BITING WORDS CAUSE TROUBLE AT CONFERENCE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 13 August 1929, Page 5

BITING WORDS CAUSE TROUBLE AT CONFERENCE

SECONDS DEMAND APOLOGY FROM SNOWDEN FRANCE'S HONOUR SATISFIED LATER. , , , DISPLAY OF FRAYED TEMPERS. (Receivcdi 1-3 Q p.m.) LONDON", August 12. The Daily Chronicle's Hague correspondent states that the Entente Cbrdiale has never before been so severely strained as in a violent passage of arms between Mr Sttowden and Ms Cheron. When tlie conference adjourned temfers were, at fever heat. A meeting of French, Italian, Belgiaai and Japanese delegates was held, and seconds in persons of Caspar and Hyani s wore despatched to Mr Snowden's hotel to dfemand an apology. The. British Chancellor was at first inclined to stand by his biting words hut eventually a. formula was found whereby 'France's honour was satisfied. As. a result of the adjournment till "Wednesday, the tension was relaxed all round, though there is no very whvious change to justify any better feelina:. The evidence that tempers ( are still somewhat frayed Tvowever, was shown by a sharp exchange today between M. Briandi and Herr Stresemaun. The. former referred to the suffering of French, troops in Rhine last winter to which Herr Stresemann replied 'lf you don't want vour noor troonsjoi suffer the rigours of another German winter you had better withdraw 'them:" Mr A. Henderson threw oil on the troubled by remarking; that he was nfrnid the wns i,ot m»kin? much procrress—Australian Pre 0 "' Assn. i