The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-13
P0|NCARE QUITS
As PREMIER
JUNE |
Herriot, Mayor Of Lyons, Is
Mentioned As His
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30 publicly, It IL 9 scarcely dis.
guised fact that officials of the
American Government contemplate
the fall OF the Poincare ministry
in France with a considerable de-
gree of satisfaction.
M. Poincare, with his rigidly fixed
policies on reparations. armament,
French security and interallied war
debts, has clashed frequently and
violently with American policy on
these issues during the past few
years, and his impending retire.
ment, now set for June 1, was
frankly looked upon by American
officials today as clearing away
some OF the major obstacles in the
pathway Of international accord.
For one thing, 1t was said today,
the stepping down of the militant
French premier brings appreciably
nearer second international con-
ference for the limitation Of arma-
ment.
President Harding fully intended
to call a second Washington con.
ference when conditions became
propitious. President Coolidge has
announced q second armament con.
ference as one Of his major foreign
policies, and only three weeks ago
in his New York speech he de.
clared his intention OF initiating
such q parley just as soon as con.
sent could be obtained from the
major European powers and az
soon as Europe Qlieted down.
Premier Macdonald of Great
Britain promptly spoke Englaud's
willingness to again take a seat at
the conference table to limit sub.
marines, aircraft and all those mat
tiers left untouched by the original
armament conference.
No such favorable reaction was
obtained from France. NJ. Poincare
has consistently and with auiet
vigor opposed any and all measures
that would place restriG tons upon
French military supremacy on the
continent, basing his policy upon
the time-honored plea Of French
security and fear Of German a9-
Gression.
Meanwhile, Poincare has gone
ahead and built UP for france the
greatest air service in the worli.
Built More Submarines.
In submarines, too, France has
gone rapidly ahead It is recalled
In Washington that the armament
conference of 1921 would have re.
stricted submarines had it not been
for French opposition. Both the
United States and Great Britain
were willing.
II Poincare and his militant bloc
rationale are now succeeded py a
ministry Of more amenable traits,
officials here today visioned a Sec
ond washington conference before
many months-probably as soon as
the American elections are out of
the way in November. Both Repub.
Hcan and Democratic parties are in
favor Of one.
Easier accord on the controversial
reparations question also was seen
today with Poincare out of power.
It was recalled that Poincare for
more than q year stood out against
the Hughes plan for an expert in.
curry into the whole problem, al
though he finally came around to the
Dawes inquiry just completed.
Officials here were hopeful, too,
that in the matter Of war debts the
new French ministry win be more
tractable. France owes the United
States more than $4,000 900 900, on
which no payments have been made
In either principal or interest for
five years, despite persistent efforts
by this Government to arrange an
understanding. Poincare has always
stubbornly held out that when Ger
many paid France. France would pay
the United States. u