The Washington herald., 1922-01-17
New French Premier Lays
Groundwork For
Negotiations.
PAYMENT DEMAND
MAY BE PRESSED
Support Of Parliament
Only Needed Before For
: eign Policy Is Stated.

PARIS. Jan. 1S.-Premier Poin-
care has assumed control of the
French foreign ONCE and has held
his first discussion of the Euro
pean situation with Lord Curzon
His interview with the British for
eign minister, It is understood
was little more than an exchange
OF general views on Anglo-French
relations, laying the groundwork
for further negotiations.
Once the new government has
received unmistakable support from
parliament. which meets Thursday
it is expected that one Of the
basic principles of the nations
new foreign policy will be dis.
closed-a demand for tho recog.
nized right of France to occupy
German territory on the Rhine
until the last mark of the Ger.
man indemnity is paid. ever
though that occupation may ex'
tend beyond the fifteen years pre-.
scribed by the Versailles treaty
Future Basis In Principle.
Recognition of this principle
which the Poincare group consider
an unqualified right of the French
nation, probably will form ths
basi. of all future discussions with
Lloyd George, and unless there Ia
to be a hard and fast alliance
with Great Britain any treaty be-
tween the two nations must In
clude that provision.
Premier Poincare took over tht
active supervision Of the foreign
once half an hour ahead OF tht
stipulated time. Upon his arriva
Al the DUAL d'Orsay. Poineart
went into a lengthy consultation
with Former Premier BRAND IL
preparation for his coming inter
view with Lord Curzon.
Il is understood that in thrr
preliminary talk Poincare and
Curxon took under constderation
the Nssr Eastern sltuatiSh and the1
cautipusly nttaeked 5the Anglo
Freuch crisis.
n ia believea that the British
foreign minstef found Poinoare un-
able TO agp<e whole-heartedly upon
England,x price for an alliance. 70
which tBriand was practically com
mit<ed before his recall from
Cannes.
1t is known that Poincare wants
to arrange a treaty, but that he de-
sires a more or. less even trade
Concessions by France in the mat
ter Of her naval strength or Oh
reparations are out OF the question
unless Poincare can. extract from
the British something far more
substantial than was promised to
Briand. -
ConAdence vete Prospect.
well-informed members of the
chamber OF deputies predict that
when the parliament meets Thurs
day the new cabinet will be sup
ported by a confidence vote Of prac.
ticaIly $50 votes out of the 6:s In
the chamber.
At the same time. there may b,
violent interruptions from the Com.
munists and other elements Of th'
left, owing to the general hostility
OF the Socialist press.
The transfer Of power Monday
was without ceremony and without
incident. BRAND presented Poin-
care to the personnel of the foreign
office, then bundled his personal ef'
fects. including all his tobacco
jars. into an automobile, which wal
waiting to take them to the privacy
Of the former premier's bachelo
apartments. Under similar circum-
stances. the other new cabinet mem
bers took over their posts.
1t is understood that Poincare II
considering the creation of the new
post of secretary general to the
war ministry to be filled ethel
by Marshal Fayolle or Marsha
Petain