| Show i GRANGE FRANCE HEALS OWN WOUNDS EXPECTS GERMANY TO DO SAr SAME E Nt News St Service LONDO LONDON July JulY- 14 H France France by ber own efforts b bos b healed her own war wounds She Silo thinks thinka Germany should do tho the same That Is the mood that prompts Franco France definitely to oppose Ing- Ing Ingland'S lands land's landS land'S bu of o an International al al loan for tor Germany It was re- re revealed re at the tho foreign office tonight n office are going ahead gloomily with tup work ot of drafting the note to Germany a admit a Frances France's unofficial re re- re reaction reaction action to the tho announcement of policy hold bold forth Corth no hope of oC French acceptance There Is particular disappoint disappointment ment meat at the French opposition to the UC loan Joan for Cor or German Germany The I rench viewpoint Ie was as as explained by a for for- foreign for foreign eign elan office olce official lal D VI tf f IGE GD The The French devastated ares area Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now myth he said We We Ve ha have base e ac- ac ac Information that practically IlY 96 per cent of oC the damage has been repaired The population of ot the war One one oneale ale Is now about only 40 leas less than It was waa in war pro pro days duS That s 's I the reason Franco France turns do don n the Idea of an loan Franco France feels she has healed her 0 own on n war Rounds She She che floated bonds at heavy In- In in interest crest terest to repair the war damage In her borde borders and she Is now faced with the tho prospect of largo large yearly payments on these bonds France ranee does not want a large capital payment from Germany She preferS a guaranteed sufficient to meet the obligations on the French bonds STATE OF OPINION An Indication Of o the state of pub pub- public public public lic opinion was given in the house of oC commons by Charles McCurdy former coalition whip hip The Tho French policy polley In the Ruhr d dOes not have regard for tor British o I he lie said Bald Hundreds of thousands of oC British workmen are cd because tore up the treaty of ot Versailles and marched Into the Ruhr valley vall y The government bad had better abandon bandon Its policy polley of at tranquility It It does docs not we wo may moy expect a 0 labor government sooner than UIn peo- peo people peo people pie think nH G LONDON July 1 J 1 By By The Tho As- As AssocIated As Associated Great pross-Great Press Great britain L s reply to the German memorandum rega regarding reparations is being pre pre- prepared prepared pre prepared pared by members of the cabinet and It Is belh belled believed ed the complete draft will be finished by tho the latter part rt of next week The reply It ItIs Itis Itis Is raid eald ald will bo be in expressions not notto notto notto to run counter to French sensibilities Premier Baldwin li le expected elthel on Monda Monday or Tuesday to reply In tho the affirmative e to J Ham itam- Ham Bay say MacDonald s query In the house of commons this thia week neck as ne to whether whether er or a U copy of the reply will wilt be com corn communicated communicated to the United States Jovel It Is expected that vill ili III bo be ad advised of the tho I contents of oC tho document at the same time as the powers same sLa LE WAY 1 ourI OU our OCr jibe I Iho be best manner in which to phrase Great Britain's acceptance of oC the plan for tor fo an International body of experts to Ger- Ger Germany's Ocr Ger Germany's many's financial strength as ad- ad ad advanced I originally by the tho American secretary of state is giving the cabinet members a a good deal of thought They desire desiro to find some I say ay of overcoming Frances France's con con- contention con contention that such an atlon Is not em envisaged by the s treat and that therefore its lt It de- de decIsions decisions de decisions I would bo be without judIcial force They Thy probably will suggest the tho Idea that such a bod bodi could act as S a II subsidiary to the reparation commission and Its findings and recommendations be morally If it not legally binding I The Tho cabinet also I Is canvassIng the question as 03 to how bow tar far It Is expedient in the draft reply to I touch upon Germanys Germany's passive re- re re resistance su suspension of which Franco France regards as Indispensable able to any negotiations |
