Show CALLS SECRET PACT COMEDY Desire for Attention By Former Premier Blamed DY BY BIRD BInD Copyright Cop 1924 by The Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated dated daled Pre Press s Association PUllS PRIS P RIS Feb Fb 9 This 9 This week eek has lias furnished a comic Interlude In the dramA ot Qt European reconstruction It Is la as aler ater a the recent tension and panic all the actors In the felt a sudden need ne-ed for Cor relaxation David Daid I Da 1 Llod Llo d George of course coure tn ins taken the chief part parI In inthIs thIs interlude doubtless ally ally Since his ls demotion to second In command of oC the smallest British party he hc lila his been feeling the tho noe aCed 1 of oC attracting attention to himself anti the best besl version erslon of oC his famous Interview Indicates that he lie simply simp desired to mystify his er by displaying a packet of foreign e c documents libelled some some- somewhat what chat hilt equivocally Wilson Clemen- Clemen Clemen Treaty Treal i I LR The Interviewer lewer who should hould base hae known better jumped to the conclusion that Hat the tOI mer British I premier had some re of secret Intrigue up hIs i Islee lee e C eAt CAt At all It may open a sa- sa sa I eI lolous discussion of ot what whal really happened at ot the tho Paris p pence peace ace con con- conference con conference ference and while It Is too late to todo todo do anything about It It should make Interesting reading It if all the tho les open their cases cases- Meanwhile Premiere managed to turn furnish Ish some seine amuse amuse- amusement ment meat In his 15 fight with parliament for Cor dictatorial powers After ACter de- de de declaring claring daring power to legislate by de- de de decree cree sac vias absolutely necessary In Inthe inthe the pI crisis Poincare seeing formidable opposition had Ile- Ile de developed I eloped lied had to promise lie he would I not use uso such powers ers In any effective the tive sense It If granted them them But lie he heIs liet heIs Is t not likely to get them anyway since there are more articles In the bill till to be voted voled and the up- up OPposition op opposition position Is ii filibustering It If anybody any any- body wants to be bo the Mussolini of oC oCI I rance ranee he must adopt the tho Italians t of Belying Belying- the tho power po er at and about It II afterwards I l DIF The expected defeat de b by talking to 10 death o ot of Poincare's of fiscal reform undoubtedly means meano a turning to International conciliation as the only alternate alle moans means of oC stabilizing the franc Cral Stirrer Stiffer taxes could 1 save sao the situation but a as the prospect of these theo goes glimmering It becomes dally daily more moore likely that Macdonald s a overtures for Cor fora tora II a general peace conference will meet with with favor tavor here bore Even Enn though I he past few weeks have havo enlightened ened ned the French enormously as to tho he possibility of oC getting gelling any large sums mume from Crom Germany In the Immedi Immedi- Immediate ate ale future and the Iho loll impression aro a s that Frances France's representatives can an take tako a n much more reasonable toward any proposed new than Ihan heretofore It H Is ardly likely that thaI any conference can an bo be called before the committee if experts are ore ready with sIth Ith their re- re re 1018 which may be a mAtter of ot months nan I The Tho a writer rust has It from Crom observers who have been following the work ork and 1 tho the committees and Berlin Be that In the tho experts expert's view Germany s finances finance are on the lid verge of another crisis The Tho mark although It 1 has stood firm hitherto and now 1 Is quoted 0 abose e par Is held to be bo established on an I unsound basis and In danger of sudden collapse It Is 10 this situation the tho correspondent Is Informed that has baa given alvan the tho committees the Iho roost most serious Ings thus far farand and prevented more rapid proGress |