New-York tribune., 1922-06-19
Decision to Share i'm Con.
ference Reached byPoin.
care After All.Day Dis.
cussiOn With His Aids
Premiers' Meeting
Now Less Difficult
Reparations Expected To
BE Main Theme of His
Talk With Lloyd George
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LONDON. June 1s.-The French gov.
eminent has decided n continue n
take part IN the conference at The
Hague, II was learned here tonight
after Premier Poinearo had finished a
day-long consultation with the French
representatives. who came TO London n
decide upon the policy to be pursued
In these circumstances the converse.
tions slated for tomorrow between
Premier Lloyd George and Poincars
will be held with better prospects Of
success than seemed probable yester-
day.
The meeting of the two premicrs
which is the first since their confer
enee al Boulogne. will cover = wide
range Of subjects important 70 the har-
mony Of The Hague and will include
reparations. Aside from this the mat
ter OF an Anglo-French pact in the
Near East and Tangier will be taken up
The Hague is hopeless. the Near
East question blocked and tho Anglo
French pact shelved. Tangier has not
been touched and the question Of
repara. .ions is a. fresh as ever" This
4, the lsconic report given out last
night from French source closely In
touch with Premier Poincare.
Britain Remains Hopeful
still. in view Of the news to-nigh;
that France is ready 10 g. on with The
Hague conference. the British are not
inclined 20 accept such a gloomy in
terpretation Of the situation. Il is
felt that meeting Of the two premiers
will give more cheerful turn TO the
prospects.
The questions involved In the Near
East and Tangier. which were raised by
Frarce in the form Of British com
pensaton for the control OF the Suez
under the Anglo Egyptian pact. are re-
garded here as subordinate 10 the mat
ter OF reparations. since the Anglo
French pact does not come up untif the
other questions are settled.
Il ia known here that the committee
OF Allied experts nt The Hague has
been evading actual contact with the
Russian problem until the attitude o.
the French becomes known. and tho
principal subject OF discussion between
The two premiers viii be reparHtions.
From the british standpoint this cues
tion is capable OF settlement only by
linking II with the problem of the
whole Allied debt and handling It as
one. This view IS emphatieally es-
pressed by British officials mere 10.
night. and II is certain that Lloyd
George will impress IL upon Poineare
AZ luncheon tomorrow.
Press Backs Lloyd George
The government press is backing up
this line OF approach strongly to-day.
and IN all quarters il is insisted that
Poincare's reception in London should
satisfy French public opinion inst
Crea, Britain is not unmindful OF the
interests OF her neighbor.
THE French and British policies
have lately tended 10 separate. but
.hers still - n strong desire In the
hearts Of the people here 20 see the
aid co-op>ration restored" says THE
SUNDAY Times" ITO revive memories
Of the grim DAYS when the two nations
struggled together may be a reminder
that there is bond betwes, France
and England that nothing can ehace
and nothing ought 20 weaken.
In the view Of "The Observer which
=, known 10 be in close touch with
Lloyd George. Poineare's visit and tho
bankers report offer a practical start
ine point TO establish the whole POSI-
tior OF debts and indemnties.
Even without the cooperation OF
America a practical agreeglent is pos
sible." says "The Observer "and II
is certain in any case that America
will hold aloof until the two countries
have reached at least a provisional ae-
cord on the questions which have d.
ylded them most deeply"