FRENCH EFFORT LEITH-ROSS TO FIND SOVIET AID FORMULA
Paris, To-day.
IN RUMANIA
Bucharest, To-day.
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, head ing a British Trade Delegation, ar- rived yesterday afternoon.
M. Georges Bonnet, French Foreign Minister, received M. Tatarescu, the Rumanian envoy to consists of eight persons, not in- The official delegation, which Paris, for a report on his conversa- cluding the clerical staff, is accom- tion at Le Touquet with the Ru-panied by representatives of several manian Foreign Minister, M. British wheat and timber Gafencu, before the latter's depar- firms, as well as by several repre- import
ture for London.
sentatives of oil and cotton in- The chief topic of discussion interests. The Royal Dutch Oil Com- London, it is believed, will be the ex-pany is also represented. tension of the Alliance between Po- land and Rumania, since this is be- lieved highly desireable in Paris, and it is believed that a strengthening of this alliance would fecilitate
Soviet Russia's adherence to general security system.-Trans- Ocean,
CABINET AGREED ON CONSCRIPTION
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FRENCH POSITION
In Paris, it is stated that
is not only to extend the Anglo- The press states that the object
Rumanian Trade also to set up British industrial un- Agreement, but
dertakings in Rumania, Thus it is planned to construct a large plant for the manufacture of chemicals fór sale in Central Europe and the Balkans.
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross was re- ceived by King Carol shortly after arrival of the delegation. After the audience in the Royal Palace, Sir Frederick called on M. Calinescu, the Premier. Official M. negotiations will begin on Tuesday.
Bonnet will continue to play a do--Trans-Ocean. minating part in the French Ca-
binet so long as he can use the Bri-forces will give us at absolute maxi- tish conscription argument, and M. mum 110 divisions, as against Ger- Flandin will continue to be an im- portant man in French political quarters too. The "Homme Libre" publishes a long article which may be taken to reflect M. Bonnet's views with complete accuracy. It
says:
"The mobilisation of all our
many's and Italy's 165. Against this avalanche we shall be protect- ed by the Alps and by the Maginot Line, and with the help of the six British and ten Belgian divisions we should be able to check a Ger- man advance through Belgium. But (Continued at foot of Column 1)
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BIGGER VERDUN 7 "There is something more. sessed with the urge to through at any price as they al- ready tried to do at Verdun,-will not the Germans try in order to win a lightning victory to throw against the Maginot Line three or four or ten times the number of men as they hurled against Vor- dun? And if the Maginot Line gives way it will mean the collapse of France. Conscription may shock some gentle souls in a country liv ing on old traditions. But it is not |a time for quibbles, and Great Bri- tain's freedom depends upon the speed with which this decision will be taken. France is a free coun-. try, and let France serve as an ex- ample to England in this matter. The moment England makes up her mind it will make all the difference in Europe."
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