NIGHTMARE TO FRANCE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 23 March 1926, Page 7

NIGHTMARE TO FRANCE.

Germany’s Growing Millions. NEW PHASE OF DISARMAMENT TERMS. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Received March 22, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, March 21. Tbe Paris correspondent of the “Daily Express” says that Viscount Cecil, as the result of his Geneva visit, has fallen out with M. Paul Boncour, who is a delegate to tlife League, regarding the French conception of disarmament. It is understood that M. Boncour’s statements provided the most material on which Mr Houghton bases his report to President Coolidge. The “Daily Express” understands that the'French Government will refuse to consider any form of disarmament which does not take into account the fecundity of other nations, as well as their industrial situation, and the work accomplished in chemical research. Frankly France is scared by the growth of the German population and is seeing a nightmare. WHAT DID AMBASSADOR SAY? CAUTIOUS AMERICAN EXPLANATION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Associat.on. (Received March 22, 8.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, March 22. The Washington correspondent of tho “New York Times” telegraphs tonight that an entirely erroneous impression appears to prevail in Europe concerning tho gloomy representations said to have been made to ' the Washington Government of the conditions affecting -the League and the general European political situation. Europe seems to havo obtained the idea that the Washington Government has not only received such, pessimistic reports from the lion. A. B. Houghton (United States Ambassador in London) when ho was in Washington last week, but disclosed these reports to the newspapers. These impressions, it is now stated by the correspondent, are without warrant. They are an exemplification of the axiom that a denial never overtakes an error. Jf’he Government made no disclosures concerning what it learned from Mr Houghton. It denies that anything Mr Houghton communicated to it was disclosed to any unofficial person, meaning the newspapers. Nor is there any substantial basis for the assertions that the (pessimistic account of the European conditions circulated in Washington, was a summarisation of what Mr Houghton told Mr Kellogg (Secretary of State), and President Coolidge. “It is realised that the enemies of American participation in the World Court will seek to make capital out of the Houghton incident, if it may be called that.