Evening star., 1922-01-03
SESSION AT CANNES
MAY END FRICTION
Effect on Arms Conference
AWaited-America Will
"Sit In" at Game.
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

In arms conference circles here the
belief Is growing that the meeting Of
the allied supreme council at Cannes
may have a bearing upon some phases
of the Washington conference. now
drifting between disappointment and
doubht. The effect looked for Is favor
able in its application to the arms con-
ference. special hope arising in the d.
rection of added naval limitation.
Attention was attracted here to the
statement of Premier BRAND yester-
day that an alliance, political and
defensive, between Great Britain and
France is desirable. 1t is thought
by diplomats that IL such an outcome
follows the meeting of Premier
BRAND and Premier Lloyd George
France would Immediately adopt a
more liberal policy as to restriction
of submarine construction.
Cable dispatches report M. BRAND
as having issued a statement strongly
recommending pact or alliance be-
tween his country and Great Britain,
and indicating that it would relieve
the entire European situation first
! and have an application to the sub
| marine question and also possibly to
Paclnc ana1rS.
Would Please Americans.
1t is believed the American govern
| ment would receive with profound
qualification the recession Of France
from her present attitude on naval
limitation. and would incline to the
view that the peace Of the world
would be enhanced thereby. 1t is also
thought that the present state of irri-
tation against France. ensendered by
her attitude. would quickly give way
among the American people to a
happy restoration Of the cordial SEN
timent existing up to the time the
French spilled the navy beans"
Naturally. it is not contemplated
here that an Anglo-French under
by NJ. BRAND would include the
United States, as the condition of
American political sentiment at this
time precludes such a contingency.
| The United States, for the purposes
of the meeting Of the supreme council,
Is, so far as the official record will
show. 1t is we'll understood here,
however, that the "out of court" par
| ticipation Of Ambassador Harvey,
designated as an observer, may have
far-rsaching effect.
1t is expected that he will take part
| in many unofficial conversations with
the British and French premiers and
especially with the leading financiers
| and economists who constitute the
outer circles of the Cannes meeting.
! Keen Interest In Results. 4
With Europe in debt to the United
States to the extent Of more than ten
billions of dollars. it cannot be denisd
that this country has keen interest
in any developments that will restore
economic conditions in Europe aud
tend to improve the political sela-
tions Of the overseas nations,
While one section OF political
thought In this country is constantly
| on guard against the United states
taking a hand in European a6aira.
another large element, which includes
republicans Of influence, is convinced
| that the United States cannot escape
| a certain measure of parttcipatior, n
events and developments over there.
1t is regarded as immaterial what 1t
| is called, for purposes of official rec
ord, observing" or what not, the fac<
| 10 held to be that the United Stafoe n
'sitting In" on thA htg Eamo 10 Sc
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