Evening star., 1923-08-16
Reply Rejecting curzon's
Suggestions to Be Sub.
mitted First to Belgium.
WILL ADMIT NECESSITY
FOR BERLIN MORATORIUM
Considers There Is No Reason to
Reduce Obligations Before
Willingness to Pay.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 16.-Premier Poin-
cares reply to the latest British note
will stoutly reaffirm the French posi-
ton on the reparation issue, 1t was
forecast today It will reject the
British proposals for submission Of
the legality of the occupation of the
Ruhr to the permanent Court OF In
ternational Justice, and for an inter-
national commission Of experts to re-
estimate the paying capacity of Ger
many.
The reply, which probably will be
ready by the end of this week. Will
be communicated 30 the Belgian gov
ernment before being handed to
Downing street.
Will Reject Point by Point.
The reply will, take up the argu-
ments of Lord Curzon, the British sec
retary for foreign affairs. dealing
with them point by point, 1t is indi-
Gated. Then the French premier In
sort OF final pleading, will set forth
once more the reasons why France
considers herself unable to place any
dependence upon German promises
that are not backed by Tangible ao-
solute security.
premier Poincare will point out
that the difference between the British
and French viewpoints arises from an
apparent difference in appralslng tne
causes for Germanys oeiaui' ~
The French government, ne Will
saw. has ample proof that Germany
default is as wilful as her de-
basement Of her own money. he
will quote alleged Official utterances
of German ministers to the erect that
only after Germany has rid herseif
of her reparation obligations can she
re-establish her money. Great Britain
on the contrary. believes apparently
in Germany's good will. and these two
viewpoints, In the premiers opinion
are irreconci!able.
Change of Heart Necessary.
The French government still insists
that what is necessary in Germany is
a changeas sE heart, and that the peo-
pie as well as the officials mtst be
made to understand that the repara-
tions shall be paid. NJ Poincare In
his note will hold that. until this has
| been accomplished. any other nego-
tiations. including estimates of Ger
many's capacity for payment, will not
only be useless. but will be taken In
Germany as encouragement to resist
ance.
The premier will dwell on the
counts on British support. and that
she will pay nothing so long. as she
feels she can rely on London FOL
backing or so long as she feels thai
the British government is in frame
of mind favoring mediation. AS to
her capacity for payment the reply
| will declare that Germany has for the
moment purposely exhausted hel
| means of paying in cash.
Moratorium Held Necessity.
NJ. Poincare will admit the ne.
cessity of a moratorium for Germany
because of the situation he says she
has voluntarily created, but he will
| argue that there Is no reason to con
slider reduction of her obligations be
| fore she has shown willingness t.
pay. ard that simply because tn,
German: manufacturing interests hav,
been allowed to leave payments fol
| their exports on deposit abroad. anc
have been permitted to evade tax
! alton, the allies are in no way called
upon to modify their just reparation!
demands.
The depreciation of the German
| currency, the premier will point out
has extinguished Germany's interior
debt. while she has no foreign debt
| he holds, other than for reparations
and has greatly reduced her previou.
| burden of expenditure for the mill
tary establishment.
Industries Prosper.
At the same time. the German in
dustries are prosperous. according t
NJ. Poincare's thesis, and he will ash
why a country so situated cannot pa!
I, something.
| The result of the British policy, IL
the premiers' opinion. would be to al
low Germany practically to evade al
payments and emerge from tho situa
ton stronger than ever, ready to com
pete ruinously with Great Britain e!
we'll as the rest of .he world. In con
clusion, he will declare that 1t is i'm
| possible for France to accept tn,
! British views without putting he
own independence in jeopardy.
Replies to BE Eeparate.
france anu peiSiuh ho" nav
! agreed to make separate replies t
the note of Lord Curzon. 1t Is semi
| officially announced that Poincar'
| will answer in considerable detail
the paragraphs of the note interest
ing to France, while M. Theunis ant
M. Jaspar, respectively Belgium pre-
mier and foreign minister. in thei
| reply will pay particular attention
to those parts of the communication
| concerning Belgium, such as Lore
Curzon's comment with regard tt
Belgium's priority in reparations.
TENSION Is RELIEVED.