Sarraut's Plea for Co-operation: Indo-China as Bastion of Indi Paris, Feb. 22.
French policy in the Pacific is being much discussed, 'M, Jacques Bardoux, in an article in the "Times," frankly expresses regret at the' termination of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance and urges Anglo-French ce-operation in giving Japan such assurances as to deter her from committing Herself too far in association with Russia and afterwards with Germany.
The former Minister, M. Albert Sarraut, in a speech urging Franco-British ce-operation, points out that France'is able to assist in securing the safety of India, which he says, is threatened by Bolshevist Russi as it always was by Tsarist Russi French support in Egypt could contribute to the protect the French port of Djibouti would help Aden to ensure Indo-China as a bastion for India, Saigon is another Singapore and the decks at Singapore would be idle without Tonkin coal or Annam iron, In conclusion M. Sarraut deres that such help would be very valuable 'M.-Bardoux M. Sarraut both ests are inter
a Tt is declared that the main purpose is to detach Japan from the formidable coalition at which Russia ix said to be aiming and in which Germany is asserted to be already invelved.—Reuter.
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