Evening star., 1922-12-12
French Represented Holding
British Might Make Ap-
proaches Before Jan. 2.
"DISCREET INQUIRIES"
ARE REPORTED PENDING
Officials Here Again Point Out
Position of Government as Yet
Is Unchanged.
r., the Associated Press.

I'S lGe Associated freSS-
LONDON. December 12.-The belief
that Great Britain intends to sound out
the American governments willing
ness to take some such action in ref
erence to allied debts as the possible
cancellation of the French debt is as
serted by the Daily Telegraph's diplo-
matte expert.
The French delegation to the ad-
Journed premiers' conference was rep
resented last night as holding that the
British might approach the United
States before the January meeting
of the premiers to ascertain whether
America would be willing to consider
either cancellation of the French debt
or participation in a conference for
consideration of such a step.
Discreet Inquiries.
In this connection the Telegraph
correspondent says:
1t is the intention OF the British
government. pending resumption of the
tnteraliied conversations. to make dis
Greet inquiries in Washington. either
through Ambassador Harvey or Am
t-..'a which the American Treasury
ID he inclined to take toward its
European debtors other than ourselves,
IT and after Great Britain had definite
ly decided to remit the French and
Italian debts to this country"
The writer. however. quotes French
sources as indicating the unlikelihood
that Premier Poincare, in stressing
the words European debts in his
ccmmunique last evening". implied
that Europe intended to settle her
own debts without soliciting aid from
the other side of the Atlantic.
Comment Is DOleful.
With the exception OF this isolated
statement. the London newspapers
sent. refrained from any comment and
Speculations covering the possibility
of Americas becoming a participator
in the settlement Of Europe's none
tary troubles
Comment on the adjournment of
the conference is rather doleful.
While the newspapers try to build
hope on the fact that the conversa-
tions are to be resumed. they do not
conceal a fear that the impossibility
of harmonizing the allied views will
again he manifested in Paris. The
hope is generally expressed that the
'erval to prevent complete collapse
of the entente. All commentators
make it clear that whatever happens,
Great Britain will have no share in
occupying the Ruhr.
Await Laws Statement.
American official circles in London
are awaiting Prime Minister Bonar
l dto S-
house Of commons Thursday for veri-
fication or denial Of the report that
oveTtures are to be made Immediately
TO Washington with the object of de-
termining whether the United States
is ready to reconsider her stand on
the question of the cancellation Of a
portion of the interallied debts pro-
viding Great Britain cancels the
French debt
Mission Leaves December -.
In British official circles it was
pointed out today that Stanley Bald
win. the chancellor of the exchequer.
and the British t-funding com
mission would leave for the United
States December 27 for discussion of
the whole question of the allied debts.
This consultation will be too late
for the next premiers' conference, but
problem was SO broad that 1t could
not be easily settled by telegraph be-
fore the meeting of the premiers was
reconvened.
The British financial mission will
include. besides Mr.. Baldwin and his
staff. NJ. c. Norman. governor of the
Bank of England. and his staff, and
Rowe Dutton. adviser to the treasury.
Visiting Premiers Leave.
All the visiting premiers and their
delegations left London today Many
London fascist. in picturesque head
dress and black shirts. went to the
Victoria station to see Premier Mus
solini of Italy off.
The reply of the allied premiers to
the latest German proposals on rep
arations was dispatched to Berlin last
night in the from of brief but cour-
teous note from Prime Minister Bonar
Jaw to Chancellor Cuno.
Mr.. Bonar Law declared. with an ex-
preston of sincere regret, that in
,he existing circumstances the pro-
posals did not offer a solution Of the
reparations difficulties.
NO PROPOSAL RECEIVED.