FRENCH ANGER ROUSED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20075, 12 October 1928, Page 13

FRENCH ANGER ROUSED.

INFORMATION LEAKAGE

INQUIRY NOW IN PROGRESS.

SEEKING TIIE CULPRIT.

EXPOSURE ANTICIPATED

HEARST AGENT TO STAY

Australian Press Association —United Service (Received October 11, 5.5 p.m.) Times Cable. .LONDON Oct 11. The Paris correspondent of the Times says Mr. Harold Uoran, chief Paris cor respondent of the Universal International News Services, who was ordered to leave Franco because of his despatch to the Hearst papers in America of a document relating to tho A n K'°-French naval compromise, has now been informed that ho can remain in Paris pending tho conclusion of tho police inquiry into the matter. It is not clear, says the correspondent, whether this is an invitation or a demand. It is hinted that should Mr. Iloran choose to return to Franco after a discreet inter val there would bo no official objection to him doing so. Another despatch from Paris says M. Philippe Berthelot. Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, does not hide the fact that the action of Mr. Horan entails an extremely grave responsibility, according to Lo Petit Parisien. That paper says M. Berthelot informed tho Foreign Minister. M. Briand. that full light would be thrown on (he affair and that a communique containing the complete results of the investigations would be published. Le Journal says the chairman of tho Anglo-American Press Association, Mr. Bird, states that the officials of the latter wero not aware of tho police inquiry. They saw no reason now to intervene. They were moved at seeing their collcaguo arrested in tlm street like a common thief but realise that it was not for them to interfere in an inquiry which affected no ono but the French police. Indignation is growing in Paris against Mr. W. Randolph Hearst and the unnamed official from whom the former obtained the copy of tho naval compromise. Mr. Hearst's attack on Prance has added fuel to tho flames. Tho inquiry has made such progress that the exposure of tho actual culprit is believed to bo imminent. That is why tho expulsion order against Mr. Horan was suspended. Ho will be the principal witness at the investigation. The Paris papers insistently demand tho discovery and punishment of the guilty official. They agree that tho expulsion of Mr. Horan would not remedy the situation. NAVAL COMPROMISE. PUBLICATION OF TEXT. BRITISH CABINET DECIDES. Australian Press Association—United Service (Received October 11. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 10. The Cabinet, at its meeting to-day, decided to publish tho text of tho AngloFrench compromise as early as possible. In Government circles the opinion seems lo be held that tho comprehensive nature of the correspondence in which tho entire course of tho negotiations is traced, will bo sufficient answer to its critics. It is even suggested that it will be proved in convincing fashion that an earlier publication of the text, was impracticable, as the whole of the facts wero not known, and would have caused equally as much consternation as the piecemeal leakages already have done. A British official wireless message says a, discussion of I lie, matter in Parliament will take place in the first week of tho next session. Probably the matter will arise out of a Labour amendment to (lie Address-in-Reply. The Foreign Office says the reply of the Italian Government to tho compromise proposals lias reached London. Nov., therefore, the observations of all the Powers to whom the proposals were communicated have been received, so that there is no longer any reason why the relevant documents should not bo mado public. They are accordingly being collected for that purpose. They will be published as soon as they can bo printed and when tho consent of the other Governments concerned has been obtained.