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Show I FRANCE INNEED OF ALLIES AID FOR REM ABITAT10M PARIS, Nov fi Optimism over Bl ihe financial future of France was expressed by Louie Klui-.. the minister Of finance, at luncheon ;;iven todaj fl ( by the economic and financial press. The rehabilitation of the country, he r said, depended upon confidence, Which H. nas the Watchword in peace as well as 11 in war, and upon the wllllngnc cs ol i the people to bear for a few years sac-1 j if Ice- v.-h!ch would be sin ill compnr d to those made by the soldiers who had I fought for the nation - "Our allies." the finance minister I declared in his address, "no longer have reason to delay financial aid to . us. We do not present ourselves as beseeching aid, however, oskinc only equitable solution We aak the cooperation co-operation of peace after the decisive cooperation of war.' M. Klotz proposed a toai to Albcri Ralhbone, assistant secretory of t he j American tnasury. in charge of th'-fl th'-fl 'c foreign loan bureau, who is now In III Fiance. The minister said he was ? convinced that France would be bound ij to America by a further tie through C ihe co-operation of Mr. Rathbone. H The foreign debt of France, M H M Klotz pointed out, was only SO.000,000, Hq oOO francs of which she owned 27,000,-Hf 27,000,-Hf 000,000 francs to Greai Britain and the i United States. |