| Show s Visit to London Hurts France Because Impression Goes Out Poincare Is Weakening ST fly ANDRE T Special CUbic C to Iho mc Standard 1 r Examiner Copyright 1923 1323 PARIS April 1 11 I 1 IThe The The wit It of M Louis to Lon Lon- London Lon Lon- London London don was a monumental mis- mis mistake mis mistake take tae The only result has been to stiffen Germanys GermanS opposition opposition tion because of the belief that Prance waa sas weakening and nEss not read reads to go eo through Ith her complete program ts hen hen it was learned that M had crossed th chinnel there as as mild In- In Interest Interest In Interest terest here It was known he had talked with halt half a Sl dozen British ministers but because he doe does not object ct to publicity attention was paid to this ot until the Dally Daily Tele- Tele Telegraph Telegraph Tele graph published his so called so rep plan which car car- carried car carried ried ned us bick several months did anyone hero here think a sec sec- second second sec second ond time about the I Mit It Curiosity developed further hEn carrying the parado to the e extreme de- de de declared dared he had hod gone sone to London only toIS to IS iSit It the museum mu des des- despite des pile pite the fact tact that as soon ashe as ashe aslie lie he returned he be had a long talk sith Ith Poincare The people p t then hen realized that where there thereas as tas as so much smoke there also must be fIre tire and news s being scarce toe till papers gave cave them them- themselves themselves selves a free rein According to trustworthy In- In Information information In Information formation the th facts are re as fol- fol fol follows loss 10 lows s 5 who sho ho wants ants to get et bac back into power and remains convinced that his various sarious rep rep- rep plans submitted at Paris London Cannes etc sill make male for tor universal hap hap- happiness hap happiness If It they are er e adopt adopt- adopted adopted adopted ed took it upon himself to coto go goto goto to London to talk about theta Defore groins going he had h l a a chat Ith aith Poincare The latter who I is unable to make mae a n cleir de- de decision de decision cl lon on any subject did not dare to tell to aban aban- aban abandon don dad his hi trip a as it tt might pro 0 Ins embarrassing so he lie pulled out his old plan of last December and elaborated on it Thus hen went to Eng Eng- lind Ene-lind he let l t it be known he wa was from Poincare i s a arms and nd this pl s why Bonar LaW Last although ill III traveled miles to meet him and also ehy hy immediately tely be lie was tho guest of the Lord proprietor of the Telegraph that paper publishing the rep rep- reparation reparations rep reparations asserting it was the tho product of tho bet best minds Thus Englishmen who con con- conversed con converted versed with nth ere sero convinced that hit the latter I In reality was sas as Poincare en enoy oy lse Iso also when he returned to Paris did not object to a c certain amount of oC publicity concerning his Ius trip Lut Iut the pr press ha has been bad from his Ills point of MC It ie and most papers criticize e the moo mo oas mo a as spreading dou doubt bt concerning e France s a determination to carry the Ruhr Ruhl enterprise to Its natural l finish with victory for our country t tt first Poin Poin- Poin Poincare care caro salt ald nothing Then went to the Quat D Or av and asked aked for sup sup- support support sup support port The Tho semi official press at once chan changed chanced ed its tone and had it stated with with- without withOut without out official denial demal that the trip was authorized by the prom 1 Unfortunately the state state- statement ment merit will wilt not bear examina e examination tion For example the suggestion suggestion tion that Germany is ts to be sub sub- substituted sub substituted for Great Britain and France In paying the debts these two nations owe Amer America ica Mas hs caused loud laughter eVEr where among all sho ho now know that the Inter inter-allied debt problem Is h not so simple as all that Moreover the old scheme of mutual debt cancellation lon long ago eo was dropped and b by arming 0 oser o el these old formulas showed cd an unbelievable and lamentable hc of Judgment From the political viewpoint olot I will make duct ut this observation now declares his hi views arc are unchanged and he will them in II a s speech However his hesitation a linked him with the position and the hole is a farce that should have been avoided Poincare today realizes this too late |
