New-York tribune., 1922-11-10
France Is Ready
10 Force Berlin
To Pay in Full
If Allies wall Not Help
in Collecting Reparations
Debt, Them Let Them All
Stand Aside, Says Poincare
e. S. Support Is Sought
Currency Imitation Denied
and Terms Laid Down
for Amy Loan to Germany
BY Wilbur Forrest
Ev Cdbie TO Tne T7ibuns

Sopyfight, ls22. New York Tfibuns Inc.
PARIS Nov. 9.-France will act alone
IN collecting from Germany If the coun-
try does not obtain satisfaction at
the Brussels conference, said Premier
Poineare In the Senate this afternoon.
In one Of the most important utter
ances from the responsible head of an
Allied government in many months, the
French Premier declared that the con-
ference would mean complete clear
ing up Of the situation, so far as Eu-
rope was concerned.
While poincare held u2 The spectacle
of isolated measures by France he ex-
pressed the hope that the Allies would
join France, or IL not, stand aside.
However, France would take no steps
until the adjournment of the confer
ence, the Premier said. Nothing then.
he added, can prevent France from act
ing alone in full justification of her
rights.
Poincare took occasion to warn those
who were urging the government to
avoid temporary embarrassments of
French exchange by the imitation of
fiduc:ary circulation that he was ut
terly against such step. He held up
the example Of the plight Of Germany
as the result Of this evil, saying that
the tendency In France was rather to-
ward deaation than imitation.
Poincare Hopes for U. s. Aid
Poincare did not touch on Washing
tons condition of attendance at the
Brussels conference that the subject
Of nter-Allied debts should not be
mixed up with the questions Of repara-
tons and loans, bat was consistent in
his theory that general settlement was
only possible il the problem of debts
was settled simultaneously. The
Tribune's correspondent is informed
that Poincare has not yet given up
hope that direct negotiations betweaf
soften the American attitude.
The Premier went to the Senate to-
day to answer questions from friends
designed to give him an opportunity to
outline the French position, which, by
virtue of the speech, now is gleringly
clear. He recounted the recent history
Of the separations problem, beginning
with the London conference, where for
mer Premier Lloyd George refused to
agree to productive guarantees against
Germany. He recalled the decision OF
the Reparation Commission on An
gust 81 granting Germany a partial
moratorium for the remainder OF 1922.
He branded this decision as bad, but
said France agreed TO the measure in
order to cooperate with Belgium.
"The Reparation Commission will
| make certain decisions after its re-
turn from Berlin" said the Premier
"But the amount of the German debt
has been fixed and ths commission
| cannot reduce this sum without the
agreement Of the Allied governments.
Germany has played dangerous game
with fiduciary imitation. She wanted TO
dangerous not only so Germany but
to our own exchanges. l advise those
people who preach fiduciary imitation
in France to think this over. France,
on the contrary, has reduced her paper
imitation, and we can repel with In
dignation the injurious comparisons
made by certain foreign hnancIers.
Terms Laid Down by France
Here Poincare referred to those who
predicted that France would go the
same way as Germany. "There's not
one Frenchman," he said, ''who doubts
Frence, and there's not one foreigner
who should doubt her any more.
Germany is asking for foreign
loan, but 1t is foolish to count on the
stabiiization Of the mark il the infia-
tion is not reduced and the budget not
balanced. We must wait TO see whether
the Germen government will accept
the necessary measures or If we are
compelled to impose them. am skep-
tical Germany must not be author
ized to contract loan il the major
part Of the repsrations are not allo-
Gated.
"But il enforcement becomes neces-
sary, will our allies 4cquiesce 7" asked
Poincare. "We'll put that question