Papers commenting om the sion of the Conference of Ambarsadors concerning the Cologne area rejoice in the unanimity of the Al-Wes, and state that the problem of French security is move urgent than ever.
The "Journal" writes that the decision of the Ambassadors binds the Allies to the admission that only forge can render Germany power-ess, and that the sole guarantee tions -of the French Press that a number of serious cases of failure to fulfil treaty obligations had been established. He declared that there }wax no question of German obstruction of inspection as the inter-Allied Commission of Control had out nearly 1,800 visits to factories, ete., and no important stores farms had-been found. The allied discovery of guns at the Koer)breuck drill ground had turned out be a collection of old weapons used many -years azo for. target practice. He also stated that other reported finds were similarly unimportant and that it was absurd to suggest that the secret manufacture of war material was going on. Krups' works were in the occupied which seethed with French The Question of the Ruhr Regarding the non-evacuation. of Cologne, the great danger aprehendevacuation of the Ruhr next September in accordance with the promise of the London Conference.
The Nationalist newspapers es. pecially assert that France intends to remain in the Ruhr indefinitely on the ground that Germany has not fulfilled the Peace, Treaty.
'The Government is awaiting the Note of the Ambassadors' Confercence, when there is good reason to believe that Germany will protest to the League of Nations and demand 'a definite date for the evacuation of Cologne and of the Ruhr simaltane-
Hroseeution of "L'Belair™
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eral of the French newspapers, criticize the notion of the. Government in prosecuting "'1'Belair™ for publishing General Nollet's report which he set forth a number of points in which Germany was. not observing the Treaty of Versailles. It ix stated that probably the Press Associations will protest against the: terms of the charge against "L'Betair" and against the deseription of the publication of the report 14s an act of espionage—Reuter.
A spectacular but fruitless scatch lof the offices of "L'Belair" followed the decision of the Government to prosecute the paper for "disclosing, secret documents of importance rational defence."
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