The New York herald., 1922-04-07
French Premier Asserts
Germany Already Is Re-
pudiating Treaties.
CONsCRIPTION 18 MONTHS
Chamber Will Refuse Cut I'm
til Peace of Europe Is
Assured.

Special Gable to THE New YoRK HERALD.
Copyright, 1898. by THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris, April 8.
An eighteen months military service
Aw, meaning standing army OF
$4,000 men in France proper until the
peace Of Europe Is assured-that viii
be Frances reply, on the eve of the
Genoa conference, to Mr.. Lloyd
Georges reported intention to bring
about general scheme for disarma-
nent during the meetings. After hav-
ing defeated all efforts to reduce the
French conscript's service to one year
che French Chamber of Deputies
when Premier Poincare proposed the
Question OF confidence In the Govern
tnent, decided not to wait until after
the Easter vacation, but to pass the
bill tomorrow as advocated by both
the BRAND and Poincare Cabinets and
the superior war council.
The new law will reduce Frances
effective forces from $4,000 in 1919
and 10000 in 1921. 1t represents
really little change from the present
situation, however, as although two
years service is written in the statute
books there have been provisional re-
ductions amounting practically to the
institution Of an eighteen months
term.
To-night's vote was 320 to 237 In
favor Of the vote Of confidence, and ID
considered as assuring even larger
majority for the Governments meas
ure tomorrow.
Although tie Premier insisted that
France was as anxious as any other
nation to reduce the burden or mill
tary expenditures, after long and
painful warfare and dearly bought
victory. he declared that Frances Sc
turity, for the present, at least. rested
Upon keeping thirty-two divisions un-
der arms, twelve of them to be sta
toned along the Rhine.
Eventually. he said, France hoped
10 reduce compulsory service to one
bear, but he refused to fix the day
when this would be possible. I'VE
cannot afford to give up guarantees
which may be necessary at any mo-
ment-when only the will power and
khe force OF the French nation will
Enable us to compel Germany to ex-
kcute the treaties size has signed with
hs.r said the Premier. Let us do our
auty. then, and confide in the wisdom
bf our country"
Invasion Fear shown.
.9upplementing the various speeches
Which have been made in the Chamber
b the last fortnight wherein Frances
FEARS Of eventual invasion by Germany
Ire clearly shown-apprehension over
German aerial, chemical and transport
development. even II German militarism
teems temporarily disarmed-the Pre-
hnier asserted that Germany's Sicher-
heitspolizei were nothing more than a
disguised organ OF mobilization.
AS his opponents of the Left vigor-
ousy contested that statement, the
Premier drew forth the secret rules of
organization of certain police groups In
he Munich area, wherein 1t was pro-
kided that the recruits to these groups
hight expect to be interchanged with
lbe soldiers Of neighboring garrisons
Pin order to assure their proper mill
larry training"
BY excerpts from official publications
IT. Poincare showed that the Agricul-
ural Exposition in Berlin was nothing
more or less than propaganda effort
contest the provisions of the ver-
allies treaty. He then produced a
rore OF booklets printed In Germany In
H. - .Ar a.-xI
sessels stopping at French ports bound
or neutral countries and America. All
we're Of the same purport. to defeat
he Versailles treaty. openly declaring
sermany's lack Of any intention TO
ay.
I'VE must continue to be prepared
eainst such propaganda cried NJ.
,oincare. He was supported by shouts
rom the Deputies. such as: Yes !!
sive times invaded In i3o years is more
han enough for U.S." ana: III rot.
prance will be invaded again inside OF
se yearsl'
Germany RepudiatinG.
The reply OF Chancellor wrth to the
tote of the Reparations Commission de-
handing budgctary changes and inan-
ial reforms" the Premier resumed tho
pply to which the German Government
tccedes apparently is to be No In
,ther words, Germany Is repudiating her
signature. We must be prepared to re-
main on the Rhine. and under cover OF
.ur protecting divisions there mobilize
Iur interior forces to prevent new
nvasion of our territory
For this purpose, as we'll as the pro-
90 In
continent, we must have eighteen
months service for the present. and
lnything less than that under the pres
INT organization would provide less than
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