New-York tribune., 1922-08-19
Cabinet Favors Ignoring
British and Requesting
Control of Forests and
Mines i'm the Rhineland
Trade Pool Also
Part of Program
New Policy Seen as No
Breach of the Entente /;
SHINES Organ Favors 1t.
BY Wilbur Forrest
Special coble to The Tribune

HtsWSSi A@hSS anu 0S&MdHy, eatnef
with or without the cooperation of
Downing Street or the other Allied for
sign Offices, is the objective of Frances
new independent policy decided on at
the Cabinet meeting at Rambouillet
Wednesday. The main outlines of this
policy may now be indicated even in
advance of any decision on Germanyis
fsquestion for moratorium by the
gsparation Commission.
After the breakdown of the Allied
conference in London the statesmen
who direct the course of the French
government became unit in convic-
ion that the indirect route of under
asnding with Berlin by way of Lon
don must henceforth be avoided. The
lst three years have shown that the
ilgsrse interests of London and Paris
sways initiate against inter-Allied CO.
asration in the collection of German
asbts
No Negotiations On Yet.
Al independent ~ Franco German
hsss has not reached the stage where
tssetations can be TRANQUILITY carried
% with the German government bat
Viii no willingness to deal In this
isshion Berlin may expect independent
zach measures of sterner sort.
simultaneously with the attempt at
erect negotiation with Berlin the
Esnch government is striving for
icanlnon understanding with the Allies
fegsrding their Indebtedness. The
course of the new policies will doubt
less follow these lines:
The French government will transmit
On its own responsibility note to
Germany stating frankly that France is
not prepared to accept the claim of
insolvency of the German people, and
therefore is determined to have mate
rial guarantees in view of Frances own
financial situation.
viii Ask for Mines and Forests
The note will state that Germany
can chow goodwill relative to the dis
charge of reparations by entering
benevolent agreement with France to
turn over the state mines and forests
IN the Rhineland ard the Ruhr, to-
gether with securities which can be
mutually agreed upon.
otherwise the government will make
y sufficiently clear that it is prepared
70 seize what it deems within its rights
ana confer with Germany afterward.
~ IS understood that the govern
ment not only desires to hold con-
ference with German representatives
Delore being forced to radical meas
safss, out with heads of large German
INDUSTRIES locking for cooperative ar
sssngements for their active participa-
Encouragement for the French direct
nnrgoslation plan comes even from Ber-
sa where the "Deutsche Allgemeine
slsl,ang, organ of Hugo SHINES. in
ssg, ssslhg with the London conference,
says the time has arrived to face
realities and deal directly with France
Inc French government is convinced.
! sae Tribune correspondent is assured,
rat once Berlin understands that
france has ceased to depend on Eng
xa1 for sanction in all reparation
yves the situation will be greatly
Inhed, because if the Germans have
aown bad will in the past it was be-
sase they hoped with England's aid
q, escape paying altogether. While
s.. s view may seem somewhat exag-
ss1ased outside France, it is under
saoa that the French feel that their
ssssasspendent sss policy will lead to clear
p.aasfstanding between Berlin and
ens' which the other Allies will soon
ss;s 49, is better than the constant bick-
s o1 the past few years.
france to Act as Agent
While this means that the counc;,
i @e League of Nations will cease
ssssAise 70 a great extent in it's con-
sssticn with the reparation nroblem
ss;stesmen here are careful to emma,
Il, sss NAT France is seeking no break
ss.a Az ner Allies, and will inform them
! ~ Ky Whatever she is able to collect
gs Sermany will be turned over to
IL; separation Commission for normal
.s,on under the percentages system
;sss french are ready to take matters
assa: saelr own hands with the under
ssEsss that the other Allies are not
tsorss, 70 share the responsibilities
Z 81 81 sney would share in the bene-.
sshs pursuance of its new inter-Allied
yses.ll quincy the government may be ex-
ia q. ~ the near future to summon
eg,,s,ser Allies In an effort to find a
Il solution of the debt problem
sssss necsed with the reparations. In
slss wofds, France is ready to paw
sib4 operations make payment pos
L ssrs. s.uough willing in the mean time
mn liz, 70 some agreement with its
ssed;.nsaieo debtors in favor of its
aaown s. q Details Of the plan are
sabinss 70 nave been sketched at the
i We5nsss meeting at Rambouillet on
Sessn."uay, and discussed by Carlo
Mnista-f When the Italian Foreign
feate 81. passed through Paris en-
sanssao5 ao5 London and Rome.
fseneb - up in a few words the
fsn b,t ttaDinet Is embarking upon al
lilies W. ~ iriendiy policy toward it's
sseard 1a ~ firm and practical policy
i fseaily aerlnans It's success depends
Alies upon the attitude of the other