The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-16
ANGLO-F french.
BREACH IS
WIDER
Poincare's Latest Speech on
Reparations Is Scored by
British Press.
international News Service.
BY DAVID Nj. CHURCH,

LONDON, July 16.-The end
of the Anglo-French entente has
been brought appreciably nearer
by Premier Poincare's Sunday
speech, according to widespread
opinion in Great Britain today.
The speech appears to end hope
that Great Britain will be able to
continue to cooperate with France
upon the reparations issue. Brit
ish newspapers were almost unan-
inous in denouncing the French
premier's declarations.
u. s. to Get Note.
Despite the excited comment of
the press, British foreign office Of
ficials took a calm view Of the
situation as it may be affected by
the Poincare speech. They said
that it would not change the cabi-
nets plans for the reparations note
which Great Britain soon will hand
to the allied governments prepare
tory to it's submission to Berlin.
Premier Baldwin informed the
House Of Commons this afternoon
that a copy of the British repara-
tons note will be communicated to
the United States.
Foreign office officials pointed
out that the Poincare speech was
made upon the occasion Of war
memorial exercises when it might
have been considered Inappropriate
to take a conciliatory view towards
Hope was expressed IN official
circles that the French attitude
may be modified when Paris gets
the draft of the British note. The
communication probably will be ac-
companied to Paris by covering
memorandum" explaining certain
points in the note.
Georges Organ Bitter.
Premier Poincare tells US in ad-
vance that he intends to reject the
British reparations reply to Ger.
many and that France intends to
hold the Ruhr," said the Chronicle.
the personal organ Of former
Premier David Lloyd George. Pre-
mier Poincare said that France will
concede nothing and he had made
it plain that Great Britain must
follow wherever he dictates.
France is prosperous but refuses to
pay her debts.
Meanwhile M. Poincare tells us
that France is suffering, but she
is unmindful of the sufferings of
Italy and Belgium, as well as our
selves who bore the burden OF the
great war. France continues to
tear up the treaty of Versailles by
her illegal invasion of the Ruhr.
"She is destroying our prospects
of recovering indemnities as Well
as her own. She is smashing up
the trade of Europe, paralyZing our
industries and keeping tens of thou
sands of workers idle. How can
we preserve the Anglo-F'rench
entente under such circumstances"
Cabinet at Odds.
There are indications that Premier
Baldwin is having trouble within the
cabinet. This was intimated by an
editorial in the Tory organ. Morning
Post. which took a more kindly view
of the French policy and denounced
pressure upon France as German
propaganda"
1t is semi-officially learned that
Premier Baldwin will complete the
draft of the British reply to the Ger
man reparations note and then sub
init it to France, giving Premier
Poincare a chance to reject it.
England then would be in a posi-
ton to pursue her own Independent
course.
The cabinet will meet tomorrow or
Wednesday, when Premier Baldwin
will be compelled to deal with the
die hard" pro-French members or
place himself in a precarious posi-
ton. No matter which way he de-
cides 1t is likely that the dissension3
over the reparations issue will he
Increased.
German Enjoys Farley.
Lord Crewe, British ambassador
to France, arrived today for an
conference on the
reparations problem. The British
ambassadors to Japan, Germany
and the United States, who are now
in London, will participate.
DR.. Heinrich Brauns, German
minister of labor, told International
News Service that industrial Ger
many has reached the crisis. He
fears that, unless there is immediate
relief to stabilize the mark, red
revolution will sweep through Ger
many into western Europe.
French Deny POincare
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