FRANCE AND BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 17313, 29 March 1920, Page 4

FRANCE AND BRITAIN

t A VIOLENT OUTBURST d AGAINST BRITISH DIPLOMACY. i- Press By Telegraph—Copyright, a Australian aud N.Z. Cable Association. e PARIS, March 26. e M. Barthou, an ex-Premier, and at i- present the president of the Foreign s Affairs Committee of the Chamber of De- ■- putics, caused a sensation in the Chamber s by violently attacking Great Britain and o Mr Lloyd George in 'connection with the .. Peace Treaty and the recent events relat- >- mg to Germany. , He said that every n strong step that was taken against Geri. many was signed by M. Clemencean. whi'« ,- every concession was signed by Mr Llovd n George. He added that Britain had sen cured adequate guarantees through the civil and maritime clauses of tho Peace Treaty; whereas France was still vainlv straining to secure guarantees agaimt i; n L man danger on land. The speech was cheered by many sections of the Hoinc but the ' Morning Post's' Paris eonV 3 . spondent declares that M. Barthou, bv r- violence, has committed ... politica smcide There is great indigy nation m the lobby. • b 16 ' '