Evening star., 1925-08-13
French and British Accord
Speeds Negotiations for
Guaranteed Peace.
HOUGHTON'S ROLE MADE
TOPIC OF SPECULATION
France Sees Disposition on Part of
United States to Lend Assist
ance to Conference.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 10 Foreign Min
lister BRAND of France, who has been
In London since Monday night en-
Gaging in conference with the British
foreign secretary, Austen Chamber
lain, on the security and guarantees
questions, returned to France this
morning.
Mr.. Chamberlain accompanied the
French minister to the station, where
he took his train. Laughing and jok-
ing with those who came to bid him
farewell, NJ. BRAND appeared to be
delighted with the results of his visit.
There is general satisfaction over
the announcement of the reaching of
a common agreement" by the French
and British foreign ministers on the
reply to be made to Germany's COM
munication about a security pact.
Newspapers particularly which have
shown distrust of France ever since
the occupation of the Ruhr, however,
write cautiously, even suspiciously,
about the common agreement"
They say there are still fundamental
differences between the British and
French conceptions of the situation
and the British view has stiffened re-
specting Great Britains right to Judge
on its merits every alleged case of ag-
gression by Germany which would
give France the right to intervene un-
der the proposed guarantees.
Germany Invited to Farley.
The reply which is to be sent to
Germany within a few days contains
what is described as an implicit in
vitation TO Germany to meet the al
lies in conference. Germany's orig
inal security pact offer is recalled
with hearty approval and the hope
is expressed that she will be encour
aged to continue with entire conf
dence on the path she entered in Feb
ruary.
The exact nature of the views held
by NJ. BRAND and Mr.. Chamberlain
as they developed in the course of
their discussions has not hacone
known, although the foreign Office at
the conclusion of their deliberations
issued a statement saying the meet.
ing had ''sensibly improved the pros
poets for conversations taking place
in the near future which will lead to
a final result"
NJ. BRAND explained last night that
according to the rules of etiquette
the communication must be in the
hands of the German government be-
fore its contents are made known to
the public. He did say, however, ION
our side, Mr.. Chamberlain and I had
put everything in order that it was
possible for us to arrange at the
present time"
Press Comment Favorable.
The London Times says: THE Sc
curity pact is moving beyond the
sphere of discussion at large; it has
become the object of rapid and rea-
sonable action. Before the end of
this month it may be that represent
atives of Great Britain, France and
Germany will be discussing how to
establish real peace at last"
The Daily Express on it's front page
today says:
The latest discussions with F'racne
regarding her debt to Great Britain
have progressed in a most favorable
way, and it is believed there will be
an early settlement"
The conversations between the two
foreign ministers and the French re-
ply to Germany, which evolved
from these, will be communicated by
Mr.. Chamberlain to his colleagues
at this afternoons cabinet meeting.
1t is understood that the Belgian,
Italian and Japanese governments will
be advised within a day or so of the
contents of the note, and that it will
be dispatched to Germany imme-
diately thereafter, probably early
next week