New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-25
Poincare Hopes for Ami
cable Settlement. but Is
Prepared to 1nva d e
Germany to C o III e c t
Would Use Troops
Already ON Rhine
Insists That Berlin Shows
Bad Faith and Declares
Debt Can Be sSettled
By Wilbur F orrest
Special Gable to The Tribune


he goes to London next week to confer
with Premier Lloyd George on German
reparations in the shape of an On
nouncement that all preparations have
been made for the advance of French
troops into Germany twenty or thirty
miles, reaching into the Ruhr district,
ii every method for friendly settlement
fails. While the French Premier ex-
poets to reach an agreement amicably
with Lloyd George, he is going to Lon
don with the firm determination to
settle clearly this question, which is
the primary cause of Europe's upset
condition.
The object of the advance planned
BY the French will not be to take terri
tory, but to force Germany to meet her
obligations. French official circles be-
Have her bad faith has been proved
beyond doubt. Tbose who are famil-
lar with Poincare's plans say that the
Premier is obliged to show a strong
hand in an attempt to settle the prob
lem once for all because of internal
politics. Up to the present no govern
ment has succeeded in getting results
from Germany, the Foreign Office said
llls SNeillilS, anu tIlS puDliC IS SI9WIuS
angry at seeing France do nothing to
check the German maneuvers which are
solely for the purpose of avoiding the
payment o. reparations.
Entirely Germany's Fault
The total of the reparation figures
has been lowered several times and a
moratorium granted, but the mark con-
tnues to slide and therefore Poincare
insists that the present situation is
entirely Germany's fault. With both
the Senate and the Chamber adjourned
Poincare has free hand and he hopes
to face them in the zaatuuln with the
rparation problem satisfactoFils solved.
Alter twenty-five hours suxssY of the
report of the committee on guarantees
pfemier Poincare has reached the con-
seratosiata only. asES fthas d II St ~
one is both unwise and unnecessary,
since reparation payments are not the
cause of the marks collapse, but he
believes that it would be a great error
not to take every possible measure to
enforce the necessary control of the
entire German administration.
The Premier believes the time for
notes and ultimatuns has passed, and
that the only method of compelling
+. Germany to make reforms which will
, Enable her to resume payments after a
short delay is to take effective guaran-
ties through the occupation Of terri
tory. He hopes for perfect accord in
London, but he has prepared these
plans in order to be ready for any
eyentuality.
If Germany does its duty the occupa-
ton proposed would be temporary, but
otherwise the French would attempt
the restoration of their finances
through exploitation of the lands on
the right bank of the Rhine, including
taking and selling the coal of the
Ruhr.
Would Encircle Towns
Marshal Foch has carefully estab-
hshed plans whereby the towns would
not be occupied, but merely the en-
eircling territory, with form of mill
tary customs line preventing communi-
cation with Germany. Poincare is fully
perhaps be surprised and irritated by
tne governments initiative, but he
TANKS it will be clear that without
pressure on Germany it will be impos-
Si6le TO settle the reparation question:.
1t is believed here that such action
would greatly strengthen the German
government, which is simply pawn
pushed about by the different parties.
with show of earnestnes on Frances
Part Chancellor Wirth would have a
strong weapon to make the public,
especially the industriaIists, pay suf1i-
Gent taxes. The low mark is entirely
cue to the strong industrial group, an
o'ac!al of the French Foreign Office
SAD to-day, which finds it necessary to
iswer tie mark every time prices in
Nermany rise to make manufacturing
costs equal in the markets of the
void. Should the mark cease dropping
.nere would be a tremendous crisis In
.ae German industrial world. Ger
llany is tco weak to resist this COM
p.aaton and France believes her cccu-
sailcn plans will .frighten industrial
Sss into obeying their government.
Premier Poincare would rather OBJ
van results through the Allies unani-
!ni.y and the march of events seems to
.s'oicate this will be the outcome OF
sS, sas London parleys. Failing that he
n'h rattle the saber vigorously be-
tause his recent conversations with
sae French Minister of Finance have
soAYlnced him France would be bank
'1p' without German payments.
Have No Formal Agenda
rom The Tri6une's Europsan Bureau
sopyright. 1922, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, July 24.-Although Pre-
VIE s.ief Poincare, the date of whose arri-
-, IN London has been officially an
S?.a s9gnssd as August /, will confer only
an sn Lloyd George. the scope of the
assion is expected to be broadened
include experts and advisors on
IN sa SIDES. There has been no formal
sSnoa arranged for the meeting, but
r,; 10 generally accepted that the repair
Sn s: issue will be first discussed.
r,su Robert Horne, Chancellor of the
THehequer, announced in the House of
commons this afternoon that the Brit
IN government had made no offer to
~ osaace to reduce her debt on condition
asepafation reductions. This is re-
ssr:s aso as an effort to break the too
con-. ,a speculation of the French press
vii, rnlng the terms Great Britain
,sar. oner rather than as hint that
redna.is reluctance to discuss the debt