THE RHINELAND PROBLEM.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15040, 7 April 1919, Page 5

THE RHINELAND PROBLEM.

A JOINT COMMITTEE. '

PRESS CRITICISM OF DELAY

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)

(Received April 6, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, April 4. M. Tardieu, representing France; Mr Hoskins.v America, and Mr Morey Britain, constitute a committee to find a Ithineland formula. The newspapers unfavourably comment on the delay occasioned by referring so many matters to committees. The "Daily Mail" is showing marked hostility to Mr Lloyd George's policy, , and girds at the lack of publicity of the Conference's doings, and declares that if the Conference fails it'will be due to secretiveness. The Conference has now reached the eleventh hour, and the "stroke of twelve will ring in peace or chaos. Erzberger had a forty minutes' interview with Marshal Foch at Spa, an'l quitted the train looking deeply affected. The British and American delegations are said to favour advancing Belgium one hundred millions sterling to enable the country to solve industriaLproblems.