Pending the unfolding of Herriot's proposals for the evacustion of the Ruhr at the London Conference, there ix a tendency to adopt @ cautious view with regard to the extent of the mandate given to the French Premier at Saturday's Cabinet meeting. The " Germans tare known to be anxious to secure the withdrawal of the troops by the: Ume the British forees are due to heave Cologne while France parently ix now willing to reduce the period of the evacuation of the: Ruhr from two years to one year: subject to obtaining satisfactory pledges. France in this connex' attaches value to the assurance given by Mr, Ramsay MacDonald that no definite decision would be immediately with regard withdrawal from Coloxne.
Herriot also favours admi evacuation of the Ruhr in return for commercial compensation such fax free entry of iron ore and other substances from Alsace-Lorraine into the Ruhr—Reuter.
Paris, Aug. 11.
The "Journal" says that when negotiations for the evacuation of the Ruhr are opened France will mercial she formally demand restoration of the com one year an the mi eight to 10 imum from months.
The "Keho de Paris says that M. Herviot's most powerful arg ment to Jevacuation was the fact that Britai had decided to wait and see how: [Germany observes her obligations before deciding on evacuation of ich is duc to terminate in January—Reuter.
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