The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-03
NEWFOUNDLAND
POINCAIRE WRITE
AS MAN TO MAN
Letters Bring About Better
Feeling in England and
france,

BIZ United Press
LONDON. March 3.-As man to
man, Premier Ramsay Macdonald
has written frankly to Premier Poin-
care about British suspicious of
France. of the latter country's vast
aerial fleets and of French intentions
Ito gain what it failed to get during
the peace negotiations"
Poincare, in a personal letter equal
" outspOken, defended Frances poll
cies.
The correspondence, an entirely new
development in European state-craft,
is to continue. Two letters, MacDon-
AIDS to Poincare of Feb. 81 and the
French premier's prompt reply a few
days later were published today. Pre-
vious letters were exchanged in Janu-
airy.
The press of both nations attaches
the utmost Importance of the exchange
of letters and applauds Macdonald for
starting something new and helpful to
allied diplomacy. The Paris morning
papers fOresee betterment of Angelo
French relations and possible settle
ment Of the chief outstanding prob
lens as a result.
Press Approves Notes
The British press displays great
care not TO disturb the atmosphere"
created by the correspondence. general
~ approves MacDonald's letter and
the liberal newspapers acclaim the
letters as the most remarkable cor
respondence since the famous notes of
Woodrow Wilson"
Macdonald on Feb. 81 wrote in part:
MY dear premier:
II am encouraged by the friendly
nature Of the reply which you re-
turned to my letter Of Jan 96 to try
and carry to a further stage the ex-
ploration of points that have raised
some difficulties in the relations be
tween our respective countries.
Policy Is Dangerous
at is widely felt in England that
contrary to the provisions of the treaty
Of Versailles, France is endeavoring
to create a situation which gains for
it what it failed to get during the al
lied peace negotiations. The view Of
this section of my countrymen is that
the policy can only perpetuate the I'M
certainty and dangers of a condition
not of peace, but of war and that in
the end it will destroy whatever tenn
porary security France can gain.
ITO my mind the question Of secur-
ity is not merely a French problem;
it is an European problem.
THE position of this country is en-
tireIy different Our security on land
and sea remains unmenaced. but our
economic existence has been gravely
endangered, owing not to the inability
of Germany to pay a certain sum in
reparations. but to acute and per-
sistent dislocation Of the markets OF
Europe occasioned mainly by the IN
certainty in the relations between
France and Germany, the continued
economic chaos in Germany and the
ultimate uncertainty of the relations
between France and ourselves.
Regard With Anxiety
Thus it has come about people in
this country regard with anxiety what
appears to them TO be the determina-
ton of France to ruin Germany and to
dominate the comment without con-
sideratiOn OF our reasonable interests
and the future consequences Of an
European settlement; that they feel
apprehensive of the large military
and aerial establishments maintained
not only in eastern but also in west
ern Europe; that they are disturbed
oy the interest shown by your Govern
ment in the military organizations Of
the new states Of Central Europe"
Finally, Macdonald said, the Brit
ish people are disturbed by Frances
attitude toward her debts.
The British premier said he hoped
0y a united Anglo-F'rench effort to re-
establish the affairs of Europe so that
he United States could be induced to