The New York herald., 1921-02-04
FRANCE NSISTSON
INDEMNITY IN FULL
Chamber and Senate Behind
Stand Taken by
BRAND.
TARDIEU ATTACKS PLAN
Premier Demands Payment to
Limit Of Germany's Eco
nOmic Prosperity.
TARDIEU ATTACKS PLAN
BIZ the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associote6 Press.
PARIS. Feb. 3.-The French Parlia-
ment, Chamber and Senate. gave its
seal Of approval to-day TO the Govern
ment's declaration on the decisions
taken by the Supreme Council at Paris
respecting reparations. disarmament
and other questions. 1t received Pre-
mier Brands declaration with all out
ward and visible signs that promise a
large majority in the vote OF conf
dence which the BRAND Cabinet will
seek tomorrow.
In making his declaration M. BRAND
informed the Deputies that the French
Government has in no wise re-
nounced the purpose Of collecting the
entire debt due from Germany, il she
recovers her economic prosperity"
Germany would have to pay to the
limit of her economic capacity, he as
serted.
The Premiers declaration was re-
ceived with businesslike silence. In
fact. it could not be recalled that the
French Chamber had ever been, so
quiet under similar circumstances.
M. BRAND, Tardieu. Margarine. La
cote and the Communist leader, M
Cachin, presented their arguments
much as might the board Of directors
of a financial organization discussing
the liabilities of an insolvent debtor.
The Government tonight appears
certain of big vote Of confidence. as
the byword of the Deputies is sit
still and await the declaration Of the
new American Government"
NJ. Tardieu's Mild Attack.
The Interpolation Of Andre Tardieu.
former High Commissioner to the United
States, appeared to be taken most Sc
riously by the Government, but turned
out to be a moderate attack against
the BRAND Cabinet, especially NJ. Lou
cheur. and on the haste the French Gov
ernment had displayed to settle matters
concerning the United States before the
new Administration was installed.
Criticising the Paris conference, he
declared There can be no capitaliza-
ton. mobilization or discounting OF the
German debt until the United states
Is a party to the agreement"
The decisions of the allied conference
in Paris. he asserted. we're totally en-
bodied in the Versailles Treaty. His
whole argument was that none OF the
decisions taken by the Paris conference
had not already been provided for In
hA
tended. was useless. All that might
have been done was to hold the Ger
mans strictly to the Versailles Treaty.
Article 240 OF the Versailles Treaty
settled Germanys financial obligations.
| Article 23s provided for tho manner In
which the indemnity must be paid and
i for turning the matter over to the
Preparations Commission, said NJ. Tar
dicu. with reference TO disarmament.
no deliberations were needed except
integral enforcement of the treaty. With
respect to penalties, Article 270 pro-
vIded for the seizure OF the German
customs.
Thus the Paris conference discovered
| rothing" declared the former High
Commissioner. who put special empha-
sis on his belief that the conference
should have been postponed until the
United states Government had been
given an opportunity TO express its views
on all questions.
NJ. Tardieu did not finish his speech
tonight. but will continue tomorrow.
when NJ. Loucheur, Minister Of Liber-
atcd Regions. who was attacked. will
reply. Then NJ. BRAND will answer NJ.
Cachin. who read the declaration of the
Communists after that Of the Govern
ment was finished to-day. The COM
munist declaration advocates a world
wide revolution and immediate peace
with Moscow.
Premier Explains Decisions.
The Premier. in reviewing the deci-
sions reached by the allied Supreme
Council last week. said they meant "the
payment by Germany to the limit OF her
economic capacity. the principal measure
toward which is the development Of her
expectations"
The definite plan which the allied
conferees had in view at their meeting,
the Premier said, was to verify and fix
| the exact total of Germany's exports.
and the general result OF the conference
was TO avoid paradoxical situation In
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