REPARATION PROBLEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18706, 12 May 1924, Page 9

REPARATION PROBLEMS.

BRITAIN AND FRANCE. r | MEETING OF THE LEADERS. ALLIES' NEXT CONFERENCE. I MR. COOLIDGE'S VIEWS. ' By Telegraph—Proas Association—Copyright ~' (Received 6.5 p.m.) ; ''■ ; ' :-'•'' and Router. LONDON, May 9. The French Premier, M. Poincare, has accepted an invitation from the : Prime Minister of Britain, Mr.' Ramsay MacDonald, to meet him in' England on May 20. _ ',; ; • t -;- i ■■• =;• •■:- >' ?.'.»'... v> General satisfaction is expressed in connection wish the meeting. The Paris correspondent of the ■ , Morning Post says that Mr. Mac Donald extended his invitation 'because, as' the House of Com- , mons is sitting, he could not himself leave London. '. ; : \ . The task of the two leaders, .. it is stated, will be to prepare an understanding .which is indispensable if the reparation - experts' plan ~is to be put into, operation. It, is considered that Mr. Mac Donald has chosen the right moment . to demonstrate Britain's goodwill by seeking a personal discussion. ' 'It is expected that, Mr. Mac Donald and . M. Poincare will fix the date of the next inter-Allied Conference. A message from Washington states that the United States President, Mr. Calvin Coolidge, has expressed the opinion that a definite settlement of European reparation should precede the calling of a Disarmament Conference. He sees no prospect of such a settlement for some months to come. > .'