Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-19
POINCARE SCRAPPY

Neullly, France, Nov. Is (By A.
Po-Premeir Poincare Of France to-
day served notice on the world that
France is determined TO remain in
the Ruhr and the Rhineland until
all clauses of the Versailles treaty
are completely executed and the Sc
curity of France is guaranteed.
The premier, who apparently was
in a combative mood, added that new
penalties against Germany would be
imposed unless full satisfaction from
Germany was obtained.
The premier expressed no disap-
pointment over the failure in the
negotiations for the creation Of a
commission OF experts to determine
Germany's capacity to pay. He said
France was firmly resolved that she
was quite capable OF bringing Ger
| many to terms.
France is determined" said NJ.
Poincare, mot to evacuate the oc-
cupied territories until all the claus
es of the treaty signed at Versailles
have been completely executed and
we are firmly protected against fresh
policies or aggression.
German defiance of the treaty, as
regards military control and the re-
turn to Germany of former Crown
Prince 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 unwilling of a monu-
| ment to the war dead of Neuilly.
Great interest has been attached to
, the, speech inasmuch as it was the
first delivered by M. Poincare in the
metropolitan district since he began
his Sunday oratorical campaign. All
| his other addresses had been made
| in the outside departments. Today
! the premier stated Frances case
more bluntly and went farther in the
way of Frances demands upon Ger
| many than he had done in the pro-
vinces, as hitherto he always had de-
clared the Ruhr would be evacuated
progressively in proportion to the re-
; parations' payments.
LAS much as we insist upon re-
ceiving reparations" declared M.
Poincare, I'VE are no less determin-
ed to obtain our security. Germany
for a long time has played fast and
loose WITH Tic tLCdtS
destined to guarantee it. She has
paralyzed the action of the interval
lied control commission; she has
been endeavoring to rebuild in secret
her war weapons and to reorganize
her military formations forbidden by
the treaty.
meanwhile she authorized the
heir to the imperial throne to re-
turn to the country. She Is welcom-
ing 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 compatriotS OF
the Mouse department suffered dur
ing the greater part of the war
These acts on the part of the Ger
man government are impudent chal-
lenges to the allies-braZen violations
of the treaty, insolvent outrageS to
peace.
"They call for sanctions. We will
take them unless we obtain satisfac-
tion."
A crowd of several thousand
workingmen, dressed in their Sun
day clothes. and smaller bourgeois
intellectuals, the 1attersthe most i'm
poverished class in France in con-
sequence 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 behind you"
REWRITING to an invitation Of Ger
manys ability to pay, NJ. Poincare
said:
"Our proposition for the scope of
an investigation of Germany's pres
ent capacity to pay has been found
too limited. because we did not wish
to judge Germany's future from her
present state. When it was realized
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