Evening star., 1923-11-04
jUSSERAND TO GIVE
PARIS PARLEY VIEW
T0U. S. TOMORROW
Envoy to Explain Stand on
Economic Conference
Fully to Hughes.
WILL CLARITY PROBLEM,
FRENCH LEADERS ASSERT
Two Conditions to Be Stressed,
British See Meeting Pros
poets Tottering.
tBy Cable to The Star and New York Tribune.
Copyright 1927
BY WILBUR FORREST.

BY WILBUR FORREST.
PARIS, November 3.-Ambassador
Jusserand will call at the State De-
partment in Washington Monday and
present Premier Poincare's complete
explanation of the French stand in
regard to American participation in
the experts meeting to assist In solv-
ing the reparations problem.
Ambassador Jusserand, it is said.
will receive his instructions upon his
arrival in Washington tomorrow.
Premier Poincare received Lord
Grove. the British ambassador, to-
day and asked him to transmit a re-
quest to his government to delay it's
formal reply to the French reserva-
tions until an indication has been re-
ceived as to the Washington atu-
tude. following the Hughes-Jussera&d
interview Monday.
Has Two Conditions.
The Star is informed that Ambas-
sador Jusserand is instructed to say
that France accepts a full inquiry
into Germany's capacity to pay, but
will be firm on two points-frst, that
the expert inquiry and discussion
shall not attempt to modify the total
amount~of the reich obligation al
ready fixed. Second, that the question
of the French occupation of the Ruhr
shall not be discussed.
On the first point, NJ. Jusserand is
instructed to say that the debt total
ecould not be modified without the
consent of the French parliament for
an amendment of the treaty of Yer
ssaiIles itself.
In regard to the Ruhr occupation,
the French will point out that this
step was taken after the reparation
commission had formally declared
Germany in default.
France, Premier Poincare en-
phasized today, will not abandon any
of the guarantees she now holds, ex-
cept in return for effective payments
by Germany, and this whole question,
he believes, lies outside the scope
of an expert inquiry.
Official circles In Paris tonight ex-
plain the premier's direct dealing with
Washington as evidence of a sincere
desire to maintain friendly relations
with the United States. Because of
this sincere feeling. 1t is said. France
would rather" give up all hope of
American cooperation at the outset
| than have the expert commission
meet with America present, and then
be obliged to interfere with the work
of the commissioner perhaps even
withdraw French participation.
Clarifies Situation.
Premier Poincares note has the
effect of allowing President Coolidge
and Secretary Hughes to judge with
in the next forty eight hours wheth-
er the United States will lend it's
cooperation or not
The situation is regarded here to-
night as being at last clear.
Premier Poincare received Ambas-
sador Herrick this morning, but the
latter did not carry any instructions
from Washington, nor did he at
tempt to engage the premier in any
sort of discussion of the reparation
question. His visit was merely in
the nature of a courtesy call.
With the premier's next visitor to-
day. however, the case was different.
This visitor was Lord Crewe. the
British ambassador. Lord Crewe
stated frankly that his government
greatly regretted the restrictive
formula with respect to the expert
survey which has been introduced
by Poincare in the text of the pro-
posed invitation to Washington
Fears United States Withdrawal.
Britain, Lord Crewe explained, has
long been accustomed to working
with France in matters of interna-
tional interest. and if the British
government alone were involved,
London would be Inclined to accept
the French ideas and still carry out
q serious and useful inquiry, Lord
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