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Show EXPECTS U. S. 3REAT INTEREST SHOWN IN AL LIED PREMIERS' LONDON CONFERENCE French Minister Reported Opposed to American Participation In .' Meetings; Sees Favor" For Germany Ixndon. America is exected to dom-nate dom-nate the conference of allied premiers tore in much the same manner as the United States made its voice heard it Lausanne, according to belief In British official circles..' 7 Ambassador Harvey's speech at the Cyceura club in which he declared the tote of Europe hung upon the forth-oming forth-oming week-end Conference, was in. adequately reported and diplomats bere are Just beginning to discuss it. Considerable importance in this connection con-nection is attached to arrival here of ITnited. States ministers to Brussels md Berlin. Information Is passed on from official offi-cial quarters to the eflfreet that Harvey sparing his speech intended to speak on some Innocuous subject, but changed tils plans at the last minute presumably upon information or in. itructlons from Washington. Additional significance is lent the participation of an American observer at the premiers' parley by the fact that; Raymond Poincare, prime minister minis-ter of France, is now expected to try to exclude the question of reparations from the London discussion, hoping to force a fianclal conference at Brussels. Brus-sels. Referring to the Brussels project Harvey said : "If the premiers themselves are un. ohle to agree,. It is useless to expect results from a meeting of a few under, strappers at Brussels." ...... According to reliable Information obtained ob-tained from British sources, Premier Poincare does not welcome contemplated contem-plated American participation in the London conference. It is said in this connection that Poincare and his gov. eminent are likely to go under If the premiers fall to reach an agreement Such agreement Is considered doubtful v the British who say they expect the American observer at Imdon will op. pose "French plans to corce Germany." Ger-many." Ambassador Harvey may play a role' similar to that of Richard Washburn Child at Lausanne. , |