The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-19
BRAND Resigns, His Arrange.
ments With Lloyd George
Being Opposed.
CANNES PROGRAM IS UPSET
PoIneare Invited 70 Form New French
MInistry-May Fight German Mora.
torIum-senate, BY Close Vote,
ssats Nswbsrry Of Michigan,
! With a Rebuke.
BY EDWARD w. PickARD

~ EO"NuO W. ViNNAuO
FRANCE spilled the beans last week.
= BRAND and his cabinet are out.
Poincare is forming a new ministry
with himself as its head. All the
doings Of the meeting Of the supreme
council at Cannes are nullifed, at
least for the present. Plans for the
economic and financial conference
may have to be revised. The Ger
mans probably will be called on by the
French to make the reparations pay
ments when they are due or suffer the
penaltys
Lloyd George at Cannes had agreed
that Great Britain would make a
treaty guaranteeing France against at
tack by Germany, provided, however,
that the French ministry Of marine
and the British admiralty should reach
a complete agreement on submarines
and other naval craft, and provided
also that the French and British gov
ernments should make their foreign
policies conform, especially in the near
east. He required, too, that France
cooperate in restoring world econom-
les and finances and agree to deal
with Soviet Russia. These conditions
all meant yielding by France to
British policies and at once storm
Of opposition arose In Paris. BRAND
hurried to that city and after telling
the cabinet all about what he had
done and engaging In heated con-
troversy with President Millerand,
went before the chamber of deputies
and presented the entire program, tell
ing its members they could take it or
leave it. Then he bluntly announced
the resignation of the ministry with
out waiting for vote.
Poincare, the main point of whose
policy is Germany must pay" was in
vited to form new cabinet and got
busy at once. 1t was understood that
Count Lasteyrie would be minister of
finance. He recently investigated con.
ditions in Germany and believes the
Germans can pay the Preparations with
out moratorium provided their bud
get is properly balanced and sufficient
taxes are imposed to bring their taxa
tion totals up to the level Of those
paid In France.
In all the European capitals and In |
Washington there was something akin |
to CONSERVATION when the news from
Paris was received The conference at |
Cannes automatically came to an end.
The American government, which had
not decided whether or not to accept |
the invitation to take part in the |
Genoa conference, halted consideration |
of the question until there are further |
developments. The German cabinet !
saw the chance for a moratorium fad
ing and was CORRESPONDENCE despon.
dent. The English were reticent but
plainly indignant and relations be-
tween them and the French, severely
strained tor several years, were not
improved.
= Nf1N dll1cu oupAVAC SVuuSAA uCCAuCu
i that an economic conference to
deal with the restoration of Europe
should be held in Genoa in March,
and that both Germany and Russia
should be invited to send representa-.
Ives. No sooner did this news reach
Moscow than the soviet government
fastened to accept the invitation that
lad not been formally extended.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin wired the
ouncil that the central executive com.
nittee would proceed to select the
elegates and would give them the
aost extended powers. OF course
here was no doubt that Germany would
ccept the invitation Of the council
nd the Japanese delegates to the