Evening star., 1923-10-29
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date"
Having thus stated what he con-
sidered the position and value of the
reparation commission, M. Poincare
LOOK co9iona up IN the & Inyitation and suppli-
Baldwin, the British prime minister
"a courteous invitation to an in
ternational conference or g. commits
sion OF experts placed under the COM
supplication to reflect thrice before
refusing these propositions"
LAS Mr.. Baldwin's speech dates
over thrice twenty-eight hours" M.
poincare 1,oinre continued, II have taken
thrice" His first thought, he said,
was that there was agreement on
the essential point as to the neces-
sity for a settlement Of the repara-
tions question and concerted action
We also. like Mr.. Baldwin" said
N. Poincare. hope that the United
states consents not to keep itself
completely dissociated from the af-
fair fairs OF .E Europe: We believe the
moral solidarity is between the old
and new continents the better will
the cause of humanity be served.
But what would such an inter-
national conference discuss? How
would 1T be composed? What rela-
tions of collaboration or dependence
would 1t have as regards govern
ments or the commission on repara-
tions? What would be its powers?
All these problems passed through
meditation without my being able to
solve them. Much fun has been made
In England over my Sunday dis
courses; but what daily contradictory
and useless discourses would an in
ternattonal conference mean while
you. my friends. still were waiting
for stones and tiles to rebuild your
homes?
"If. in truth. the British govern
ment Is not thinking of asking US
TO make Germany come and sit at
the conference of which it speaks; If
1t has simply. like ourselves. a desire
for obtaining the cooperation of the
United States. 1t is easy for us to
reach an understanding on the Idea
already considered at Paris. as at
Washington. Brussels and Rome.
THE commission on reparations is
there. 1t makes Investigations; ex-
perts make inquiries daily: 1t can.
without the slightest innovation. ask
the semi official delegate of the Unit
ed States to nominate American experts
to examine, with the French, English
and Belgians, the present capacity for
payment by Germany, and to demand
that the reich draw up a program Of
financial restoration and a detailed
plan OF reparations without going
outside the treaty"
Here the premier seemed to have
reached the point he desired to en-
phasize;
Firm Against Concession.
I'VE cannot" he said. accept that
the commission be dispossessed of its
functions or replaced by an organism
In which our share of influence. al
ready inferior to our interests, would
be still further reduced. We have
reached the limit of our concessions
We shall not go farther"
NJ. Poincare began his speech by
pointing out that he. unhappily, had
tion when "the German government
noisily announced the cessation of
passive resistance and when he
warned France that intrigues and
even evasions had not yet ended. He
then denied that France had been in
bles in Germany.
I'VE have always scrupulously re-
mained outside the internal affairs of
Germany" declared the premier, "and
the allegations of the German gov
ernment, scandalouSiy spread in Eu-
rope and the new world, will not OBJ
scure the truth from impartial spec
tators. Whatever Germany's future
constitution may be; whatever may
be the relations between the states
composing 1t, We shall never think Of
violating the conscience of the pop
ulation. We nourish no plan Of an
nexation. but We shall never renounce
our claims to permanent guarantees for
security"
NJ. Poincare then dwelt on Ger
many's war preparations In aviation
and other ways, saying France would
not sacrifice her rights to reparations
any more than her claims to- security.
He defended the occupation Of the
Ruhr, saying that without that Ger
many today would be able to refuse
payments and continue to enrich her
self through her factories using Ruhr
coal, whereas it now was to her in
terest to pay her creditors at the
earliest possible time in order to
hasten the evacuation Of the Ruhr.
All we ask OF our allies" said NJ.
poincare. "is observation Of the treaty
they signed. as well as we. The
schedule Of May 5. 1891, is definite
and 1t cannot be modified without our
consent The treaty lays down no
reduction that can be granted Ger
many without unanimity on the part
OF the creditors. and France is too
much tried to adhere to a reduction. I"
The premier ended his discourse
with words Of gratitude to the al
lies. recognizing that fraternity Of
arms has assured success to the
French efforts.
But" he declared. leach of us.
struggling for the others. struggled
also. and above all. for himself we
nave given as much as we have re-
ceived, and we can claim gratitude
equal to that we owe our friends,
We will no longer remain ex-
posed to fresh aggressions on our
eastern frontier, which President
Wilson one day very justly called the
frontier Of liberty"
AGREEMENT IS SEEN.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 29.-French official