THE FRENCH OBJECTIVE
POINCARE STATES THE POLICY.
PARIS, 7th July. During' the debate in the Chamber of Deputies concerning the Pope's letter on the subject of occupation, the Premier, M. Poincare, said: "It seems now that one of the Allies wishes, under various pretexts, to destroy all the Versailles Treaty has given. I will only repeat, we went to the Ruhr without any spirit of annexation, and that we will *nly withdraw in proportion to the payments made by Germany. That before we enter conversations with Germany the latter must abandon resistance, thus giving proof of good faith. The French policy always hns been to leave to Popes 'the whole City of God, but to see they do not go out of it,' and in the twentieth century the French Republic will not tear up that tradition. Let Germany renounce her criminal resistance, and if she subsequently keeps her engagements we will- evacuate the Ruhr proportionately as they are kept. France is regarded-by some nations as an intruder who refuses to listen to advice from financiers who are looking for concessions. There is no power in the world that vrill make us give up our rights derived from the Versailles Treaty." The Chamber, by 385 votes to 180, voted confidence in the 1 Government.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 7, 9 July 1923, Page 7
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214THE FRENCH OBJECTIVE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 7, 9 July 1923, Page 7
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