The New York herald., 1922-04-25
DECLARES
FRANCE ALONE Will
FORCE REP ARATIONS
Ready to Act Should Allies
Refuse to Join With
Her, He Says.
NEW GERMAN MENACE
Premier Points to Peril i'm
Soviet Treaty and Need
for Security.
VERSAILLES PACT FIRST
Notice Served Delegation May
Quit Genoa if Arms Issue
Is Brought Up.
VERSAILLES PACT FIRST

Copyright, I9e2, br THE NEW YoRK HsxALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Paris. April ~.
Premier Poincare IN a speech to his
constituents at Barbecue to-day said
that France would not relinquish Ter
right to maintain her security as well
as that of Poland, acting independ-
emily. should the Allies refuse to Join
with her. He referred to certain in
timations at the Genoa conference re-
garding French militarism threaten
ing to disrupt the Anglo French En-
tente and declared that such sugges-
tions would not be permitted to inter-
fere either with Frances collection of
reparations payments due her under
the Versailles treaty, or with the re-
fusal OF the French to permit discus
sion. even indirectly. of armament and
reparation at the Genoa conference.
Should Mr.. Lloyd George attempt to
bring up TIE latter point, even by a
proposal Of a ten year truce. 1t is evi-
dent the French will not fall into line.
as the approach Of May 81. when Ger.
many must say yes or no to the French
demands for the last time, provides
a serious conflict, In NJ Poincare's
eyes, with the British Premier's cher
isEed pacification scheme.
Frances Position Explained.
The Governments thesis as de-
Fyeloped by NJ. Poincare. may be
summed UP thus:
First--F'rance has no intention OF
annexing any territory. But the
Treaty OF Versailles, after Gripping
French finances by deciding that
war costs shall remain charged to
the respective nations. provided that
the enemy must pay for damages to
property and persons and that Ger
many be definitely disarmed. II
these clauses had been carried out,
said NJ Poincare. France would have
declared herself satisfied; apd all
she asks to-day is the complete exc
cution OF the treaty.
Second--Although he considers
the whole future OF France and even
of Europe depends upon that
achievement, NJ. Poincare declared
he did not want to act precipitately.
but perseveringly and methodically
always toward the same end As
far as that danger date, May 81, is
concerned. II Germany resists and
the Preparations Commission so no
titles the allied nations, each nation
respectively may take the action 1t
deems necessary, and such action
cannot be considered a casus belli
by Germany.
I'VE ardently desire, on this capt.
tai OCCASION" said M. Poincare. "the
assistance of our allies. but we shall
defend the French clause In full in
dependence. and we shall not re-
linquish any weapons given to US In
the treaty"
Third-For the first time since the
storm burst over the signing of the
Russo German accord the French
Government showed its fear of a
Russo German military alliance in
declaring that the French could not
consider disarming at time when
everything goes to prove that the
Pan -Germanists are seeking an oc-
casion to foment, sooner or later,
troubles In the East and to take BY
force the Polish territory wrested
from Germany by the Treaty OF ver-
sailies."
In addition to a strong army, M.
Poincare insists upon the perpetua-
ton of control commissions In Ger
many. not only in so far as muni-
tions are concerned but also for air.
plane manufacture and armament.
Fourth-The Rapallo (Russo- Ger
man) treaty already has compro-
missed the equilibrium OF Europe so
that only simple economic formuls
or international fnancicring can
restore II. Therefore II the French
thesis on reparation and disarna-
ment cannot prevail at Genoa, said
the Premier I'VE shall regret not
being able to continue collaboration
In tet conference whose success we
have sought TO assure"
Final Warming TO Germany.
The afternoon papers carried NJ. Poin-
cares speech in full, and II caused no
little sensation on tho boulevards and In
business houses. where the speech was
taken as n final warning 70 Germany.
The extremists have dubbed the French
Premier "Polncare c'est la guerre," and
this afternoon that phrase was heard on
all sides, but, strangely enough, without
any adverse comment by the public. In
fact. the spirit OF the public has gone
back TO the early days of the war. when
they were aroused over the reports OF
Belgian atrocities In the approach on
Paris. All classes, even professional
nti-Government politicians. are begin
ming to take the position that rather
than delay the settlement OF the long war
any longer. n would be better TO try
Frances real force as a bill collector.
IL is understood that until Saturday