UNITED EUROPE.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18014, 5 March 1924, Page 9

UNITED EUROPE.

fltfOME IN U ' S ' A '

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;u,do>There is W that Swal approval might also 1* nearer to the cancellation fjl: of tlx, AIM .I,U, .. frrouean P° ivers werc iffi lo tiw redu6t, °'" oi J^ablishwcn^

hopeful sign.

tss AMERICAN VIEW

4in) CABLE A3SOCIAIION.)

Reived March 4th, 9.00 p.m.;

WASHINGTON, March 3. L exchange of views between the L ,u(i French Premiers is token sign in American official

jlilt there have been no authorised officials have made no oof their conviction that a solu,|o the reparations tangle is to be jjoiily thfOflgh the frankest intjer--oof views among the Powers fi concerned. the extreme frankness of British Premier's statement, and of the Freuch answer, are ill iere 8S indicating a beginning jri that co-operation which the jrf Statu has long hoped to see.

CHARING THE AIR.

BTIBH OFFICIAL OPINION.

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LONDON, March 3. fettt iltilfactioa is expressed in itoSidal circles at M. Poincare's Hi to Mr Ramsay Mac Donald. It iMsdeted that the correspondence ifc i wry definite advance in qbtah relations and clears the ifeu Aflglo-French conference, ill professions of good intentions not succeed in bridging the ifcfc gulf is ft fact which nojfeifflfleaffouring to conceal. In tn&g on the evolution of the ItijMf; several London newsijiipi tbe absence of any esill duge in M. Poincare's oftiM pdicy of stress, which conBtoll the fundamental point of ijßWiti the peace policies of the linn Ministers—namely, seoIliioce versus universal agree- ' < kAtym welcome M. Poinknfaott to the of NaJ ,9gßMting a new angle of i'ttd gMieral satisfaction preihe correspondence is use|W)e£ng from generalities to lile unanimous praise WlfcMacDonald's efforts to •ttinjjrbved atmosphere as the iijirtor in the ultimate set- * PRESS VIEWS, j iteAl STEP FORWARD. MB *J. CAB LI ASSOCIATION.) 1 • PARIS, March 3. tWwipipera lengthily comment correspond"Matin" says the letters SWf jliMflre. The important "ft thar© is a new determinawiwrtandinj. Pur"jj •* fundamental ideals are « both sides. Journal" Temarks that recriminations is a j*? but there is still a £ 1° before an agreement is says that Ger- . *** Walise that any attempt again3t • * a^ure * that M. shows that France's conditions for iwf 11 British aims. 1^® farig>> says that while *6gards positive guarndary M - greater importance declares: "The correVes impression I* J'ars We have been the and that all ma^e wo C0U11 " other's arms is to sSS" " xt io^ s - m 'Bbt now be openencouraging condier "Populaire'' Of V? ' 3 p^tiy P°licy, and heralds .negotiatione in the near iM " Says courteous P ? PCr '' Hu manite'' », ter hypocritical, ® "gan'of the * Mac Do nald's * Mtk!!l. 0f 3n honest man d °" Machiav elli who %M;h

WELCOMED IN BERLIN.

(AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLX ASSOCIATION.; BERLIN, March 2. Berlin newspapers give prominence to the correspondence. The says:—-"Mr Mac Donald's letter ia a historical document, for the first time leading Entente statesmen frankly to investigate all the political questions hanging over Europe like a cloud of poison gas. Undoubtedly Mr Mac Donald's personality wholesomely influenced M. Poincare. This will not be without effect on the French people." OMENS FAVOURABLE. ("THB tihzs.") LONDON, March 3. "The Times" says, editorially, that Mr Mac Donald deserves every credit for his sincere tactful efforts to reach cordial relationship with France. The omens are favourable for him. The fall of the frano denotes more than anything else the failure of tho Ruhr policy which since January last year lias been the cardinal point of difference between tho two countries.

The Belgian, crisis, too, reveals considerable revolt against th.it policy, m which Belgium allowed herself to become involved. Signor Mussolini's speeches have shown that Italy has little sympathy with the invasion of Germany, and there is a general desire for a fresh start. Let Mr Mac Donald make good use of the opportunity, and he will have the support of a large majority of his countrymen.