FRANCE AND HER ARMY.
HER CONSCIENCE CLEAR. M. BRIAND AND ENTENTE, t BLOOD BOND MUST ENDURE. : By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. ] •(Received 8.80 p.m.) A. and N.Z. PARIB, Deo. 2. M. Briand arrived at Havre from Washington to-day, and was met by his ( Ministers. French newspapers declare ( that he is confronted by the most serious , Allied crisis over the questions of Ger- , ' raany's reparation and the French agree- . \ ment with the Turkish Nationalists since [ the armistice. Speaking at the Hotel de Ville, M. Briand said that he went to the United States to plead France's cause. France was always ready to discuss disarmament, but at such a conference as that ' now 'proceeding at Washington, _ where decisions must be unanimous, it was sufficient for one refuse to come into line with the others for the whole proposals to go by the board. ', France now had a clear conscience. ' M. Briand paid a special tribute to Mr. Balfour, and emphasised the sig--1 nificance of Mr. Balfour's phrase, "At 1 all events France can "never suffer moral isolation," Referring to naval disarmament, M. ' Briand said that France was ready to 1 make the same reductions as her allies, but France could not forget that Germany still possessed the nucleus of a formidable fighting force, and was well 1 equipped with factories for tho making ' of guns and rifles. France, without 1 seriously imperilling her national existence, could not make a considerable re- , duction of her army unless she was furnished with guarantees for peace and security in the future. ' "I am hurling recriminations at no one," proceeded M. Briand. " Each 1 nation must think of her own security. 1 This liberty of action is necessary to everyone. Despite small clouds on the horizon, I believe that the results pf the Washington Conference will be far--1 reaching." 1 M. Briand concluded:—" There is no reason why the Allies should become angry and separate, and follow divergent ' paths. They have common memories of 1 an imperishable glory. They may dis- ' agree, but because of the blood bond '■ must always remain united. 4 '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17956, 5 December 1921, Page 7
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