Evening star., 1933-03-15
FRANCE IS WARNED
T0PAY US. QUICKLY
Herriot Holds Paris Needs
American Support to
Block Hitler.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March l5.-Former Premier
Edouard Herriot has frankly warned
France that it is to her essential inter-
| est" to pay her three-months overdue
debt to the United States as soon as
possible in view of changed conditions
in Central Europe.
While the French government is seek
| ing a League Of Nations investigation
Of Hitler's Nazi storm troops and Is
aroused by their activities in the Rhine
| land frontier, Herriot has speeded up
his campaign for a close agreement be-
tween the United States, England and
France as "the best guarantee of free
dom and peace"
As chairman of the Chamber of
Deputies Foreign Relations Committee
and leader of the government party, he
seeks a Chamber vote for payment Of
the SIG, 100000 interest owed the United
States since last December, before the
new Ambassador, Andre Lefevre de La
boulaye, leaves for Washington, probably
in early April.
Fearful of Delays.
I'VE must not prolong the question"
Herriot told a Sorbonrfe University au-
dience last night, when we see at
Geneva a coalition Of relationships, one
Of them in a country in which people
are being pursued and molested because
of their religion"
Protesting that non-payment Of the
American debt isolated" France,
Herriot has declared the similar theories
OF Hitler and MuSsolini, in Germany
and Italy endangered peace and lead
to the revamping of Europe by revision
of treaties
1T is the duty Of all those who be-
lieve in the right and liberty Of France,
England and young free America
to stick together" he said last night.
He has maintained consistently that
these are ''the three great democracies''
which must defend peace, and several
days ago wrote that Germany Is pre-
pairing at Geneva Ito take the Offen-
sive" against France and even Great
Britain.
Winston Churchill, prominent Con-
servative leader, told the British House
of Commons in a speech last night that
Great Britain must keep herself free
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don dispatch said the opinion was
widely held in British circles that the
French turned last week ends confer
ences In Paris with Premier MacDon-
aid and Foreign Secretary Simon into
an appeal for a new Franco-British
front In event of European hostilities.
War Talk Growing.
The conferences with Premier Dalai
der and Foreign Minister Paul-Boncour
OF France were reported as a discussion
OF the disarmament crisis
Commenting on the present continent
tai situation, the London Times said
Not since 1914 has there been so mucn
talk about war"
Associated with M. Herriot, In lobby
ing for chamber vote on the American
debt in the interest of the French gov
ernment, is Former Premier Paul Pain
leve, who also urges 'dispelling an arti-
hcial cloud" between the United States
and France so as to realize a firm &C
cord among France. Great Britain and
the United States to make democracies
safe" A year ago Painleve advocated
general cancellation OF debts.
Herriot estimated about one-third OF
the Socialists, who voted against pay
ment last December causing the over.
throw of the Herriot government, were
still unfavorable to payment. No vote
viii be taken unless the Chamber ap-
pears certain to ratify payment.