Evening star., 1922-01-04
Lloyd George and BRAND
Hold Private Meetings to
Plan Program.
SEEK TO REMOVE NEED
FOR SUPREME COUNCIL
Understanding Sought Preparing
Further Questions for Regular
Diplomatic Channels.
BY the Associated Pros

CANNES, Frances, January 4.-To
save Europe from complete economic
dlslntegration and keep the entente
from falling apart are the big tasks
to be undertaken here by Prem.ers
Lloyd George of Great Britain and
BRAND of France. Opening private
conversations today soon after the ar
rival from Paris of NJ BRAND and
Minister of Liberated Regions Lou
cheur, the two premiers began to lay
out the program for the allied sv-
preme council, which convenes here
Friday
Mr. Lloyd George intends that this
shall be the last meeting of the ST.
preme council if there is any way Of
bringing pending questions to a point
"nere they can thereafter be dealt
with by the ambassadors of the allied
powers. Since his arrival he has been
preparing himself for a strenuous
week OF work, during which he is go
ing 10 try to raise the discussion
above all individual differences be-
tween the members of the entente
and apply a remedy from which all
Europe will derive benefit
NJ. BRAND is understood also to IA
vor adoption of broad understand
the situation and then to let the
work proceed through regular diplo-
matte channels, details as to the
application of the terms being left
TO the council of ambassadors.
Much Depends Upon Talks.
whether the two premiers' efforts
to submerge particular contentious in
a general consideration of the ills
OF Europe will succeed depends some
what on the result of their private
talks today and tomorrow in advance
of the council meetings
Experts regard as an encouraging
sign the progress made by the British
project for organization of an inter-
national financial corporation to
deal with credits and exchange and
possibly currency. This is the great
est gain yet made toward settlement
fiancial experts arriving here for the
conference. This question. as we'll as
that OF reparations, will be discussed
by MI Lloyd George and NJ. BRAND
in their private talks. There is
strong expectation that approval of
the draft project adopted at Paris
viii be one of the earliest results Of
the conference.
Premier BRAND and NJ. Loucheur at
the head of the French delegation to
the allied supreme council, on arrival
here received an enthusiastic well
come. NJ. BRAND proceeded to the
Carlton Hotel.
Marquis Curzon, British secretary
OF state for foreign affairs, also ar
rived today. The delegates were
greeted by a mild snowstorm.
The two premiers were well guard
ed from Interruptions as they began
their conversations. No pedestrians
or motorists were allowed to approach
the place unless they could satisfy the
guards they were expected by Mr..
Lloyd George.
Alliance Believed Aim.
The train that brought NJ BRAND
also carried copies of the newspaper
containing the French premier's dec
laration regarding an alliance be-
tween France and England, quoting
him as declaring it the best solution
of the European problem. In the alb
sence of official comment there has
been plenty of talk in and around the
British delegation during the past few
days on this subject, and the British
appeared to be convinced on their ar
rival here that the French policy was
to seek an effective alliance.
Fear was expressed. however, that
the prospects of such an alliance had
been compromised by the effect on
British public opinion of Frances po-
sition on the submarine question.
The arrival of Lord Curzon, British
secretary for foreign affairs. who
came soon after Premier BRAND. was
supposed in quarters close to the con-
ference to mean that, contrary to ex-
pectations, the British objections to
the Angora treaty between France
and the Turkish nationalists would
be discussed here instead of being
left for discussion by the conference
of foreign ministers in Paris.
Premier BRAND seems determined
to limit the agenda of the council
meeting to two questions. separations
and the economic restoration of Gen.
trail Europe. 1t is understood he is
in favor of subsequently calling an
economic conference, at which per-
haps Russia and Germany may be
represented.
Would Shelve Other Matters.
The French delegation feels that
all other subsidiary matters should
be shelved, believing that IL both of
the 9above questions are settled salts
factorily the conference will be sue
cess. indeed.
cation agrees in principle to Ger
many's making four payments of
125,000,000 gold marks each on the
18th of January. February. March
and April, although Premier BRAND
has insisted that nothing binding was
decided with Prime Minister Lloyd
George during the recent conversa-
tions in London, inasmuch as Belgium
and Italy were not represented there.
1t was semi officially stated today,
however. that he consented to a de-
lay of the 1922 German payments, ex-
cept for 500.000,000 gold marks. as
we'll as to other measures intended to
relieve Germany, such as fixing the
price of reparations coal at the low
est limit Of French and British cur