Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-21 | Page 2 | French Reply Delivered to Paris Embassy

FRECH REPLY DELIVERED TO Tone of Note Written by Premier Poincar Said to Be Conciliatory While Holding to Demands PARIS. Aug. t (By A. P.) Tha French government s reply to tha recent note of Marquis Curson. the British foreign secretary an tha j reparation situation, waa handed to the embassy at o'clock today. Tha feeling In French official clr- , clea la that this. note. Indited by Premier Polncare. will prevent a rupture of the sentence. Consld- j ershle confidence la espresaed that the British cabinet will find It con-, dilatory and see In It a basis for! continued dlssusslosj of the Ruhr occupation and the reparation prob- , lem generally. There la no concealment of the: fact that the reply la largely controversial con-troversial that Premier Polncare la unyielding on the outstanding : feslurss and that II la aw oaaeot--' H Prime Minister sMIdwIn wlU , find the reply conclusive. j It Is considered almost certain, however, that he will regard It as encouraging and will withhold any plana for separate action toward Germany until tha points In dlaputa are further elucidated. There le eald to be a tendency to look more favorably en a new reparation rep-aration conference among the allies. al-lies. The French ceply takes up fifty pages of a yellow book, which will be lasued tomorrow, together with a summary In both English and French. .