ALLIED CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 July 1924, Page 3

ALLIED CONFERENCE.

[REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] LONDON. July 2L The efforts to evolve a compromise to meet the hankers’ re(|iiirem<Mits are causing continuous activity in Allied t.’onlerenee circles.

M. Ilerriot (French Premier) still insists on maintaining the French right to'act alone in the event of an emergency, adding frankly that his Government would not last a day it it surrendered thereon, LONDON. July 21.

M. Herriot, Sir ,W. Norman and other bankers, English and American, dined with Lord Swaythling. A DEADLOCK. LONDON, July 21. M. Herriot assembled representatives of the French Press in London and 'hogged them to exhort French public opinion to lie calm and piticut. He added that ho intended to he linn on the essential question of pi'inei| le. but ho said the Allied Governments must he given time to settle the dilliculties. The “Times” Paris correspondent says Whether as the result of ]U. Ilerriot’s request, or not. Hie French Press is less vehement than usual, and, while the general imj lesion is that the emi fore nee at the moment is deadlocked, thoie is a g'owing belief that somehow or < the-’-, sooner or later, a- solution >i I I" found. This is. no doubt, largely due to the alarm which the protect ol a failure naturally e\okes.