New-York tribune., 1922-01-10
European Alliance Pos
sibly VIII Take in Bel
gium and Italy; King
Georges Advice Sought
BRAND Takes Leaf
From Hughes Book
He Seeks 10 Bring Great
Powers into Agreement
Before Including z Others
BY Wilbur F orrest

CANNES, Jan. 9.-The long-pro-
jected Franco British alliance moved
rapidly toward eonsumnation at the
meeting between the Allied premiers
to-day, with the probability that its
scope would be enlarged into COM
pact including Belgium and Italy.
Furthermore. it developed that
France is not asking an agreement
with England solely for her own
protection, but is willing to assure
immediate intervention by France
against airy Continental power that
shall attack England in the future,
even if by way Of the air, or with
methods not yet forcseen in scientific
warfare.
France. in other words, is ready to
act on reciprocal basis. it was dc
clared by officials close to the pre-
miers. Premier BRAND believes that
France, with an army and other
means Of protection, can be of great
aid to British safety if the two ma
tons combine.
Kings Advice Sought
Premier Lloyd George is understood
to favor more general agreement
than the one originally considered be-
tween Great Britain and France for the
protection of the latter country and is
not INCLINED to pledge the dominons to
4.hY fo11et-i tarr pr;r alliance S-ill.out
advlce. Nhila Brianu WAS senaln.. -
long ''io sage to President Nillefsaa
Tonight Lloyd George was Gisratching
sbeaf Of communications to London.
one Of which sought the advice OF
King George on The form of the pact
now under discussion. Lloyd George
also asked the counsel Of members OF
the Cabinet remaining in England and
conferred with others now present in
Cannes.
The presence of Premier Bonomi OF
Italy and the Marquis Della loretta.
the Italian Foreign Minister. with the
French and British Premiers on tn
golf links this morning lent strength
to the belief that Italy would be asked
to come into the Franco British alliance
Immediately.
ever, when the Tribune CORE ponocnt
was informed from source close to
Premier BRAND that he was adopting
tactics which he had learned and cone
to admire at the Washington confer
cnce, namely. that to gain the greatest
success obtalnablc in treaty matters
first assure a nucleus of the great
powers and then enlarge the circle
BRAND Seeks Quick Action
N. BRAND proposed TO Lloyd George.
therefore, that England and France
FIRST adopt mutual agreement for
protection Of the Rhine line agains,
aggression the military frontiers Of
Belgium and France and the fronticr
neutral area fifty kilomcters east o
the Rhine. II was in this connection
that NJ. BRAND pointed out the diff
fernce between this plan and that o.
the Versailles Treaty as Offering de-
fense to England
Premier Brands idea of an lmmc-
diate Anglc-French nucleus of new
European peace alliance also is die
t;ted somewhat b. has own poIitic;
position in Paris as we'll as The knowl
edge tnst to attempt to cnlarge it,
scope by bringing in other nations nov
would work a delay because of the un-
certainty that will prevail until aftea
lne Ien9a ,sti:, egonomlc n, conference mas
poe" et relu, ', my 1ile ny "v"or , paa,.! -
,,vl suPpJseu .L 'o' "eaa Mn'h poli.,ea. Yea
',';n ,,,,,, 'no, - no .".; s"s.
En 60 p,ds ~ ro'"r T,p pmns' & ne pos't'on o.
so;ontl s,,.lu ,aa eau p.;and ~ SUI
-, tma.nro,. ni,'"" IN, "
ject to ratification by the parliaments.
Belgium in Automatically
versed With the ather two nre,,,e,s tn-
dau # ,vas va. bel;e~ed that l.aiv had
Gained definite assurance hat she
would he asked to ioin in the Euronean
neace nrogram la,,,r Relg;nn IN tho
ptter baod has not ,ot re- "., nor,',,snd W,
y. Nv e;t',er % s;da She Is however auto
n;atica,iv ;ncIuded IN nact such AZ
nroposed by BRAND because she Al
ready is mjlitarily allied with France
and her frontier is included in Bri-
and's memorandum on the project.
The most certain point in all the