New-York tribune., 1922-02-03
Paris Turning
To Moderate
World Policy
Foincare's Incorporating
Attitude Shifting as Tie
Finds Practical Difficult.
lies Spoil Theories
Now Wi'l;ngto Cooperate
Readiness Cor Rccons.ruc-
fion May Even Bring the
1. :. TO Gcnon Meeting
BY Wilbur T orrest

BY Wilbur Forrest
ssc~ir c7,'s - y'hc T~saua<
Cor. right. les9. Nsa York Tri0uns tins.
PARIS. Fob. 2. TIE uncomprouisin.,
policy o. TIC poincare government.
onunciatcd when the new Cabinc; took
ofico less than a month ago, is apuar-
emily swinging around to practical.
moderate basis it wa said to-day in
author itative quarters 50 general is
tho trend. it : sale. tAat France may
be able - participants without reserv4-
I ton in The recon struct:on Of EuYopc,
bring the forthccming Near Fast cor
ference 20 a auccessfu! conc lus ion, wipc
ont differences With the British rovcrr-
Tent and make possibi" pan European
ensemble at Genoa in March tha. may
oyercome American objections to taking
hand IN tho conference there. But be-
tore tne Senon meeting all other out
standing problems must ne cleared Nh.
Premior Poincare's initial and iies
clai impulse was ,g declare that tier
many must pay III r-l22 the more than
1000 ,0oc, 600 gold marks She owed. and
France reserved the ,igh; to enforce
,h's payment. The Preuer's opinion
Is ooW swinging TO q rore practioal
point Of vicW. It * SAL. He now has
Erasred the impossbilitv or ;nis. and
instead has cnvisasea more inportant
scheme by which payments due from
Germany III tnc future can be E'araN
,ecd
Ma, .scscpt No -atorirn
There Joro il is understood. The
French government is preparing 30 ac-
ccpt moratorium for the German ya1'
h'll payments. either such as proposed
hay .l1,.t-. !. !
Heparationa Commissi0n
nc Judicial opposition to the N1s io~
Fr'Hch pact has changed TO the rcaizA-
;ior THAT a solid a~reerrcNt betwecn
France and Great Britain IS TAI uo,
only 20 European peace, but t9 t.u-
iopean rsconstruction. Thus. the pact
becomes realty. although! there nay
possibly be some further conce s5ious
from both side, OF The Channel.
The French judicial view OF tho Near
East dispute has been that France
signed an unatersblo treaty with due
Turks. bu, this view has been super
sedsd by determination not to lot
t"chnlcaiitias sand in the wav Of an
agreement among The Allies at tho Near
east conference IN Paris on February g.
With these problems definitely settled
before the Genoa meeting there arc
vcry strong Indications that Frances
hitherto almost adanlant refusal to
deal with the Russian Soviet govern =
nent on judicial grounds that Russia
ls ruled BY a des Dotc minority has
changed 20 the attitude that TIE
Soviets-- whatever thsir previous record
and however diatas'ef',l seems parley
with them after ali are sort Of e<~
listing govorNr ental entity which mus
ne dealt with ii Europe is 20 regain it's
heaitil.
Preparing Frances Program
French expert are already a. work
OH Frances program st Genoa. which
contains severa' propos ais tnat arc OK
pectod to 20 loNG way toward asslir-
ing the success Of the meeting The
impression prevails here that the date
al the conference Will he postponed
little. but that the first session viii
ind Poincare heading the French dele
cation. Vivian viii take the lead
when the Prtmler's duties call him back
to Paris
Premier poincare's decision 10 switch
policies ls based on his hoief that
unless European affairs are Abducted
soon the Continent ylN be in q dss-
perate plight. Unrest is apparent
everywhere. A general revolution
Threatens in Austria. A nation vide
iailroad strike has been declared in
Germany. Two cabinets have noc,.
ovcrthrown il Ru11ania in the past
month as & result of unrest among the
peasants. Bank failures havc been
numerous IN Switzerland, which ortli-
narliy II so stable. Added to tteqn
difficulties are the chronic Greco Turk
Upper Siesia, Niina and Serbo Alban
ian controversies, to say nothing of
differences between Great Britain and
France. 't is these circumstances
which hsvc led the Premier to take =
more moderate view and which will en-
nble MIN SO retain his majority in the
Cha'nber of Deputies despite his sud
den swing 70 new policies.
PARIS. Feb lBy The Associated
Press - France will De officially repre-
sented al the international economi,
and financial conference in Genoa
early next month. The assurance of
Frances attendance was given IN =
con- mmuninue from The Foreign Office
which does not say III so many words
that France will be rcNrosented. hut
let's it be understood that shc s al
ready committed a. member Of the
Supreme Couuci.
Tho statement is in The foru, OF 2
denial that Premier Poincare had
telographed yesterday 10 Premier
honomi, OF italy. accepting his invita-
tion to the conference.
'rou The T'i5s4e's Epropcnn Bpreas
Copyright, ls22, Nsw Vorl. Tribune Jn,
LONDON. Feb. 2.-T}e fall Of the
Italian Cabinet, to-dsy. it is said in
auth or'tati,o circles here, Will not IN
te1f-ro with the assembling Of tho ia
terHaNoual economic conference "a
Ceooa. roV, scheduled for March s !.
is explained that thc Italian Social
reinocratc party which il most likely
t. succeed to roTcr in Rome. favors
the holding OF the conference, AND
that therefore shift IN ministries
VIII no1 interfere with the plans for it,
Prendergost Tells y omen
4. $. Should S;s ot Eenou
William a. Prendergast. chairman Of
the Public Service Comm ssou and for