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We admit that no inquiry worthy of the name would

be possible strictly under the French conditions. But we do not expect that matters would be allowed to rest there. America, if she takes part in the discussion at all, will certainly mean business, and she would not tolerate mere obstruction on the part of France. The British Government, no doubt, guided by such reasons as these, will probably therefore agree to the appointment of the Committee virtually on French conditions. Meanwhile, the Government have informed both France and Belgium' that Britain does not approve of the provisional Rhine- land Republic, and that if any Separatist movement is conducted in the British occupied area it will be opposed.

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