ALLIED BREACH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18171, 17 August 1922, Page 7

ALLIED BREACH.

■I|'■.'a-NGJBR IN FRANCE. i LLOYD GEORCE ASSAILED. ' ««IMPLACABLE ENEMY." DUPLICITY ALLEGED. II CONFERENCE A SNARE. ' Br Telwsraoh-Preea Association-Copyright , v 7 LONDON. Aug. 15. I- A. and V*- -, • -Following tlie breakdown of the Allied Conference on reparations M. Poincare 1 >, a s returned to Paris. \W Before leaving London, M. Poincare, Kcmpnnied by his staff, visited the un-Swn-soldier's grave at Westminster A b l, BV and placed upon it a magnificent breath, tied with the Tricolour The French' Cabinet will hear M. Pomcare's statement on Wednesday. An early spe <-ial session of Parliament is expected. •'The Figaro says that France cannot " ; innrei' disguise the fact that Mr. Lloyd George is now her implacable enemy. He : wrecked tho conference to winch he invited M- Poincare, after having decided in advance to refuse all concessions. Th* whole discussion was a snare. Mr. • j,lo?d George and Germany were agreed ! upon the,moratorium question. The same j newspaper refuses to believe that Mr. J riofd George, in placing the restoration i of Germany in the forefront <£ tbe eco- J acinic reconstruction of Europe, really represents British sentiment. j The Petit Parisien says that future re- j Ilations are not necessarily prejudiced, but the situation is false, with slight hope of England doing justice to France. . The Journal thinks the quarrel is permanent, with the carrying out of tho treaty Urn only result. If the Reparation Commission takes no action, the French Government will be forced to act. Id any case, Germany will be forced to give satisfaction fjtfar French newspapers accuse Mr. Lloyd George of being responsible for the wrecking of the conference. Generally they as^r ibe the breakdown to the publication of the Earl of Balfour's Note, which did I not permit. Mr. Lloyd George to take steps toward a compromise, fho Brussels newspaper,, Le Soir, declares that England ranges herself with s the nation that torpedoed the Lusitania, ' I hombwded London, and devastated Bel- ( i emm and Northern France against her |; allies New eatastrophes are to be if feared The newspaper attacks Mr. K Liord George, and says that the betrayal I' of the Entente cannot bring good fortune * to anv of the Allies. *: .-, . • — ,