The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24
P0INCARE Wins
Big VICTORY
Premier Is Sustained, 415 to
157, After Reply to Herriot's
Attack on Foreign Policy.
FRANCE IN RUHR TO "STAY"
This Is Answer to Plea for Different
Method Than That of Coercion
Biames Our Failure to Ratify
Treaty as Cause of Trouble.

Paris.-Premier Poincare Ton an
other victory for his foreign policy in
the Chamber Of Deputies when the
members gave the Government a vote
of confidence by 415 to ISL. The vote
followed a review o. the last two
years, in which he expressed his atti-
tude toward and his hope in the COM
mittee of experts presided over by
General Dawes.
The Premier's address was in reply
to the attack of Edouard Herriot, the
Radical leader, on the Governments
foreign policy. NJ. Herriot declared
for cooperation, and had announced
that should the Radicals be success
full in the May elections they would
seek an equitable settlement of the
Preparations problem. But he declared
that this settlement would not be
sought by coercion.
Premier Poincare said that he
placed hope in the committee Of ex-
perts, and desired to see it make the
first step toward settlement of the
whole issue of Preparations.
Then the Premier stated that
France had demanded 26,000,000 10000
gold marks as her share of A and B
bonds, leaving Glass C bonds to be
dealt with later in the light of what
soever settlement Of the interallied
debts might be made, namely. that
France would ask as much OF that
part Of the German debt as she need
ed to meet the claims of England and
America on France.
after their inquiry the experts
will indicate to the Reparation Com
mission the payments that they think
Germany can make during the period
of preparation for the larger pay
ments. 1t is for the Reparation Com
mission then to make the decisions
which will maintain the peace of the
world; to fix the figures for the Ger
man annuties until 1926, and to ex-
anime the possibility Of floating loans
guaranteed by the products of the
controlled guarantees"
France, the Premier asserted, did
not oppose an international loan to
Germany, and held that part Of such
a loan should so to Germany, if need
ed, but that the larger part of the
loan ought to serve for the payment
Of Preparations. lie reiterated that
France would quit the Ruhr only
when paid, and said that he was in
full accord with the Belgian Govern
ment in that stand. France, he stated,
also was fully supported by the ma
tons of the Little Entente.
The Premier insisted that France
has shown more than enough patience
with Germany, and if NJ. Herriot's re-
proaches are directed against any one
they should be directed against Eng
land, which is responsible for the
rupture OF allied cooperation" The
Premier declared that ne was not one
who would exchange the substance
fer the shadow. Belgium was in full
agreement with this policy, the Pre-
mier added, and if other guarantees
were envisaged it was only that they
should be added to and not substi-
tuted for the Ruhr.
To NJ. Reynaud the Premier ad-
dressed the reproach that he was
surprised that the Deputy should be
so credulous as to German promises.
He had telegram from General De-
goutte before him, saying that the
Reich Government is still trying 10
oppose the Dusseldorf accords and
make them fruitless. The French
had reinstated 10000 railroad men
against the promise of Germany TO
hand back 500 locomotives, but the
locomotives had not been delivered.
Berlin, he said, is still blocking the
creation of the Rhineland Bank, and
when all else has failed, the German
Nationalist had recourse to assassi-
nation.
The past and future attitude of the
American Government and people
played a large role in the debate.