London, Aug. 9.
The evening papers applaud Mr. nowden's stand at The Hague. The "Evening Standard" declares that Mr. Snowden's courageous attitude certain of approval throughout the British Empire and that he may vest assured of the support by all Britons in declining all compromises, The paper adds "the time has arrived when the policy of sacrifices is ended and My. Snowden demonstrated that Englishmen are still tapable of saying—No!"
Paris, Aug. 9.
'The French papers, for once swost completely ignoring the politi-ea} developments at The Hague, are concentrating their attention on the foyancial issue and are training' their heavy guns on Mr, Snowden who, by their writings, is made to appear in the light of a veritable: obey. The French papers, in, criticizing the Chancellor of the Ex-boguer, "whom they alone hold responsible for what is considered extremely critical situation, re exhausting a whole vocabulary, Only the Paris paper "Lo Journal" rounds a warning not to aggravate an already difficult situation by @aggerated press polemics whilst the incensed Pertinax declares that Mr. Snowden will be made to pay for the window-panes which got smashed by his theatrical coup—United Pres The Rhineland Occupation The Hague, Aug. 9.
The Political Commis Reparations Conference $0 submit to a Commi the question of establishing the Commission for Verifieation and Conciliation, which France and Belgium wish to instal on the Rhineland, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the British Foreign Secretary, explained that Britsin disliked the idea, ut said that if a Committee was necessary it should come from the League of Nations and be strictly Dr. Gustav Stresemann, the German Foreign Minister, pointed out hat diplomatic channels and the 'Locarno Treaty sufficed to settle any disputes that might arise, 'M, Briand, the French Premier, disclaimed any intention of creating 4 military body of control, He said that his proposed Committee would kelp, and not hamper, Franco-German' relations.
Dr, Wiart, the German Minister Yor the Occupied Territories, said that any German Government that went beyond the Locarno Treaty and the Council of the League of Nations would be thrown out of
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