The New York herald., 1922-02-07
LONDON DISPLEASED
With PARIS TERMS
French Plan for Attendance at
Economic Parley Opposes
British Policy.
EMBARRASSING PREMIER
Fear of Early Crisis Passes. but
Lloyd Georges Position
Difficult.
EMBARRASSING PREMIER
BY JOHN NH. STUART.

Special Cable 10 TIrr NEw YonK HERALD.
Copyright, 1899, by THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Feb. q.
Genoa and India promise TO share
in the limelight with Ireland at the
opening of the House of Commons to-
morrow. The French Charge d'Affaires
handed tonight Frances terms for
attendance at the Genoa conference
to Eyre Grow, permanent Under Sec
retary to the Foreign Office. Judging
by unofficial comment on the note, it
Ii gathered that it is not completely
satisfactory to the British Govern
ment. IT IS described as running di-
rectly athwart in some respects, the
broad general lines of the policy for
the reconciliation of Europe, upon
which the LLOYD George Government
will have to fight for it's life before
the revivified opposition in Parliament
tomorrow.
While Mr.. Lloyd George will have TO
defend the foreign policy of his ad-
ministration in general terms. his Gov
ernmcnt would be subjected to an al
most equally sharp attack if the op-
position got the idea that those gem
cral terms would lead either TO a spc-
cifc break with France or to the de-
cadence of the Entente.
Hence the failure to reach complete
istration within the last twenty -four
hours has c,lused a distinct cmbarra SIS
mcnt to Downing Street II Is contended
in quarters close to the Government that
there is no doubt full understanding
with France can be reached given time
and that Il is likely the Prime Minister
viii have to rely upon the full force
of his party discipline tomorrow 70
muster the backing which will enable
him to carry on. There Is no doubt he
can muster that backing. for with a CO.
alition majority of $50 in the House Of
Commons. the total of defections' will
have to be heavy indeed to enable the
opposition to make real impression.
The news that comes out of India TO-
right is the gravcst thus far. with stories
OF sIauEntered H3frlSODS OF pOl1Ct. II u
here the opposition 10 the Government;
Is most likely to make its bitterest as
sault. possibly demanding the rcsigna-
ton OF Il. :. Montague. Secretary OF
state for India. II IS conceivable that
Mr.. Lloyd George will be able to state
that negotiations are pending both with
ireland and France which warrant the
continuation Of confidence I'm his Gov
crnment. But India is likely to produce
a demand for u clean cut declaration OF
policy which the Government so far has
shown itself incapable of giving.
Late tonight il had not been decided
whether Mr.. Lloyd George or Winston
Churchill the Colonial Secretary. would
assume the responsibility of answering
their Irish critics; but the probability
is that the Prime Minister will take the
opportunity TO make a single speech de-
Tending his general policy, while the de-
tails will be left either to Mr. Churchill
o. Austen Chamberlain. leader In the
House. or possibly to Mr.. Montagu. II
that Is true. Mir Lloyd George may be
counted upon TO make one OF his great
es. efforts-a fighting effort with his
gloves off.
In coalition quarters tonight II was
said that all fear of the early precipita-
ton of governmental crisis may be
discounted but II was admitted that the
situation may become critical at almost
any later stage of the coming session.