Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-07-15
Neither England Nor France,
Says Paris Report, Likely
to Renew Clash Soon.
BREAK CONSIDERED TOO
GRAVE TO BE Permitted
Visiting Official From Prague Says
Convalescence Will Be Long With
u. S. Ultimate Factor.

by CaDle TO Inc star ana New 1Ork 1rlbuHe
PARIS, July 14.-Premier Bald
wins speech before the house of com
mons, which has cleared the diplo-
matte air somewhat after the heavy
fogs which have been enveloping
Franco British relations for the past
few weeks. is encouraging, but there
is much to be done before the entente
is again working with well oiled pre-
cision.
The machinery for the past fort
night has been badly shaken and
must be thoroughly overhauled. Bolts
must be frightened up here and there,
and possibly worn parts will have
to be replaced. What seems now
definitely certain. at least for the
present. is that neither England nor
France is going to steer the joint
entente machine so close to the great
abyss again for some time to come.
The scare which these two nations
have given to spectatorial Europe
outside of Germany was at a time
when all Europe was whiting under
unprecedented heat. Premier Bald
win FASTENED to make clear to the
commons Thursday that the door to
further France-British reparations
talk was not closed, and, despite the
apparent wishes of certain groups of
British financiers, the government
seriously considered breaking away
from France too grave a measure to
contemplate.
Policy Defined Anew.
But the events of the fortnight pre-
ceding Baldwin's declarations to the
commons served to throw a healthy
scare into official France, whose lead
ers made sure, through a certain
medium in diplomatic channels. what
Baldwin was going to say before he
said 1t. Then the French government
fastened to define its policy anew.
:. This policy, which will be a guide
to future negotiations from the
Ftench side, since a pariey with Eng
land Is now assured, is officially
divided into eight sections, which
may be stated briefly and simply as
follows:
First. That cooperation between
France and England on the question
Of PREPARATIONS Is imperative and the
only means toward the restoration
OF Europe. The entente cordiale
must not only be maintained but
strengthened, and from this France
asks mainly reparations and Sc
curity.
Second. The French government
deplores it's ideas relative to Ger
many are not exactly those Of Great
Britain. Britain sees a ruined Ger
many unable to pay. France sees a
cunning debtor hiding the ability to
pay, which 1t believes exists, and
nation which will show the world
brazenly what l.Ur industrial COM
mcrcIal virility amounts to once it
has succeeded in avoiding the great
est part Of it's wa: obligations. The
French have figures which they be-
lieve should Justify this theory.
Third-France is convinced that
Germanys greatest power to pay Is
found in her groups of industrials-I
which are more powerful than the
government-and France believes
that the only way to force a settle
ment is to put finger on the prop
erty of these industrials in the Ruhr.
Notwithstanding her presence in
the Ruhr to be entirely legal. France
is destined to remain there until Ger
many changes its opinion about es-
Gaping reparations France is
pledged on that point and cannot
withdraw. Neither the present gov
eminent nor any succeeding one
could yield up mortgage which the
Ruhr represents, because all shades
of French public opinion expect that
Germany should be forced to pay not
only for the devastated regions, but
a considerable amount toward what
France owes abroad.
Fifth-France disavows any annex
ationist designs either on the bank Of
the Rhine or elsewhere and believes
that such a policy would be ruinous
to the peace of Europe.
Sixth. The occupation of the left
bank of the Rhine represents a poll
teal and military guarantee stipu-
lated in the Versailles treaty which
the allies, including England, signed.
Evacuation is automatically pre-
scribeJ in the treaty.
Seventh. The French government
stands on record ready to examine
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