Paris, Oct. 27.
M. Herriot, speaking at a banquet at Lyons, referred to the satisfactory beginning of Franco-German negotiations. He said that he hoped that France would soon be able to recover from the losses she had suffered through being constantly obliged to buy goods in the West by being able to buy in the East.
He then spoke of the development of the French Colonies, especially with regard to silk and cotton, said that he hoped that. the pt chase of these countries would shortly be reduced to a minimum.—Reuter.
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