ANGLO-FRENCH ENTENTE.

Grey River Argus, 17 January 1922, Page 5

ANGLO-FRENCH ENTENTE.

POINCAIRE ’ S CABINET. BRIAND’S MINISTERS RETAINED. PARIS, January 14. Official.—The new Cabinet consists of M. Poincare, Premier, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Barthu, Justice. M. Maginot, Minister of War. M. Raibcrti, Marine. M. Rcibel, Liberated Regions. Four more of M. Briand’s colleagues, M.M. Bcrand, Sarrant, Dior and Trocquer have not changed their portfolios. PARIS, January 15. Mr Briand declined the portfolios of Health and Labour, and M. Poincare has allotted the positions respectively to M. Strauss and M. Peyronnet. POINCARE AND GEORGE. FRENCH POLICY OUTLINED. PARIS, January 15. M. Poincare and Mr. Lloyd George conferred for two hours at the British Embassy. It is understood that M. Poincare suggested the Anglo-French Pact be extended to the Rhine region, and that also France retain liberty of action in carrying out the penalties against Germany, in case of the latter’s failure to fulfil the treaty obligations. M. Poincare favours diplomatic negotiations for a settlement of the problems instead of a conference of the Supreme Council like at Cannes. GLOOMY ITALIAN VIEWS. FRANCE A MENACE. ROME, January 15. Newspapers contain gloomy comments of the French crisis. “L’Epoca” says: The charge of Imperialism against. France is now justified, as was the same charge against Germany before the war. M. Briand ’b resignation and M. Poincare’s return reveal a design to use the Versailles Treaty as a title deed to invade Germany and annex the Rhur, or compel German workmen to become slaves for the benefit of French industries. “Le Populo Romano” says Britain and Italy must be firm, and not withdraw in the slightest. GENOA DELEGATES. PARIS, January 14. “Le Matin” states that M. Poincare informed Mr Lloyd George that he may not attend the Genoa Conference. M. Viviani will represent France, and Herr Wirth Germany. “Le Journal” learns from Berlin that Germany will fulfil the Reparations Commissions’s orders and pay 31 million gold marks every ten days.