, 1923-11-07
FRENCH ATTITUDE
SHOCKS ALLIES
PoiNcARE'S CHARGE OF BETRAY-
AL BY NATIONS MAY ELIMIN-
ATE v. S. FROM QUIZ
DUPEO BY AMERICA CHARGE
and Britain Not In Accord With
Treaty Of Versailles

Paris.-Premier Poincare in n speech
at Nevers, recognized four points as
within the Jurisdiction of the commit
tee of experts which Is to make a rep
aration inquiry as n result of the re-
cent negotiations of the European
chancellors and the Washington gov
IN The premier by his recog-
milton, it is held, excluded considera-
ton of any other point. The four
points Indicated are:
First-Germany's present capacity
for payment.
Second-New methods of payment.
Third-The renovation of German
finances.
Fourth-A new monetary system.
This program, the foreign office
points out, is in line with that indicat-
ed in the American note to London.
Premier Poincare, it is declared, o
siders that Germany's debt to the
allies was fixed once for all and can
not be changed, any more than the
total mounts advanced by the United
States to the allies during the war can
be changed.
Dealing with the peace treaty, the
premier said the victors had in several
months re-made the map Of the world,
resuscitated some nations and created
others, n had altered frontiers.
France" he added, neither re-
ceived nor asked n territorial advan-
tage in Europe. She simply recovered
what belongs to her-what had been
stolen from her. But she was told
Keep quiet; If you agree not to re-
main too long on the Rhine we will
guarantee you against fresh aggres-
sion 1t was added: Have no fear;
you shall be Unidentified for all the
damage you have suffered She then
signed with confidence a treaty with
which she was not very well satisfied
but on which at least she counted as
a minimum.
MOI many months passed before the
finest stones of the edifice crumbled
to dust. Our allies who were the most
keen in demanding the prosecution of
the kaiser and his accomplices forgot
their intentions and were %astonished
when we reminded them. Those who
had insisted on a reduction of the du-
ration of our occupation and who had
Offered us guarantee pacts-which in
~cidentally We're far from sufficient
withdrew, some of them failing to
ratify the treaty In the making of
which thny hoI rn1lahnrotaI and
others repeating that their offer was
dependent on the definite attitude of
the former"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS placed
by the French office on Premier
Poincare's emark at Nevers,
shocked official Washington ONE
what, In so far as any purpose of
France to prevent a full, complete and
impartial inquiry by economic experts
into the PREPARATIONS question may be
indicated.
Press reports of the foreign office
view came as n surprise to officials
here, who had been under the impress
sion the French premier had accepted
the expert committee plan with only
the reservation of all French rights
under the treaty of Versailles and in
sistence that the committee function
under the PREPARATIONS commission.
To what the limitations upon the
scope of the commissions inquiry read
by the French foreign office into the
premler's speech according to press adj
Vices would Influence American parti-
clpatlon was not indicated. 1t was
made very plain, however, that the
United States would look upon any
plan that did not provide for IA full and
free examination by the experts Of
Germany's capacity to make repara-
lions payments ms an "abo/,ive effort
to solve the problem.
one of the first effects of Wash
ington's possible withdrawal, It is be-
lleved, would be almost certainly the
fall of the German government, whose
tenure of office Is only held by n
thread. and 1t seems hardly likely that
IL can survive the realization that
nothing is to be hoped for from the
United States, II this government re-
mains aloof.
Whether the British governments
refusal to recognize n Rhlneland re-
public had anything to do with what
Is considered the extremely ~irrecon-
cilable tone NJ. Poincnre adopted In his
speech, Is only a matter OF speculation,
but Anglo-French relations are likely
to be embittered by that refusal.
Radio Makes Incredible Sneed