Show EXPECT VIEWS OF FRENCH ON LEAGUE AMBASSADOR EXPECTED TO DISCUSS DISCUSS DIS CUSS RECASTING O OR OF LEAGUE i COVENANT c Known in Diplomatic Circles That Principal Allied Powers Are Arc Prepared Prepared Prepared Pre Pre- pared to go Far Toward MeetIng Meet Meet- Ing Desires of Americans Washington Jules French ambassador who went home several months ago ngo on leave is to return to Washington on November on 24 lie He Is expected to bring with him tho the latest view of his government regarding regard regard- ing mg the recasting of the league of nations nations na na- na covenant and to be prepared to discuss the subject with the officials of the Harding administration as soon ns as they are In office and rend ready to proceed It has long been known In diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic circles In Washington that the principal allied powers were prepared to go far toward meeting any desire of the American government for changes In the plan of the covenant but It has hns been stated In at nt least one quarter that such changes must in no case violate the underlying principles of the convention DIplomats ts generally do not believe that such changes could be made by reservations such as were proposed In Inthe Inthe inthe the so called Lodge plan In their opinion amendments would be necessary necessary sar sary requiring the approval of the signatory powers Another matter that will engage the attention of Ambassador Is the Status of the commercial relations between the United States and Fran France e I under existing treaties France last spring gave notice to all powers with which she fhe had hall commercial treaties of the of these conventions The French government however later withdrew the notice so far as It concerned concerned concerned con con- the United States i 1 France however has not abandoned her plan of revising her commercial treaties and Is understood to be deferring deferrIng deferring defer defer- ring the opening of negotiations with the Uie United States until after the change of administration in Washing Washing- ton Before the negotiations ne are opened opened opened open open- ed M. M is expected to acquaint acquaint acquaint ac ac- ac- ac quaint himself with the plans of the Republican leaders lenders in the he matter platter of tariff revision The ambassador is expected to make a close survey of the situation In WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington and report to his government upon the PI of success In case It should decide to Its efforts to secure approval by the senate of the treaty which would guarantee protection for France against external aggression for a period of five years ears |