Evening star., 1922-11-29
Cabinet Fails to Act on Pro-
gram Of Aggression-Six or
Eight Weeks to Decide.
STAND IS PREDICATED
UPON THREE PROMISES
Need to Satisfy People and to Re-
assure Other Nations Stressed.
Announcement Hits Franc.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. November 29.-The French
ministerial policy toward Germany as
incorporated in the plan for occupa-
ton of the Ruhr industrial district
and control of the Rhineland appears
to be based upon three primary ideas:
First. the government must satisfy
the French people now :hat the Ger
man obligations award France are
not to be allowed to drift Indefinitely
without government action.
Second. the French government. by
it's patience and its repeated delays.
will show Great Britain. America and
neutral countries that it has not act
ed hastily or imperialistically.
Third. that If during the next six
or eight weeks there should be no
payments being adopted by Germany
alone or with the assistance OF allied
or neutral countries. then France
may be compelled to act.
Failed to Take Vote.
The cabinet examined the plan at
its meeting yesterday. discussed 1t
and generally approved OF 1t. but ola
not take a vote on it. for the reason
it is expla med. that there is no pur-
pose or occasion to act upon the plan
Immediately.
Inquiry in various quarters today
indicates that the utterances of the
French press yesterday with regard
to cabinet action on the plan were
based upon information derived from
members OF the government and
which ii was designed should be pub
lished to reassure the French public
that reparations We're not being neg
lected. The adverse effect abroad
upon opinion and upon foreign eX-
change. however. appears to have
caused the issuance of the govern
ments general denial of the exact
ness of the details OF the plan.
Plnn Called Dangerous.
In American and British repara-
tions circles Poincare's direct ac-
ton threat is believed dangerous to
both France and Germany. Total col
lapse of Germany, financially and
industrially, would Immediately fol-
low the carrying out of such a
scheme. it is contended. and the net
get little or nothing and would ruin
her own credit in the bargain.
The fall of the franc to a denger-
ously low level would also result. ac-
cording to the British and American
experts, who point out that mere ar
nouncement of Poincare's plan this
morning caused the franc to break
from 63 francs to 65 francs 81 CEN
times to the pound sterling.
1t is impossible to MAKE NJ. Poia-
cares proposed reparations program
effective at this time. in the opinion
of the British and Americans. There
Is not a chance, it is stated. of rails
ing a large loan at present. and ].
Pierpont Morgan. just before his de-
parture for home last week. is said
to have regretfully confirmed this
view.
Mussolini Believed Opposed.
The position Of Signor Mussolini the
new Italian premier. on the repara-
tions question is as yet unknown Of
ficially, but there have been indica-
tions that he is opposed. to direct ac-
ton.
Two principal reasons are giver by
Lucian Chassaigne, foreign editor of
lie Journal. for the government IS
drafting a plan for direct action. 1t
was imperative. he says. for France
to answer 1.-The provocative attitude"
of Chancellor Cuno Of Germany, which
confined the French belief thar Ger
many does not intend to pay if she
can avoid 1t. NJ. Chassaigne adds, how
ever:
We may as we'll say-for we have
nothing to fear from the truth-that
last weeks meeting between the
Belgian ministers and Premier Poin-
h NN@ hot
was hoped for" (This refers to the
nroposed Brussels conference for
consideration of reparationS and al
lied war debts. which France has
been pressing to have held.)
Press Differs on Issue.
LIE Journal today again outlines
the Ruhr- -Rhineland plan, as previ-
ously published. disregarding the
foreign office denial. This attitude
toward the official communiqus also
was adopted by a number of other
newspapers. The cablegram. repre-
sentine financial circles. deals edi-
torially with the plan as a settled
policy.
The French government is not even
ready to act against Germany in the
event of delays in future reparations
ravments. the Petit Parisien says to-
day. France, adds the paper, has
no intention of taking the slightest
Initiative before consulting the al
lies. No decision regarding methods
~ coercion was reached at yester-
davis cabinet meeting, the newspaper
The L'Eclair gathered similar in
formation from 1.-The highest person
ajity at the Quay D'Orsay." together
with a denial that the cabinet had
approved of a plan drawn up for the
Occupation of the Ruhr.
Premiers' Meeting Important.
Following the announcement of the
cabinets plan for occupation of the
Ruhr district in the event France
does not obtain satisfaction before
January Is, the meeting Of premiers,
which will probably be held in Paris
early next week, has assumed con-
s1derably more Importance.
The presence of Prime Minister
Bonar Law at the conference now
seems assured. but the participation
of Premier Mussolini Of Italy Is not
yet confirmed.
M. Poincare has a definite plan to
place before the premiers. and es-
pecially before Mr.. Bonar Law. This
plan, which was approved at the cab
met meeting today, provides for a
q reasonable figure, probabl 10000
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