THE ALLIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1922, Page 5

THE ALLIES.

A RUPTURE EXPECTED. DIFFERENCES TOO WIDE. BIG EFFORT TO AGREE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Aug. 14, 7.40 pan. London, Aug. 13. The Daily Mail, commenting on the Allies* Conference, says the differences at the moment seem too wide for a settlement. There is a general feeling that the conference will break down, but Mr. Lloyd Beorge, it is understood, intends to make a supreme effort to reach a settlement.— United Service. FEELING IN FRANCE. BITTER CRITICISM OF PRESS. MR. LLOYD GEORGE ATTACKED. Received Aug. 14, 7.40 pan. London, August 13. The Paris Press, swinging like a pendulum, has again become pessimistic. Tne Eclair declared M. Poincare wassubi jected in London to rude trials, to which France considers an end should be put. 1 The Figaro sarcastically asks: “Does one I say now that the British experts propose a two-years moratorium? Why not a com- ! plete remission of the German debt?” The I paper alleges bad faith. I The most amusing feature of the eom- ! ment is frenzied criticism of Mr. Lloyd George’s departure to play golf. Le Journal does not understand why, at a critical moment, Mr. Lloyd George goes into the coun- . try, leaving two Prime Ministers and half-a-dozen others “in the jug,” or, as we say, "in the soup.” The Matin explains that Mr. Lloyd George, having signed a contract for £90,000, serenely leaves for his usual weekend. Le Journal des Debats compares Mr. Lloyd George with Jupiter or Zeus, and wonders whether he is not as capricious as Homer’s amorous Zeus. Other journals refer to an insult to France, and d'scribe Mr. Lloyd George as a cad.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. “A TEMPORISING COMPROMISE * FRENCH PAINT BLACK PICTURE. London, August 13. The Sunday newspapers, drawing inspiration from Government circles, agree | that the Allied Conference is going to end like its predecessors in a temporising compromise, adding that the fault will be that of France, because French statesmen have refused to face realities. Paris, August 13. The London correspondent of the Matin suggests that, in spite of the [ unanimity of the British Cabinet, its i policy may not be endorsed by English j public opinion. The task upon France is a big one if the negotiators leave London on Monday without leaping the fruits of their patience. However painful such a necessity, it would be better than living in a state of uncertainty. The Petit Pariisien says that the attitude of the British Government has produced a painful impression on the friends of England. The Petit Journal remarks: “We were never so near a rupture.”