The New York herald., 1922-06-20
POINCARE ARRANGES
FOR HAGUE
With LLOYD GEORGE
France Participating, to
Take Up Russian Affairs
Where Genoa Left Off.
POLITICS ELIMINATED
Debts Discussion Also Post
poned as Dependent Upon
American Opinion.
NEAR EAST FARLEY NEXT
Franco-British Friendship Re-
vived at Banquet in Down.
ing Street.
NEAR EAST FARLEY NEXT

Special Cable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, bD THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, June 10.
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
Premier Raymond Poincare at an in
formal conversation in Downing Street
to-day cleared thee ground for the
Hague conference, with France par
ticipating, and decided that Tie Hague
should go on with Russian affairs
where Genoa left off. They agreed on
three stipulations:
FIRsT.-That there shall be no
politics
SEcoND.-TEat technical questions
shall be adopted ad referendum.
TH1RD.-That all nations repre-
sented at the conference shall main
tain individual positions. the same
as at Genoa.
The two Premiers. with the Earl Of
Balfour representing Lord Curzon, the
Foreign Secretary. and NJ. Grignon,
M. Poincare's Chief of Cabinet, retired
after luncheon to discuss reparations
as we'll as The Hague. as the most i'm
portant questions, and also interallied
debts and Near East tangles After
the conference. NJ. Poincare said re-
garding debts. that he had told Mr..
Lloyd George no discussion of thst
subject could be in any way advahta-
geous unless America expressed her
views. as botf, Great Britain and
France necessarily must regulate their
attitude according to American opin-
ion. He said that Mr.. Lloyd George
accepted this point of view. and added
that Great Britain was prepared to
fall into line with America.
Repnrntions Held Up.
Reparations also proved to be tam
gle that could not be Strengthened out
at the present time. and NJ Poincare
proposed that the subject be held up
until the conclusions OF the Reparations
Commission were made known and dis
cussion of their recommendations be-
came possible. VI. Poincare was not
prepared to discuss reparations, and Mr..
Lloyd George agreed that the situation \
had changed materially since Germany
made her June payment of $4,000. 900
marks gold. Therefore they reviewed
the reparations situation only superb
ciaily.
Near East problems were only touched
upon, but here the Premiers saw the
necessity of general allied conferences
soon. NJ. Poincare said he would be
free for such conference any time
after July is and would be pleased to
participate. Lloyd George was delighted
at the prospect OF getting together again.
and they Immediately came to an UNDER
standing on a Near East conference.
NJ. Poincare suggested that since Par
lament was meeting late in July IL
" ould perhaps be better to hold the con-
ference in London rather than in France
or in italy. out OF respect for Mr.. Lloyd
George. who, said the French Premier
later, had been forced 70 be away from
his office considerably In recent months.
and therefore he thought IL only fair to
make 1t London. No definite decision
was reached. but It was tacitly UNDER
stood that thesconference would be held
at the earliest convenience when the en-
tire Near Eastern problem, especially the
Greco Turkish tangle, could be solved
Turkish atrocities were discussed to-day,
and It was agreed that something must
be done.
Future of Tangier.
NJ. Poincare's suggestion of the con-
ference probably was due to the fact
that Mr.. Lloyd George made IL plain
that he could not proceed further with
an Anglo-Frei.ch compact until out
standing difficulties, such as the Greek
evacuation OF Asia Minor. the Greek at
titude toward the Turkish Government
and the future OF Tangier. should be
settled. The presence of the Earl OF
Derby former British Ambassador in
Paris. at the luncheon gave rise to
a report that a compact would be dis
cussed. But the Earl was not called
into the conversations. though sir Rob-
ert Stevenson Horne, Chancellor OF the
Exchequer, was called in when repara-
tions were taken UP. French anxiety
over a compact explains, officials be-
lieve NJ. Poincares willingness to have
an allied conference.
The future status of Tangier was not ,
thoroughly treated, but left for the COM
ing conference. The French want the
British 20 withdraw some OF their rights
IN Tangier in favor OF tho French. argu-
ing that the rights which the British
obtained as a result OF the war, In
guarding the Suez Canal. should be con-
firmed in exchange for French suzer-
ainty over Tangier. The British are not
willing to abdicate any inherent rights
which they enjoy by virtue OF pre-war
prreeuents between nations. But Il Is