POINCARE'S CONTRIBUTION

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 14, 17 July 1923, Page 7

POINCARE'S CONTRIBUTION

DIFFICULTIES NOT REDUCED

ESTABLISHING THE CASE FOR

FEANCE.

(UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.—COPIRIOHT.)

(PUBLISHED IN THE HUES.) . (Received 17th July, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, 16th July.

The Paris correspondent of "The. Times," commenting on M. Poincare's speech, which he refers to as a direct reply ■ to Mr. Baldwin, says: "The speech does not improve the present small prospects of agreement. There was some, bitterness in the. expressed complaints against Britain, though M. Poincare declared himself not only a partisan but an artisan of the Entente. Nevertheless,' his declaration that the Entente was^a friendship which should not, interfere with the independence of Franco, nor imply any subordination of policy, he . undoubtedly meant that Franco had taken her course and was unlikely to be diverted.

"The speech holds out no less hope than might be expected from the first reception of Mr. Baldwin's statement, though there is, a suggestion' that it should be taken as a diplomatic move, intended to refute allegations and establish the French case before admitting a compromise on specific points. If Britain can induce Germany to withdraw her passive resistance ordinances, France will probably be able to countersign the British reply." - .