Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-08

1drlS, OCl. (6y "A. I.)-Ire-
mier Poincare today delivered two
speeches in the Department of the
Mouse. The first was this morning
at Pierre Fittc, and dealt entirely
with local topics, except for Il refer
ence to David Lloyd George, former
British premier. when he touched
upon former ministers who regu-
larry disparagc Frances policy in
weekly articles or continue their
campaign by undertaking resound-
ing lecture tours.
In both speeches NJ. Poipcare APP
pealed for support for new issue
of treasury bills, the proceeds of
which are to be devoted entirely to
the devastated region, In his sec
ond epecrh at Ligny- ct Barrels he
.eplied to the German charges of
inhuman conduct by the French and
BcIgianS in German occupied terri
tory by contrasting the treatment
of the people OF Dusseldorf by the
police last Sunday with the treat
ment OF the inhabitants by the
French and Belgian soldiers.
Thirty thousand persons, said the
premier, had met in Dusseldorf for
a manifestation in favor OF local
autonmy. "Mobs of Germans, he
said, left their barracks and with
out preliminary warning fired upon
the inoffensive crowd. The Green
police three quarters of an hour Ia
ter. without reason, fired on a group
Of Rhinelander5 awaiting trains"
NJ. Poincare said the French
troops restored order without she'd
ding Il drop OF blood. They ended
the carnage which the Germans
There were two hundred casual
ties on that day, while French and
belgian sentinels often were attack
cd but never fired without a warn
ing. During the whole period Of
sixty four persons killed in the Ruhr
and twenty eight in the earlier oc-
cupicd area.
THE Germans" said the premier.
attributed responsibility Tor the
governmental crisis to French pol
icy. France, they argued, ought to
have shown more haste in opening
negotiations: France ought to have
accepted cquiVocal words and con-
Trajectory measures az ready money;
France ought TO have believed the
Reichs sincerity was disavOWinE
passive resistance the moment II
was paving thrc" months salaries
10 the railroad men in advance TO
continue tho strike.
"Whoc>er may be called to direct
the dcStinics of GERMANY" said NJ.
Poincarc. we intend to remain
faithful to ourselves. We shall con-
time to demand permanent guaran-'
tees of security and the total sum
Of our reparations. We shall he pre-
pared TO listen 10 definite proposals
when we are convinced that rcSis-
lance has ceased and when the pay
mcnts in kind due us are resumed
in their regular course
Il hope that as time passes those
OF our allies who have not vet ap-
proved OF our conduct will finish by
approaching it."
NJ PoLncarc said I've had answered
words from across he channel which
had said YOU are wrong in attaching
yourself SO obstinately to the Ner-
saillos treaty. which is not exccut-
able" rs asking th0m Then why did
Won sign il? Why did you draw up
lha essential clauses"
Tho premier then took w tho crit
iCism addressed 10 France to tho effect
That il was Impossible for Germany
TO pay what she owed and that the
occupation Of the Ruhr was not good
method for obtaining payment. II"
said that WHOM Essen was occupied
Germany ALREADY had declared herself
iucapab bic of paying and had demanded ,
a moratorium of several years IF
We had not occupied the Ruhr." he dc
c,arcd we should he as today facing
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