Evening star., 1932-07-17
.HERR|0T PRESSED
TO CLARITY PACT
Press Attacks "GeneraIities"
CIouding Significance of
Accord.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 16.-The Nationalist
journal Des Debats declared today that
Premier Edouard Herriot ought to make
clear the exact significance of the
Franco-British accord. saying that thus
far there have been too many glittering
generalities about 1t.
The newspapers own Interpretation OF
the much-discussed agreement was that
1t did not seem to be renewal of the
entente cordiale, but rather a sort of
consultative union under British aus
pices.
Yesterdays officially sponsored state
ment that it would be absurd to con-
tend that, under the accord, Britain
had no right to make a new debt ar
rangement with the United States with
out consulting France, failed to put an
end to discussion of the agreement with
the London government.
Hoover Letter Attacked.
There also was comment on Presi-
dent Hoover'S letter to Senator William
E. Borah in which the President said
the United States would not be inf1u-
enced on the debt question by any
united front of Europe.
Thus spake Napoleon, William II and
Zarathrusta!" declared Jacques Balm
vile in L'Action Francaise.
President Hoover led his country to
ruin while predicting prosperity" said
Emile Bure in L'Ordre. Shall we con-
tinue to accept him as guide?"
Meanwhile official circles gave i'm
portance to M. Herriot's speech to the
Senate yesterday as throwing light on
the reparations agreement, the gentle
mems agreement" and the Franco-Brit-
iSh accord.
The semi Official text of the speech as
available to LIE Temps tonight showed
that Herriot had this to say about the
reparationS agreement:
''At Lausanne there arose the ques-
tion of the association of credits against
Germany and debts due the United
States. In supporting this principle We
believe we voiced the profound con-
viction of the French people, who be-
lieve they should not pay more to their
creditors than they receive from their
Debtors
After explaining that the accord fwas
achieved on this principle, the premier
said the "gentlemen's agreement" indi-
Gates how Germany's creditors expect to
proceed with regard to possible accord
with the United States.
Hinges on U. S. Accord.
IF the accord with the United States
seems satisfactory to Americas debt
ors," the premier went on, the Lau-
same agreement will become deflni-
tive"
Referring to the Franco British &C
cord, the premier told this to the Sen
ate:
1T at1irms the will of France and
terests of the two countries, Europe
ard the entire world the cordial col
laboration which gave such happy re-
suits at Lausanne. The agreement
contains nothing which hits anybody,
continue to labor for the common good
Of all in friendly cooperation
Premier Herriot was again called
nish an explanation of the Lausanne
negotiations.
"One thing is certain" he said. "the
Lausanne agreement is provisional and
won't be definite until Germany's cred
itors have obtained for themselves sat-
isfactory results"
Deputy Marin criticized the Lau-
same negotiations with the statement
that thes private credits that Ger
many owes in London and New York
will be unfrezen before reparations have
been paid.