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COBLIIANSIND,
V.
1.
U 8 At
WEDNESDAY,
1978
JULY.
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TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.
London,
July 12th.—Mr.
Staniey
Bald-
win, in the
House
of Commons,
and
Mar-
glis vurzoa,
in the
House
of
lLords,
to
eacer
audiences
today
made
ideutical
pronouncem
nt
on
the Governments
poli-
eon
the
reparations
problem.
In con-
trast
to such
statement=
by
his
predeces-
sors
Mr.
Lloyd
Georgze
and
Mr.
Bonar
Law,
which
were
very
lengthy,
Mr.
Baldwin’s proncuncement
was particular-
iy
brief,
taking
about
sixteen
minutes
ior delivery and
as
in
neither
house
the
opposition
oftered
eriticism
of
any
con-
sequence
the
momentous
proceedings
were
quickly
ended.
The
question
on
ever)‘bud.‘v’s
llt;f.'s
how
far
the
(sovern-
ment’s
copen
disapproval
of
the French
Ruhr
policy
and
its
bolding alott there-
from
were
to be
converted
into an active
policy
sepera‘te
from
France,
wa:
toa
great extent
una
swered.
Mr.
Baidwin
certainly
moved
quite
perceptibly
away
from Mr. Bonar Law’s attitude
oi pcssim-
ism. inasmuch
as he asserted
the
Govern-
ment’s cecision
‘o submit
to
the
Allies
a
a seaprate
reply
to Germany’s
lacest
offer
but
he did
not
give
the slightest
indica-
tion of the
nature
of
the
proposed
reply.
it
was
the
only important
pait
iu the
jronouncement,
which,
for
tne
remain-
der,
was
a warning couched
in
the
most
iriendly
language,
but
plainly telling
France
(hat
the
Biitish
Geovernment
could rot much
longer
remain
a
passive
spectator
1o
@
poitcy
which
threatened
he
econcmic
collapse
of Germany
and
wih it aisaster
to the
whole
of Europe.
naken
as
a
whole
the
proncuncenient
cseemed
to be
a
new
appeal
to Frarce
to
retrace
her steps and
come
into line with
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parpase
of this production
to accurately
portray
those
events
which
took
place
under
the personal observati-n
and
within
the knowledre
of Ambassador
James
W. Gerard
as
set down in his bock
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hesein
picturized including
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sroken
words,
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Bittern
“MyFour Years In Germany”
Is
a wonderfui pictare,
wonderfully
mnd_v.
.Sometin‘.m
thrilling, sometimes
appealing,
and
always interesting.
Full of action,
intrigue,
heroism
and diplomacy.
Entire
pic-
ture comprising Ten
Reels
will be
<hown
each night,
Your chance
to
see
a High
Class
Specia!
Production
at attractive
rates.
Kindly book
your seats
early
at Merwin’s Ice Cream
Parlor.
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account of the length of this picture,
show will start precisely
at 8 o’clock.
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a!l the Allis in a
new
effort to settle
the
reparation
prcblem
by
negotiation,
in-
stiead
of by mi‘itary penalties.
The
Pre-
mier
was most
careful
to aveid
the
shut-
ting of the door
on rencwed
nego’iations.
Notable
points
were
the
complete
sab-
sence
of
any
reference
to
the
United
States
connection
with
the
negotiations
and
emphasis
that
itzly
was with Ena-
land rather
than with France.
Carefully
framing his pronouncement
to avoid erit-
icism
frcm
pro-French
members of the
Government
ard Parliament,
the Premier
was emphatic
in deelaring
that Germany
must
be
made
to
pay
to
the
extent of
her capacity,
but he
made
no
answer
to
the
Frernch
demands
as
to
what should
constiiute
France’s
sutety
in the absence
of
the
Anglo French-American
confer-
¢nce
which
was
originaily propcsed
to
«ficrd Firance
security against
a renewed
Canecr
otteck.,
He alluded
inciceniaily
to what
was considered
the
pet theory
of
himseif and
Mr. Keginald McKenna,
that
the repara
ions probiem
needs
settlement
in conneetion
with the inter-Allied
debts
ard
he onitted
to
enlarge
on
this point.
Clearly the BEritish
policy
will
be
de vel-
cped
by
steps,
leaving
an
opening
to
the
last
to I‘rance
to come
into
line.
It mav
be
assumed
that
any
question
of calline
a conference
of
bankers
to exploit Ger-
many’s capacity
will
come
later.
Ther.:
was
an understanding
that
there
shou!d
be
no
immediate
ecriticism
(0
embarass
the Government,
but that
a separate
day
should
be
given
for
any
debate,
hence
there
was
no
discussion
on
the
pro-
nouncement
in
the
House
of
Commons
and only a minor discussion
in the House
of Lerds.
In the Upper House
Loréd Bir-
kenhead
put
his
finger,
on what
he
re-
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on 4th page.)