New Britain herald., 1922-04-24

Bar-le-Duc, April 22 (By Associated Press)-Premier Poincare announced in speech here today that if the French delegation at Genoa could not go ahead with its work under the agreed conditions France would re- gretfully have to cease participation i'll the conference.
 Will Work Alone.
 France will if necessary undertake to see that the treaty of Versailles is executed if the Germans default in their separations payments, Premier Poincare intimated in an appropriate speech before the general council of the department of the Mouse here to- day.
 31st Is Fatal Date.
 The thirty-first of May when tho Germans must either accept the con- ditions laid down by the separations commission or default in their pay ment is an important date for France, said the premier. It is Frances duty he added ''in full independence to as- sume the duty of maintaining the in. tegrity of the treaty.
 Ask Treaty Terms. All we have ever asked and all we ask today is the execution of the treaty" said NJ. Poincare, and that we must have and shall have. The peace of Europe depends upon if. Our future and our national pros- perity depend upon it.
 Tt is not by precipitate action or by decisions without reflection that we ak f ic h1r .; and methodical action. But it must be done"
 Hopes for Cooperation.
 The premier declared he ardently hoped for the cooperation of the allies in case Germany defauted, but according to the terms Of the treaty" he added. leach may in case of need take, respectively, such measures as are deemed necessary and we shall not suffer it that our unfortunate country succumb under the burden of separations, alongside of a Germany that does not consent 10 make the necessary effort to discharge her debts.
 We shall defend, in full indepen- dence the French cause, and we shall not abandon any arms the treaty gives us"
 Denies Accusations
 Referring to the charges of mili- ia rism and imperialism made against France, M Poincare said;
 "The imperialism of France is a current theme in some countries in which we are charged with uterior motives of conquest. do not know of a single French public man who has ever dreamed of territorial an- neNation But who does not under stand today after the Rapallo accord Cthe Russo German treaty. the im- prudence there would be in our dis arming so rapidly"
 That accord brings out into the full light tho sympathies which had developed in the darkness between the hoshcviki and the Germans. How many persons wrested from their con- fdence of yesterday will not now ad- init that the cabinet was right in in- sisting at the moment in IS months service ?"
 Ile referred to the discoveries of stocks of arms and munitions in Sil-
  lations in Germany composed of for ncr n-commissioned officers which he said were so easily transformed in- to a military force. He instanced these things as well as the Pan-Ger- man agitation to justify the precau- ions of France.
 Conditions In Germany
 ',rT'1,iOrre rn Y" said as if the Pan Germans were for am opportunity to fo- ncnt trouble sooner or later, on their ,as.ern frontier with view to getting ,ack by force the Polish regions talk an from Germany by the treaty of versailles.
 What is going on at Genoa sin- yularly confirms all we know of tho state of mind of too great d portion ,f the empire How long back had Germany prepared the treaty with the ;cNi"t government, and are we sure he treaty has been entirely publish .d2 Is it or is il not accompanied ,N secret clauses? Is it simply n hield for political and military con- ontions."
 "At any rate" added NJ. Poincare. the coming together of Germany and he soNiets was a great menace to Poland and an indirect menace 10 rance"
 French opinion, he said, would have ,con prepared for the dissolution of he conference at Genoa upon the dis
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