FRENCH PERTURBED.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 10169, 26 July 1924, Page 5

FRENCH PERTURBED.

THE LONDON CONFERENCE.

BANKERS' COMMITTEE BLAMED.

FEAR OF TREATY REVISION. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 25. The fundamental differences at the London Conference, which are emphasised by French comment, are summed up in a remark by "Le JourI nal," that the situation is stationary ! and likely to continue so owing to the bankers departing from their province —finance —and claiming to interfere in political questions. '"Le Matin" and "Ere Nouvelle" declare that M. Herriot cannot wait indefinitely at London till a formula is found, as French Parliamentary and public opinion is uneasy and bewildered. They state that there are excellent French experts capable of carrying on the discussions to a successful issue at the fuidance of the Minister of Finance, 'he "Petit Parisien" declared that Mr MacDonald last night expressed a desire to invite Germany to send representatives.

GERMAN RAILWAYS.

REORGANISATION SCHEME.

(Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 25

An organisation committee dealing with German consisting of Sir William Acworth, Monsieur Leverve,. and two German nominees, has concluded its task of drafting the law turning the German State railways into a company under Allied control, as laid down in the Dawes report. The company will be the biggest in the world. The staff will number 700,000 men. A draft has been sent to the Reparations Commission for approval.

GERMANY TO ATTEND. DECISION OF CONFERENCE. (Received This Day, 1.5 p.m.) ("Argus.") LONDON, June 25. The Allied Conference decided to invite the German delegates to attend.

ADVICE TO FRENCH.

"BE CALM AND PATIENT."

LONDON, July 24. M. Herriot assembled the representatives of the French Press in London and begged them to exhort French public opinion to be calm anoLpatient. He added that he intended mbe firm on essential questions of principle, but said the Allied Governments must be given time to settle the difficulties. The Paris correspondent of "The Times" says that whether as a result of M. Herriot's request or not, the French Press is less vehement than usual, and, while the general impression is that the conference is at the moment at a deadlock, there is a growing belief that somehow or other, sooner or later, a solution will be found. This, no doubt, is largely due to the alanu which the prospect of failure naturally evokes.

SEEKING A WAY OUT. HERRIOT INFLEXIBLE. LONDON, July 24. Efforts to evolve a compromise to meet the bankers' requirements is causing continuous activity in conference circles. . . M Herriot still insists on maintaining the Froncn right to act alone m the .ent of. an emergency, adding frankly that his Government would not last a day if if surrendered on the M.'Herriot, Mr Norman and other bankers, English and American, dined with Lord Swaythling.