New-York tribune., 1922-02-08
Franco L \nt isnlat.d


France l. Not isolated
LONDON. Fob. tBv The Associ-
atcd Press OF the proposed pact with
France. the premier said he believed
that even Germany would not regard
;he pact with uutriendiy eye He
srcue0 that France must 6e assured
ihat sic is not isolated. nothing being
more dangerous tnar Tie fear of $50
ia;ion
Give confidence AND you give calm
nass said Nt. Lloyd George. One Of
nc greatcst dangers for Europe would
nc 'or the young generation in Ger
many to toe broAght up with the
THOUGHT Of Vengeance.
England is I'm honor bound to give
FraN some guaranty to replace the
guaranty given by President Wilson
ana Mr Baifoer at Versailles 10 in
epcc France TO abandon what is known
IS the advs'7ced Rhine nolics.7
his statement provoked expressions
OF dissent from the cnp0siticn honchos.
whereupon tnr 'limc Minister az
Nouncso that tac House would 20 given
IN onprottanltv for full discussion OF
nc matter aad te elther reject or
.atitl ,uc PROPOSAL
Replying - Nh. IlEre S criticism of
an his contention tnat il would ne
fNP" ~iNie .u reconstruct the world uu-
il i'c Wa defts wore rcadir.tnd
Lloyd George said this aid not depend
,por til" tnvasn alone. re was quite
Nlii'n~ 70 tUtos tOon a discussion Df
the problem f all creditor, as we'll
Hs tac ebtor uat'onS would come in.
but for f0e,aud to foreeo her claims
V'AcH there Nolc heavy claims against
s..
and wonll f0t faiseitner IN geiserosity r
", iustiee. al the nations world
com" toecthcr. hu, she could not act
done z
Lord turzon. Secretary for Foreign
Affairs. 'n tnc House Of Lords made
reference 10 the Nashineton conference
- similar terms 10 the Prime Min
ts'eis speech n the Commons. pAyin..
tribute to the bold and wise initia-
tive" o. Pres dent Harding and Sec
rotary Nughcs lie amp ph4sized the mn
nortauce Of "a treaty which removed the
Ha1ricrs 10 f,lendship between Great
britain. thr nited States and Japan
involved ~ on Anelo-iapsnes alliance.
and commended the good sense and
public spirit Of all ps1tics concerned.
nclud ng the Japanese Delegates, who.
he said. conducted their case with un-
falling good temper. much sagacity and
sincere deslr, by cnuciliation to ar
rive at good results.
Iord 'wzon sajd he thought il
would be great mistake to form q
Defensive and offensive alliance with
France.
Closer fies With America
During tho last three months the
Washington conference or the queS-
i1ops of disarmament aud the Far East
continued It's sessions A treaty de
slgncd To maintain peace in the Pacific
mas been signed ay representatives OF
me britsn Empire. the United states,
france and lapan and awaits ratihca
ton
"Whi'c this treaty replaces the
Nntlo .japauese All .ncc. am happy to
feel that the long landing concord pc
tween the two countries Wi. remain
rs cordial rs ever unocr the arrange
mcnts thus concluded. At the sam,
time, our relations with the United
States o. America enter new and
even closer phase of friendship
An agreement also wNs reached on
the question of disarmament and a
treaty has been signed providing Il
large measure of Yeilef from the bur
den Of armaments. In al these re
spects great results have been attained
ard the success Of the conference, for
which the world VIII owe deep debt
Of gratitude To the initiative Of the
President Of the United states Of
America, VIII be The hapniest augury
for future international relations
Payment OF Reparations
The problem Of securing payment
of r4,srations by Germany in the man
ner neSt comfortable to tine general
mt ~sst engages the continuous con-
6c a.. of 4
allies
'The German government, at the re
quest Of the Allies. have themselves
submitted proposals which now arc un-
fior consideration.
"Discussions recently initiated are
now preceding between my government
.nd France aad Belgium with view
TO conclusion of agreements for com
mon action IN tn event Of an unpro-
voked attack by Germany.
THE situation in the Near East con
tinues to engage the anxious attention
Of my government. and 81 IS my earnest
hore that the Forthcoming Allied dis
cusslous IN Paris may result in an
early solution which viii terminate the
conflict in n manner honorable to all
pa rites concerned.'
To the House OF Commons the King
said tina; the estimates for services for
the coming year would be submitted
and tha, every effort had been made
to reduce the expenditures to the low
est possible total in order to relieve
the people az much as possible from their
heavy burden. Retrenchment on d great
scale would be hard on individuals. he
said. "Dut IN time OF great industrial
depression such as that through which
the world a. present IS passing, it is
the necessity Of the situation that
economy be practised By all. and in
every direction. and | look Cor your
1upport in securing essential economis.
The articles of agreement signed by
my ministers and tho Irish delega ton,
to which you already have signihed
assent, have now been approved in Ire
ard, ard the provisional government
contemplated in that instrument is at
present engaged IN taking over the ad
mi1istratlon of the country