Evening star., 1923-11-16
LONDON AND PARIS
NEAR OPEN BREACH
ON GERMAN POLICY
Goodness Grows as Britain
Holds Poincare Plans
Treaty Violation.
FRANCE CONSIDERS NEW
SEIZURES OF TERRITORY
Denies Hamburg Objective, How.
ever-Baldwin Warning
Is Definite.
BY the Associa ted Press

ny the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 16.-Indica-
1ions are multiplying that England
and France are approaching the part
lSnS of the ways on the question of
now to deal with Germany.
t Frances threatened penalties
against Germany if Berlin does not
fecede from it's position on the eX-
tradition of the former crown prince
and the re-establishment of full allied
flared in government quarters here
to be wholly unacceptable to Eng
land.
These penalties are understood to
be:
First, the seizure of more railroads
east of the occupied area, which
would probably include the eventual
occupation of Frankfort by the
French.
Second, consolidation and extension
of the Franco-Belgian military posi-
zion in the Ruhr.
Ihird, the occupation of Hamburg
ana Bremen. (Paris dispatches to-
aay said high officials of the French
aothing of any plan for French occu-
patton or Hamburg and the ground
tor this disclaimer would seem also
10 exclude Bremen.)
Held Treaty Violations.
Great Britain holds that all tbasa
threatened sanctions not only violate
The treaty of Versailles, but would
plunge Germany into a deeper eco
aomic and political mire, from which
It would be impossible to extricate her.
Supporters of the government in par
lament who heard Prime Minister
saldWin's warning to France yester-
lay, when he said he had spared no
pains to let Great Britain's allies
know that the British could NOT CON
tinue Indefinitely to maintain the
spirit necessary for cooperation if
The present situation were allowed to
continue. say his words must be TAX
en- literally. They declare this is
one OF the many signs that crisis is
approaching.
Many OF these members of parlia-
nent favor separate action by Great
Britain in dealing with Germany, but
the whole situation in Germany is
so Infinitely complex and confused
that they, like most of the cabinet
members, are unable to find a con-
rrete formula which would enable
Great Britain to solve the problem in
aependently.
Meantime every effort is being made
through diplomatic channels to stay
NJ. Poincare's hand from extending
the occupation of territory and the
carrying out of the other drastic
measures suggested at yesterdays
session of the council of ambassadors
British officials, however, admit frank
~ there is little hope of an agree
nent.
Policy May Stand.
The British government is consid-
ering the whole situation today with
view to >reinstructing its delegate
In the council of ambassadors in the
light of Premier Poincare's threat
rned action. There is no indication,
however, that the cabinet will yield
on it's already declared policy re-
specting the return of Frederick Will
liam and the extension of the allied
military measures in occupied Ger
many.
The view prevails among officials
here that NJ Poincares conditions are
largely of an intimidatory nature. de-
signed to coerce Germany and at the
same time force a change of attitude
pn the part of England.
There appears to be a growing cool
ness on the part of the government
toward France and her recent activi-
ties This reversal of sentiment had
ITS inception in what the British be-
lieve to have been open connivance of
the French with the German sepa-
ratists. 1t was intensified when Pre-
mier Poincare negatfved the effort to
Join with the United States in a re-
opening of the reparation inquiry. 1t
reached a climax when it became
known that France was lending large
sums to the newly created states of
Europe, when the British felt that
such money might with greater pro-
priety be used to liquidate Frances
iebt to England.
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