Evening star., 1922-01-06
EUR0PE'S future
LIES IN OWN HAND,
.SAYSLL0YDGE0RGE
BY the Associated Press.


CANNES. France. January 6.-Prime
Minister Lloyd George of Great Britain.
addressing the opening session Of the
allied supreme council today, warned
the allied powers that they could not
look to any others but themselves to
work out the economic ehabilitation of
Europe. He appealed to the allies to
set aside prejudices and work together
to this end.
Mr.. Lloyd George declared the allies
had reached point where they must
act decisively and broadly if the eco
nomic structure Of Europe was to be
saved. He said the present meeting
of the supreme council was the most
important that had been held since the
armistice, and that the public opinion
of the world demanded that the allies
take wider responsibilities to revive
Europe
1t has been intimated, he continued,
that Great Britain was suggesting this
course in order to escape her obliga-
tions, but he declared this was untrue.
Nc AnElo-Freach Alliance. q
Prime Minister Lloyd George has
decided there can be no question at
this time of a formal alliance be-
tween France and Great Britain, it is
said on good authority, but has held
out the prospect of sufficient guar
antee to aid France if she is again
attacked as in 1914, under certain
conditions
These are. it is stated, that France
cooperate with Great Britain in the
economic restoration of Europe and
consent to notifications in the repa%
ration payments by Germany on the
basis Of the suggestions made in the
recent London conferences of a half
billion gold marks in cash and a bill
lion gold marks in kind, instead of
two billion marks in cash.
The success of the British delega-
ton in getting the economic restorG-
tion plan on the agenda ahead of repa-
rations was taken as an indication
that the French are coming around to
the British viewpoint.
The present aspect of the confer
ence appears to be that the British
are using Frances desire for an al
lance or a guarantee as a lever to
procure concessions from the French
on the reparations and economic pro-
gram. The French, however. are
holding out as long as they can on
both of these subjects in order to OBJ
tain an alliance or a stronger UNDER
standing with Great Britain for mu-
tual defense.
Economic Conference Endorsed.
The allied supreme council today ap-
proved unanimously the calling of an
international economic conference to be
participated in by Germany and Rus
sia.
The council is shifting great deal Of
the work to committees of experts so
as to be free to discuss the larger as
poets of the questions on its agenda.
Consideration of all features of the pro-
posed international financial corpora
tion and International economic con-
ference will thus continue in committee,
while the council is engaged upon other
questions.
The reparations experts will also go
on with their efforts to reach a basis
Of agreement as to now to facilitate
payments by Germany, and how to di-
vide the first 1,000,000,O0O gold marks
which are in the hands of the repara-
tions commission.
Personnel Of Council.
The heads of the delegation present
are Premier BRAND for France. Pre-
mier Lloyd George for Great Britain,
Foreign Minister Jaspar for Belgium,
Premier Bonomi for Italy and Baron
Hayashi for Japan. They are accom-
panied by aides and experts, includ-
ing Louis Loucheur, minister of lib
Grated regions, and U. A. Avenal, a
member of the supreme economic
council. for France; Sir Robert Horne,
chancellor Of the exchequer, and Sir
Laming Worthington-Evans. secre-
tary of state for war. for Great Brit
ain; the Marquis Della loretta, for
eign minister. for Italy; Viscount Ishii
for Japan and Premier Theunys for
Belgium.
The sessions are being held in the
yacht club. where private apartments
have been fitted up for M. BRAND and
Mr.. Lloyd George. The council room
is adorned with tapestries and pic
lures brought from Raris. some OF
which figured in the decorations Of
the cloakroom of the French foreign
office, where the peace negotiations
were held.