Evening star., 1923-11-19
PO|NCARE WARNS
OF NEW PENALT|
Premier, in Combative Mood,
Says France Can Handle
Germany Alone.
Nv the Associated Press.

Nv the Associated Press.
NEUILLY, France, November "
Raymond Poincare, premier or france
Yesterday served notice on the world
that France is determined to re-
main in the Ruhr and the Rhine
land until all clauses Of the Versailles
treaty are completely executed and
the security of France is guaranteed.
The premier, who apparently was
in a combative mood, added that new
penalties against Germany would De
imposed unless fun satisfaction from
Germany was obtained.
The premier expressed no disap-
pointment over the failure in the ne
gotiations for the creation of a COM
mission of experts to determine Ter
manys capacity TO pay. He sara
France was firmly resolved that she
was quite capable of bringing Ger
many to terms.
'1france is determined" said NJ.
Poincare. mot to eVaCuate the occu-
pied territories until all the clauses or
the treaty signed at NerSaili2s nave
hccn completely executed and we are
firmly protected against freSh poH-
CT IS of aggression.
Penalties Prepared.
regards military control and the re-
tnrn to Holland of former Crown
! rince Frederick William called for
penalties against Germany, the pre-
mier declared, land we shall take
them unless we obtain satisfaction.
The occasion of the premier's speech
was the unveiling of monument TO
The war dead of Neuilly. Great inter
tst had been attached to the speech
inasnuch as it was the first delivered
hv VI i'm ha nHtrOn1iitIn
district since he began his Sunday ora
torical campaign. Today the premier
stated Frances case more b!untly ana
went farther in the way of Frances
done in the provinces. Hitherto he al
ways had declared the Ruhr would be
evacuated progressively in proportion to
the reparations payments
''AS much as We insist upon receiving
reparations." declared NJ. Poincare. we
are no less determined to obtain our
:'.'.urits. Germany for long time has
l'ayed fast and loose with the treaty's
'tipulationS destined to guarantee II.
.;1e has paralyZed the action of the
interallied control commission; she has
been enGeavoring to rebuild in secret
her war weapons and to reorganiZe her
military formations forbidden by the
treaty.
Meanwhile. she authorized the heir
10 the imperial throne to return to the
curatry. She is welcoming the man
who is inscribed at the top of the list
OF those guilty of responsibility for the
war from the exploits of whom my COM
patriots of the Meuse department suf-
cred during the greater part of the
war These acts on the part of the
German government are impudent chal-
lenees to the allies-brazen violations
of the treaty, insoient outragcs to peace.
Sanctions Demanded.
"They call for sanctions. We will
~ nht tni Snti tiGfn
ton
\ crowd Of several thousand work
ingmen, dressed in their Sunday
clothes. and small bourgeois intel
lectuals. the latter the most lmpov-
crished class in France. in Conse-
quence OF the war. and the greatest
sufferers from the present high cost
Of living. cheered the words of the
premier long and loud. Keep on.
they shouted "We.and France are be-
hind you
Reverting to an investigation of
Germany's ability to pay, VI. Poincare
said:
our proposition for the scope Of an
investigation into Germany'S capacity
to pay has been found too limited,
because we did not wish to judge
Germany's future from her present
state. When il was realized we re-
fused to accept that the German debt
by devious means should be reduced.
the zeal which has been shown for
the creation of an experts confer
cncc immedia tely cooled. We can
console ourselves with that abortion.
We should have been very happy to
reach an agreement with our allies
upon a settlement of the reparations
question. providing We We're not made
20 bear the entire costs of it.
We now must revert to the treaty.
the reparations commission will hear
the Germans. 1t will name such ex-
perts as it wishes fo- the purpose of
evaluating Germany's capacity to pay
today. tomorrow and later.
Every time it believes it necessary
} will fix the amount adjudged equi-
liable, and. with the guarantee we
hold. which we will abandon only
against final payment, we are well
Il ble to bring Germany to terms.
I'm defending our rights we are
also maintaining the rights of our
allies. Italy, CZechoslovakia, Poland.
Itumania and Jugoslavis. II is the
status of the world which is at stake:
we intend to remain guardians of
this. We do not despair of convincing
our friends that ours is the right
method