Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-20

Wants Its Pound of Flesh
This platform, as the premier voiced
it, brought out an ovation from the
! chamber approaching the enthusiasm
Clemenceau was wont to arouse i'll the
dark days of the war.
The chamber was crowded. while
outside fingered throng outnumber
ing those VINO succeeded in gaining
admission.
Premier Ioincare accepted an i'm
mediate discussion of interpretations.
thus delaying the appeal of the cham
Der for vote of confidence.
The ministerial declaration declared
that the problem of reparations domi
mates all others and that if Germany
fails to fulfill her undertakings upon
such capital question, the French
parliament must. after consultation
with the Preparations commission, ex
anime measure to be adopted to en-
force fulfillment. The first Of these
measures. the premier declared, will be
the establishment of serious and eff
cacious control of Germany's budget.
her issuance Of paper money and her
exports.
The declaration emphasized that
other clauses of the treaty of Yer
sailles. such as disarmament. and
punishment of those guilty of war
| crimes, must be fulfilled.
More Hope Of Alliance
Dealing with the proposed Anglo
| French treaty, the statement declares:
eve would be very happy if pact
destined to consolidate the peace could
soon be signed between England and
France, and we do not doubt that. in
asmuch as both countries will be bcne
fitted. that one will be concluded be-
tween them on a basis Of perfect
equality. Neither do we doubt that
the guarantees, present or future, that
the treaties accord us will be integrally
maintained.
The statement refers to the rela
tons between France and the United
States in a paragraph reading:
I'VE do not need aid. We seek to
maintain the strongest and most
friendly relations with all the peoples
who fought on our side for the rights
Of humanity, and especially with the
United States, whose cooperation con-
trbuted 50 greatly to the common vic
tory and which has just given us at
the Washington conference such strik
ing proofs of her noble sentiments"
Holds Allies On Preparations
As to the Turkish question. invoIv-
ing the French treaty with the Turk
ish nationalsts at Angora, the state
ment says France expects to reach an
understanding with Italy and England
in an effort to prevent the resump-
ton of the GreecoTurkish hostilities
and in harmony with the allies. to reap
the benefits of Angora accord.
The declaration as to reparations
says:
I'VE ask nothing but observance for
the treaties which the parliament has
ratified-treaties bearing, alongside of
Germany's signature, the signatures of
France and all her allies. We ask
nothing but payment of what is due us.
Upon such vital question, how
can France ever recede?
1.-THE government considers that an
essential condition to general economic
reorganization is the restoration Of the
devastated provinces, especially in the
two countries which were first at
tackled by Germany-Belgium and
France"
Sticks To League
The statement ailudes to the
League Of Nations as follows:
France will make it, point OF
honor to continue the most active par
ticipation in the League Of Nations
The results already obtained enable
one to measure the service the world
may expect from it."