New-York tribune., 1922-12-29
Latter to Take Guarantees
Middle Of January Re
gardless of Decision by
the Prcmiers' Conference
Scraps Need of Session
New Report Made by Rep
aration Group Despite
British Envoy's Absence
By Wilbur Forrest
By Cable % TIE Tribuns

PARIS. Dec. 2ss-wi,h the vitality
important meeting Of the Allied pre-
miers here only FIVE days OF. there u
no longer any doubt France intends TO
seize guarantees from Germany abop'
the middle Of January. whether or not
the Premiers' conference grants th'
French demands.
This program. II was learned to-day
has been completely elaborated, while
the way the international wind blows
was further exempllhed in state
ment tonight BY the Reparation Com
mission. supplementing It's recent de-
cision holding Germany in default Tor
non-dslivery Of certain specified lots
Of timber to France.
To-day's statement - which was
drawn up by the French, Belgians and
Italians in the absence Of Sir John
Brndbury. the British representative,
who was voted down by the other
Atlas on the original default dcelarh-
tion-deelares Germany's failure 20 de-
liver goods was voluntary. and there.
fore snv OF the respective Allied
governments concerned in the default
r. authorized. under the treaty o
Versailles. TO take separate action
against Germany 20 secure satisfaction
Belgium and Italy Back France
Here. clear and specific. is the back
inc France has been seeking for its
move against the Reich. II means,
coupled with the recent statements OF
the Belgian and Italian premiers, that,
whatcver else may befail, France Will
20 into the January 2 meeting with the
support OF both Belgium and Italy.
That Premier Poineare had sounded
both Rome and Brussels before en-
gineering the default decision through
the Reparation Commission, Is now
obvious. IL was in view Of this de
eision-whieh he was assured IN ad-
vance-that Poincare three days ago
summoned the French ministers a.
reetly and indirectly connected with
reparation matters, az well as OH
eials from the occupied area Of Ger
many, and began 70 hx the program for
guarantee seizure upon which the gov
ernment now Is bent.
Opinion from Great Britain reported
here is strongly against the seizure
move. So Is opinion from other
quarters. But II makes no difference.
IN none others but Italy and Belgium
stand with him. Poineare Is prepared
10 20 ahead with the French schedule.
Paris Thinks Farley Useless
In fact. the opinion seems we'll estab-
iished here tonight that the whole
January conference virtually Is use
less. Il Is known Great Britain does
not take the view expressed In the
Reparation Commission statement to-
day that France is empowered, under
the Versailles document, 20 proceed
single-handed against Germany. The
commission has cited sections Of the
treaty upon which IL bases its inter
probation, however. and France is sat
isfed with that.
Commenting on the situation to-
night. French officials make II clear
they do not consider the non-delivery
Of the timber. which brought about
the default decision, important in it.
self. but regard IL as "symbolieal' OF
Germsnys whole effort to avoid meet
ing IS treaty obligations This effort,
France declares. has gone on uninter-
ruptedly ever since TIE Versailles in
strument was signed. The steps
France eontemplates against Germany,
II was emphasized, are thus not for the
purpose Of forcing that country TO
make good on the 100000 gold marks
worth Of undelivered timber. but TO
guard against a continuance Of acts
typifed By the timber incident
The semi.oficial Temps" which n
few weeks ago veered about from is
extremely critical attitude toward for
mer Premier. Lloyd Georges rePara-
tions policy ~ one Of sympathetic sup
port OF the BonAr Law point OF view,
insisting preservation Of the Entente
with England was paramount TO every
other consideration, tonight grows
critical OF the new British policy and
comes out fatty for use Of force against
tho Germans.
French Aggression Denied
"Bonrr law" says the Temps" "re-
/ fused 10 make loans in order 90 give
work 10 the British unemployed. be-
cause, he said, II would reduce Eng
\ lands position 20 that OF Germany. lie
/ Is right In not desiring 20 follow Ger
many's example But meantime Ger
many Is running both France and
England. This scandal. this peril, must
/ be stopped. One cannot stop II BY
means Of persuasion. because the
people profting from the present
abuses arc stronger than the German
government itself. II is therefore
[ necessary to use force. One must take
guarantee. England must understand
/ this as Frlneo does"
Regarding the opinion. expressed in
q portion OF the British press. that
France is guilty Of Interior motives In
having forced the Reparation Commits
/ sion 20 find Germany in default over
non-delivery Of a small amount Of
wood. the Temps" says:
1T is necessary 10 consider the Ger
man payments for 1923. and there must
/ ne a curious lack Of good will 10 cause
any one 10 think there Is a dark plot
on the part Of the French government
hqrauee n this wood huairenaH