project adopted
ut Paris will be one of the earliest out .
comes of the conference.
1t is known that the French dclega =
tion agrees III principle TO Germany 5
making four payments Of 12J. 900, ,00C
January, February, March and April