POINCARE'S REPLY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 88, 18 August 1923, Page 5

POINCARE'S REPLY

A NEW SPIRIT IN FRANCE.

ANGLO-FRENCH DIFFERENCES. Press Association—Copyright. Aus tralian and N.Z. Oble Association. (Received 8.15 a.m.) London, August 17. The Daily Telegraph's Paris cerrespendent says M. Poincaro's reply has been practically completed It will be sent to London after it has .be«n submitted to the Brussels Government. There has been a distinct change in the atmosphere here. The polemics are no longer vituperative. Tile correspondent, after enquiries, • is convinced this change springs from j official sources. The new spirit is showing itself in connoting the desire to make a serious effort to compose Anglo-French differences. The correspondent is trust-worthily satisfying Britain's chief demand for fourteen milliard gold mark's, with which to reimburse her debts to America. It is now advanced, presumably on M. Poincare's authority, that Britain can obtain the greater part of this sum immediately if she assists France to obtain fifty, milliards from German for distribution according to the percentages fixed at the Spa Conference. I Anxiety is now felt over England's ! apparent desire for Germany to enter {the League of Nations. The highest authority declares that France inflexibly opposes the proposal. If Germany is admitted to the League before she has paid the Reparations ' and completed her retribution and penitence. France will withdraw from the League. RUHR EVACUATION. THE SINE QUA HON OF PEACE. LABOR AND MILITARISM. (Received 9.20 a.m.) , London, October 17. Mr Ben Tillett, addressing the National Federation of General Workers, said: We fought to dispose of German militarism, and do not want it replaced by another brute and monster bully. Labourites ought to call on their French comrades to realise the position. Mr Thorne declared it was unthinkable that we should go to war with France, but until France loft the Ruhr there would be no peace. FRENCH PRESS COMMENT. LITTLE NEW IN REPLY. (Received 11.5 a.m.) The newspapers declare that there is little new in the reply, M. Poincare confining himself to a restatement of France's policy. It is. therefore, inaccurate, says I>o Journal, for France to accept as a basis of discussion the suggestions contained in the British Note.