The Archive · 1924

Remarkable Figures

From Our Own Correspondent, Paris, Nov. 20.

Only & few days before the bassadors? Conference came to ai sgreament as to what Germany should Ge told about the return of the Crown Prince and the con-nuance of disarmament control, the French learnt from the Lon' don Proto and Signor Muscotini speeches that England and Italy were in full agreement, This was welcomed at the time, but it now corns that England and aly are still acting together and, from the French point of view, are oth disinclined to assist M, Poincaré's policy.

The British are represented as lukewarm about the disarmament of Germany and annoyed because the French' have forced the Ruhr magnates to come to terms. Italy ly showing in various ways that the wants lo, have a voce everything. Ske began by trying to join in the conference about Tangier, and then claimed a right to participate in the Ruhr agree ments, She was told that. she; could have her say when the time came for w now wettloment, and folie was reminded that, in the meantime, she had been' allotted her share' of the Ruhr coal.

Italy now shen a disposition to support Switzerland in' the! question "of the free zones in

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