The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-20
ONLY THREAD HOLDS ALLIES
 FROM BREAK
MakeShift Agreement Arrived At By Ambassadors And Open Split Ayerted-HoId Another Meeting Tomorrow COMPROMISE REACHED ON TWO NOTES TO GERMANY Further Progress Halted Until French Cabinet Can Ap- prove Or Reject Action. Want Prince lnterned

PARIS, Nov. l9.-The entente cor diale still hangs by thread. II ex- ists in pretense only. and a day of negotiating by the council of am hassadors, desperately groping for a common ground of agreement, fail cd to patch together the shattered pieces of Anglo French union.
 For a moment Monday it appeared that the ambassadors, in their mo- mentous deliberations, had definitely averted break. After some conces- sions by both the British and the French representatives. the ambas- sadors arrived at a makeshfft com promise. This represented two notes to Germany on the immediate issues which threaten the entente rupture the disposition of the former crown prince and the demand that Germany accept the restoration of inter-allled military control.
 These notes, which the ambassa- dors believed would save the hopes of allied unity, were submitted to the French cabinet for approval With only minor reservations, the cabinet accepted the document which dealt with military control, but dld not discuss the text referring to the crown prince. At first, it Was re- ported t e cabinet had rejected com pletely the note discussing the crown prince. but this appears to have been premature.
 Between Hope And Fear.
 When the council reconvened. it was powerless to act further, not only1<lad the French cabinet render cd no report on one of it's notes, but the British ambassador had received no instructions from London. as to his government attitude on the compromise. That brought the coun- cil back to a deadlock. The rate or the entente is still oscillating pre- cariously between hopes and fears.
 The ambassadors adjourned until Tuesdays when, presumably, they will resume their efforts to avert an open Anglo French break that would react disastrously upon the destiny of Europe.
 The tentative note, which the am .hassadDrs drew up on the question Of the brown prince. de1aandea. tnat the German government virtually intern him somewhere Tn uefnlanS, mary and be responsible for the move nlents and actions of the prince
 The second note, with regard to allied military control, provided that the inter-allied commission deslg nate places in Germany where search for arms. and general surveillance over military affairs, appeared to be
 
 terms of the note, was to be re- sponsible for any attacks upon all lied officers. The note provided that the military regulation be started at first in districts which were peaceful, and be gradually extended. British oppose Penalties.
 Reprisals were threatened in the event of Germany's refusal to ac- cept control, but no specific penal ties were named. These were omit ted upon the insistence of the British. The British representative made it plain his government would not participate in any penalties.
 It was felt that if the allies could present a united front, Germany would yield without the threat of definite coercive measures.
 The next development in the fate of the entente now depends first, on the French cabinets verdict regard ing the note demanding internment of the crown prince, instead of expul- sion as the French have urged pre- viously; and second, whether the British government accepts or re- jects the reservations which France has imposed in the memorandum dealing with military control.
 Officials at the French foreign of- flee are optimistic They believe things will be arranged" it was stated Monday night.