FOREIGN OPINION

The ministerial declaration,

In Germany, the left-wing press devotes long comments to Mr. Herriot's government declaration and approves the program drawn up for foreign policy as well as for domestic policy.

The socialist Vorwaerts writes: Just like the foreign policy program, which marks considerable progress, both in tone and content, on everything that has been said over the last five years, the domestic program also breathes a completely new spirit. The domestic policy program presented by Mr. Herriot could really find the approval of the socialist ministers of a coalition government.

The declarations concerning the social legislature and the maintenance of the eight-hour day are of capital and decisive importance for the French and international working class. Now that the English government as well as the French government have ratified the Washington convention relating to the eight-hour day, the German government will have no choice but to undertake the same policy.

The Berliner Tageblatt, a Democrat, says: In its part relating to domestic policy, the declaration of the new government represents a quite logical execution of the radical program for the realization of which the voters nominated the new government. As for the external program, it contains more than one progress, especially with regard to the League of Nations. In the Ruhr question, Mr. Herriot opposes coercive policy and this is undoubtedly also great progress. However, Mr. Herriot sets new conditions which only delay the evacuation of the occupied region. These new conditions cannot in any way be based on the stipulations of the Treaty of Versailles or on the expertise of Dawes.

The liberal English press notes with satisfaction that France's foreign policy is moving closer to British policy.

The Westminster Gazette writes: Behind the precautions of his language, we clearly see the resolution to accept the Dawes report and without the particular reservations which deprived Mr. Poincaré's apparent acceptance of any value, Mr. Herriot says that he is impossible to evacuate the Ruhr before the pledges provided by the experts have been given and effective guarantees of execution obtained. There he will find himself entirely in agreement with the allies of France.

Concerning the League of Nations and the re-establishment of normal relations with Russia, Mr. Herriot's program will make France follow a path parallel to that of England and will happily prelude the conference he is to have. Sunday with Mr. Mac Donald.

As far as Germany is concerned, Mr. Herriot, in the opinion of this newspaper, has drawn up a program which must be seen as a real promise to work towards an agreement.