RECASTING THE PEACE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18630, 11 February 1924, Page 7

RECASTING THE PEACE.

FRENCH OBJECTIONSCONCERN FOR TREATY RIGHTS POINCARE AND MacDONALD. CONFERENCE WELCOMED. By Telegraph Press —Copyright. (Received 4.5. p.m.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. Feb. 8. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Express says that the Trench Government would welcome a conference between M. Poincare and Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald as useful toward clearing the way for a general understanding, but it is a far cry from this to accepting a new European conference to settle Europe's problems. France would certainly want an assurance of a definite guid pro quo before putting her "Versailles Treaty rights into the melting pot. The correspondent learns that Mr. Mac Donald's plan for solving the security question by the League of Nations was anticipated in a memorandum by Marshal Foch during the peace negotiations, in which he suggested that the west bank of the Rhine should be placed under a special regime under the League. This memorandum may be published in the forthcoming French Yellow Book.

FRANCE AND SEPARATISTS. NON-INTERFERENCE POLICY. REPLY TO GERMAN PROTEST. A. and N.Z. PARIS. Feb. 7. M. Poincare, replying to the German Note of February 5, says the fresh calumnies of the Reich are not supported by anything like proof. He concludes: " The French Government is scrupulously observant regarding the treaties, and remains determined not to interfere in German Imperial quarrels, and therefore will not enter into conversations with the German Government regarding domestic affairs." The German Government declared that French support of the Separatists had seriously infringed German sovereignty in the Bavarian Palatinate, and resulted in the oppression of 700,000 defenceless people. The Note requested the restoration of conditions in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles, the disarmament of Separatists, the unrestricted resumption of the activities of the German authorities, and non-interferenece in the future with German domestic and political affairs..

WORLD CONFERENCE. LABOUR MINISTER'S HINT. Australian and K.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 8.30 p.m.) LONDON. Feb. 10. Mr. Arthur Henderson, Home Secretary, the adopted Labour candidate in the Burnley by-election, has a straight fight against a Conservative. Alluding to the recognition of Russia, ho said that they could not grapple with unemployment while the channels of economic life were clogged by mistaken policies in international affairs. The effect of the recognition of Russia would be seen in a trade revival full of help for working people. Already a wholesome change had begun to operate between Britain and France. That change would find fuller expression shortly in a conference, not only of France and Britain, but of all countries in Europe and America.

CONFIDENCE IN POINCARE. REAFFIRMED BY CHAMBER. A. and N.Z. PARIS, Feb. 7. Tho Chamber of Deputies expressed confidence in tho Government by adopting an important financial proposal by; 253 votes to 205.