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...Moroccan Affairs. M. Briand announced to the Chamber that his Government refuses to contemplate at present the signing of peace terms with Abd-el-Krim. Deputies gasped as the Premier calmly admitted that he believes the offer of peace made by Krim through one Captain Gordon Canning (TIME, Jan. 4) to be genuine, thus reversing the Quai d'Orsay's original contention that Captain Canning could not be dealt with because he might be an impostor. The Chamber sat up very straight and pricked its ears as M. Briand went on to imply that France and Spain expect...
...length calmed down sufficiently to give a thought to the other matters slated by the Briand Cabinet last week for early attention: 1) Immediate ratification of the Locarno Treaties (shelved during the fiscal squabble but certain to pass with acclaim). 2) Resumption of foreign debt negotiations. 3) Syrian and Moroccan affairs to be peaceably adjusted...
...Moroccan war is the most humanitarian war I have ever seen. The least harm possible is done to the enemy, and it is astonishing how much care is taken to deal as mildly as possible with the tribesmen in order to bring them back to peace and prosperity. It is a war of medieval times...
...Major Issues emerged: 1) Should France retain and dominate at crushing expense her Moroccan and Syrian mandates? 2) Should France raise the funds necessary to balance her budget by a "capital levy...
...Cabinet's Program: 1) To shelve the Moroccan and Syrian questions temporarily, while waiting for the return of General Sarrail, who is being recalled to justify his policy of ruthlessness as French High Commander in Syria (TIME, Nov. 9). 2) To straddle the "capital levy" issue by demanding "an immediate sacrifice" from "all forms of wealth" instead of from "capital." 3) To secure passage for the highly popular Locarno Treaties. 4) To resume debt negotiations with the U. S. at an indefinitely later date...