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Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1923, Page 2

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itjstralian and n.z. cable association. OPINION IN GERAIANY. LONDON, July 13. According to advices from Berlin the French have occupied Barmen and Elbefeld. Air Baldwin’s statement was received too late to produce much comment. The “Tageblatt” says that Germany may ho thankful for England’s aspect to solve tho reparations problem. The “Vorwnerts” states that- the speech meets tho halfway expectations of tho Berlin optimists and the Parts pessimists and adds that Air Baldwin is operating with silk gloves. FRANCE UNWAVERING. PARIS, July 13. AI. Poincare and the French Cabinet will consider Air Baldwin’s statement to-day. It is believed that Al. Poincare will reiterate his determinat : on not to alter France’s Ruhr policy until Germany stops her outrages, and gives serious guarantees of the payment of repo rations. AI. Atarsel Hutin, writing in tho ‘•Echo do Paris,” suggests that AL Poincare and Air Baldwin may meet when their respective Governments have formulated their viewpoints.

AI. Hutin says that the French Government will not hesitate to make concessions, if they do not affect France’s essential interests. She will certainly loyally investigate the British suggestions in the hope of obtaining payments.

"Le Journal” says that the British policy statement has produced a feeling of deception. Us condemnation of the occupation of the Ruhr is not likely to diminish the German resistance, especially as Ah* Baldwin does not say one word of disapproval of the Germans’ murderous assaults. “Le Journal” says that France v' not enter into any d'settssions before the Reich changes its policy. "Le Alatin” says that, despite the extremely friendly tone of Air Baldwin’s statement, it is not sufficient to reconcile the fundamental AngloFrench differences, hut it is useless to despair. AI. Poincare will certainly instruct the French Ambassador at Loudon to continue the interviews with Downing Street.

FRENCH EXPECTATIONS. PARIS, July 13. French official circles do not expect the British Note to be any more acceptable than Air Bonar Law’s’ January proposals. BANK SEIZURE. LONDON, July 13. The French seized eight milliards oi marks in the Reichsbank at Barmen. BRITISH LABOUR ATTITUDE. „ LONDON, July 14. On the motion of Colonel Join Ward, ALP., the British General Federation of Trades Unions passed a roso hit ion affirming that the establishment of peace and the proper natural development of industry were impossibh while Franco sought to dismembe Germany as a nation.

Colonel AYard said: “France and Belgium have one more chance, which may well lie the last, of reuniting the Allied front. Nothing could exceed the gravity of Air Baldwin's language as it depicted Europe tottering on the brittle of industrial and economic ruin. His words were manifestly designed to rally behind a new positive moral conscience practically the intelligence ot the world. At last, Britain had taken a lead which the world had been expecting of her since the last gun boomed in 1915.”

BELGIAN PRESS VIEW. BRUSSELS, July 13 The Belgian newspapers emphasise Air Baldwin’s efforts to avoid a rupture in the Entente. GERMAN REVOLUTION. BERLIN, July 13 A sensation has been caused in German political circles by Herr Zeigtier, Prime .Minister of Saxony, making a declaration in tho Dresden Parliament that Chancellor Cuno’s German Republican Government was not making a sufficient effort to solve the Ruhr problem, and was merely following a (Kjlicv of drift. He said the consequence would be tlisasl rolls. Ho was certain that a German revolution Wits approaching. FRANCE’S CONDITIONS. LONDON. July 14. The “Daily Express” says : The conditions on which France is prepare:! to co-operate in a vote to Germany arc known in London to include: Firstly, that the note shall declare against the German passive resistance and sabotage: secondly, that the proposed inquiry into Germany’s eapac tv for payments shall he conducted by Allied experts exclusively; and thirdly, that the authority of tho Reparations Commission shall he maintained. France would oppose the admission of neutral countries, but is prepared to adniit America.