Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-10
French AGAIN BALK.
over PREPARATIONS
Cabinet Reported to Disagree
With Brands Solution
OF Problem
DEFENSE PACT IN BALANCE
By the Associated Press

Cannes. France. Jan. 1O.--Thc
French Cabinet. il was rumorcd hero
this afternoon. does not agrrc with
Premier BRAND and VI. Louchcur on
fhc rparationS solution submitted by
them, and II may be necessary for thc
Supreme Council to reconsider con.
clusions already arrived at
Premier BRAND and NJ IouCheur,
after q hurried consultation with mem
hers of the French delegation. went to
call upon Prime Minister Lloyd George
this afternoon.
BRAND and Lloyd George considered
the advisabiity of making pubic tho
memorandum of their talk in London
regarding the proposed pact for the
protection of France.
Notification of Endorsement by the
British Cabinet of the written pledge
binding Great Britain Immediately TO
aid France TO the full extent of her
military and naval resources in case Of
aggression by Germany is expected from
London by tonight.
The pact. agreed upon by Premier
BRAND for France and Prime Minister
Lloyd George for Great Britain. was
telegraphed to the British capital last
night.
The Council planned recess today
until =. NJ, while a sub committee
engages in the delicate task Of framing
an invitation to the forthcoming inter
national financial and economic con.
ference to n country which has already
formally accepted.
The situation arose from the action of
the Russian Soviet Government. which
in Its eagerness TO be represented at the
Genoa meeting. sent a regular accept
ance to the Councils tentative query if
an invitation would be acceptable under
certain conditions.
The reparations program agreed upon
by the experts here provides for pay
ment in 1922 of 30. .O00. 900 gold marks
and at least an equal sum annually
thereafter.
The Supreme Council is to discuss
reparations with n delegation. headed ny
DIR. Walter Rathenau. which is expected
TO arrive here tomorrow. After this is
disposed of. the council will have re-
naming to consider the question Of the
Angora agreement between France and
the Turkish Nationalists.
Rapid Improvement in the condition
~ George Harvey. the American Am
bassador to Great Britain. who was
injured in an automobile accident yes
terday, was reported today. The AM
basssdor passed the night satisfactorily
and his progress is such that hopes
were expressed today that he would
be able to resume attendance upon the
Supreme Council meeting by tomorrow
evening.
Paris. Jan. 1O.-(By \. P.J-Criti
cism of French concessions at the al.
lied Supreme Council meeting at Cam
mes enlivened the opening session of the
Chamber of Deputies this afternoon.
Deputy Leon Daudet demanded an eX-
traordinary session tomorrow to dis.
cuss Frances position at Cannes,
where Premier BRAND lis making de-
cisions in absolute contradiction to his
declarations to Parliament"
discuss the German repHrationS question
with the Allied Supreme Council ar
rived In Paris today and left for Cannes
az O'Clock this evening. The delega-
ton, comprising sixteen members. was
headed by DR.. Walter Rathenau
The French Cabinet. presided over bv
President Millerand. was in session
more than three hours today discuss.
Ing reports of the negotiations at
Cannes, submitted by Premier BRAND
and Minister of Liberated Regions
Loucheur.
1t was understood Premier BRAND.
in his report, asked the advice and
approval of the Cabinet. Whether tho
Cabinet took any definite action or not
could not be ascertained.