Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-05-29
BRITISH MAKE PUBLIC
POINCARE'S LETTERS
Stand of French Premier on Rena'
rations Policy Explained to
Macdonald.
ACCEPTS EXPERTS FINDING
Believes No Change Is Likely in
Foreign Policy.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 29-The foreign of
fee yesterday made public the CORE
spondence between Prime Minister
Macdonald of England and Premier
Poincare of France after the latter's
decision to resign on the opening of
the new chamber.
The most important letter from NJ.
poincare. dated May IA, gives an ex-
position Of French policy as conceiv-
ed by the premier; the remaining let
tiers relate mainly to Mr.. MacDonalds
efforts to keep the conversations go
ing informally until it would be pos
sible to resume pourparlers officially
with the new French government.
The upShot is that NJ. Poincare con-
scented to a continuance of the con-
versations, at least in preliminary
form
The important point issuing from
me lnresses his conviction that
nothing will be changed IN Frehch
foreign policy.
Accepts Experts Report.
The French premier reiterates that
his government had accepted without
reservations the concluSiohs o. M
.xperts' report as ratified by the
reparation commission and had oe-
clared its readiness to re-esta blisn
the economic unity of the Relch as
soon Germany applied the prog "''
laid down by that commission.
I'VE are therefore entirely IN ac-
cord with YOU on this point, NJ.
Poincare says. since YOU explailieu
to NM Theunis and Hymans that me
economic hold ought to cease on Inc
yary day on which the experts pIan
enters into force. but that that would
MOI of course be until the German
government had carried out the Sug-
gestions of the experts in thelr en-
tirety and observed their Director
.The experts did not give 1t TO
he understood in their report that re-
establishment of economic unity I'M
piled abandonment of the military oc-
cupation of the Ruhr.
Here NJ Poincare admits that no
British government had approved the
occupation, although the French re-
gard il not as an end in ltSel1 nut
only a 5 means. .
You were good enousht to ten
NJ Theunis and HymanS that in the
event OF break off in the under
takings contracted by her, Germany
would find herself confronted by
England. Belgium and France IN
infexibly united as they were during
the war" NJ. Poincare continues 1t
seemed to YOU difficult, however, to
foresee at the present moment the
nature of the guarantees which IN
such an eventuality We might be led
to take by common agreement
The French premier then explains
that France only contemplates re-
Stunning exploitation of the existing
pledges in the eNent-''W men am
anxious to believe is improba BILE
OF the allies failing to agree upon
guarantees at the necessary moment
Among the matters he had con-
templated discussing with Mr.. Mac
Donald. the French premier mentioned
first the railway administered by
the Franco Belgium regime and he
expresses the belief that this is not
a question likely to divide the gov
ernments of France and Britain. The
second matter is the fact that IN
his view Germany is deliberately vi
olating the Stipulations Of the Yer
sailles treaty and reconstituting her
war material and military formations.
in which matter he would have been
glad to consult Mr.. Macdonald in
regard to measures to be taken. the
absence of which might be fatal
20 the peace of the world when the
allied armies come to evacuate the
occupied territ cries.