FRANCE IN RUHR.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 185, 4 August 1923, Page 7

FRANCE IN RUHR.

WILLING TO EVACUATE. ON PAYMENT OF DEBTS. AMERICAS USEFUL PART. ty C.iMe. l'ress Association.—Cop.vrlglit.i PARIS, August 3. As the British (iovernment has given jhlicity to the Notes addressed to ranee and Belgium, the French Foreign ftice has issued the reply which France nt to Mr. Baldwin on Monday. The reply says that while France is ■posed to examine the German pro>sals of July 7. the Government is >liged to state that they contain no inouncement of the end of passive restance. While France is ready to reply to the ritish questions at any time the French overnment reiterates that France and elgium will evacuate the Ruhr only as ermany makes payments. If passive ■sistance ceases immediately, France ill modify the occupation in a inan?r compatible with the security of the oops and engineers and the preservaoii of p'.edses. They hold that the uhr was occupied to create in Oermany ie will to pay. France is convinced thai if Britain mply informs fJermanv that she dispproves of a policy which is ruining ermany and threatening in ruin Kng,nd. everything will soon be restored to rder. The present ruinous condition of ermany i.- not due to the occupation *elf. France would be clad to know if the iter-allied debts will be included in the ritish suggestion that the Allies should roeeed with elaborate plans for settlelent. Regarding the proposal that Oeriany'<= capacity to pay should be exmined by an international commission f experts, France would like to know •hy the calculation of experts ie conidered more exact than the computaion made in May, 1921. and whether the ew calculations are more likely to he rue ten or fifteen year* hence. The leparations Commission had the necesary authority to study the Germans' esources and capacity. It is hopeless o imagine it ever will be possible to fix he sum which Orraanv would regard as list or possible. Britain does not menion the names or nationalities of the Tperts. or how thry are to be rhosen. ire they to be selected by the Allies or ijr the Rennration Commission, or by leutraU? Whnt relation will the new indy bear to the Reparations Commision? Th» renly terminate, with the statenent that France will be clad to nee Lrneriean delecpitee take r*irt in the proeedings.— (A. and >\Z. Cable.)

MR. BALDWIN'S MODERATION.

SATISFACTION IN FRANCE. PARIS. August 3. The French official circles commend he moderation of Mr. Baldwin's tone. md emphasise that the publication of he French rer>!y must not be interpreted is parrr «nd thnist, but merely the iroof of the wish to (five equal infornntion. M. Poincare made the following statenent to the Press: "In r few days nil he documents will be published. We ilial! rmblieh mirs affording to the. way England riiblishe* hers." , M. Poincarf Mlid lie hoTied that clear and precise msweri would be given to hie question* to the British Government, especially retrardins: the appointment of experts He believed that negotiations would con Hnue. Some Englishmen wished pe*siv« resistance to continue. TTe honed it would soon cea«p. ft was weakeninf every day.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)