The Washington herald., 1922-01-15

LiOYDCEORGE
AND POINCARE
Premiers Talk of Wreck
OF Cannes Conferences
Half Hour in Paris.
DECIDE TO WAIT
ON NEW CABINET
Paris Government Refs
tablishment Practically
Completed Now.


standing for united, reconstructsd
Europe. and the other for a French
nationalist policy somewhat mar
ROVER - met tonight TO sc. what
could be saved from the wreck Of
the Cannes conference.
Tho meeting OF the British pre-
mier and the French statesman.
who probably will head the next
French government, was fraught
with tremendous possibilities A
serious disagreement between these
two would imperil all Europe
Lloyd George and Poincare we're
In private conference for half an
hour at the British embassy this
evening. II was announced that be-
cause the proposed Poincare govern
ment had not been formally estsb-
lished. the French leader and the
British premier were unable TO
ccme to any definite decisions.
The two statesmen discussed vsri-
Gus Franco British questions which
are pending. including the proposed
defensive pact
Less Agreeable Tia. BRAND.
Lloyd George. IL was understood.
found Poincare much less disposed
to agree 10 his (Lloyd GEORGE plans
than was BRAND. particularly on
two points. These were:
i. Conditions upon which Russia
should be admitted to the Genoa
economic conference.
.. EnEiand's demands for French
military reductions In exchange for
the defensive pact.
Lloyd George was Understood to
have given Poincare to understand
that England was especially inter
ested In q reduction Of Frances
naval and submarine aspirations "a
a nrst condition to the pact.
The two being unable to agree
upon these two major points, the
-conversation" was adjourned nm
I'll che Poincare ministry SHAH hays
been formed when the French
statesman. who then viii be premier
and able to speak for France, will
REQUEST q renewal OF the discussion.
Returning to E.ssnA.
Lloyd George leaves for London
tomorrow morning. His FIRST con.
ference today was with Aristide
BRAND. who resigned with his gov
eminent, on ThurAday.
BRAND met Lloyd George at the
Care de Lyons. when the Brifirh
premier's train arrived from
Cannes. His going 70 the station
was courtesy such as 10 usually
extended to distinguished visitors,
although there still exists the possi-
bility that BRAND might come back
to power IL -Poincare failed TO win
the support OF the French senate.
Despite strong opposition from the
left, however, 1t appeared tonight
Polncare had been successful in
organizing HIS proposed ministry.
The important posts were filled and
formal announcement of the new
governments roster was expected to
be made tomorrow night
Poincare has gathered about aim
some Of the leading statesmen Of his
country. Andre Magfnot. minister
Of pensions In the BRAND cabinet,
will MI, the post Of war minister un-
der the new premier. Manufy has
accepted the disputed post OF min
lister Of the interior: Delasteyre, has
agreed TO be minister OF finance.
vivfani Refuses Pest.
Rene viviani. former premier ana
member of the French delegation
to the Washington arms confer
ence. refused to accept the poet of
minister Of Justice In the Poincare
government Andre Tardieu to-
nigh twas said to be stili consider
ing an invitation to become min
lister for the Liberated rerionx
The proposed governments wouad
be strongl nationalist, fayoring a
policy OF France for Frenehmen,-
and the forcing of the last possible
penny in payments from Germany.
1t was believed possible. how
ever. that Poincare could meet
Lloyd George half way In the. mat
ter Of establishing an Anglo
French defensive past, and that
this might be .consummated dexpite
the divergent views OF the two
yeaders. France, as a whole, 10
anxious to be signatory to such
q pact, despite the technical op-
position which resulted In the resiE-
nation Of BRAND. The French want
the security which such an alliance
would assure, but they want the
pact framed in such a way as TO
make 1t appear they are. protect
ing England Just as much a. Eng
land Is protecting them.
In an article on the proposed
AngloFrench alliance on defense.
written before he accepted the
task Of forming the new ministry,
Poincare wsote: - = :,
AN Angio-French pact would be
most desirable, but before contrast
ing II we ought TO settle the diver.
gence In our views. ~
Assistanee Not stfpelsSel-
"The promise of military dssist-
ance made In 1913 by America and
Great Britain had the serious draw
back that It did not state TO what
extent aid in event of aggression
would be extended. nor the rapidity
with which that aid would be forth
coming. We must, In the new
treaty, avoid clauses which would
result in similar objections.
safety requires that combined
English. French and BELGIAN armies
not only hold back. but prevent
German aggression.
'Tf the Angio-French alltsnesl
were concluded without total az
cord regarding the attftude 10 be
adopted by the two countries at
Genoa. as weii as towards the ultl-
mate settlement Of the German
debt problem. & would be aserfous
misfortune. Il would tie our lanls