BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

Grey River Argus, 5 June 1922, Page 5

BRITAIN AND FRANCE.

POINCAIRE'S RAIL-SITTING SPEECH. (Received June 3 at 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, June 2. Premier Poincaire, in the French Chamber reviewed the Genoa Conference. He said that France will retain complete liberty of action at the Hague, conference. If America at The Hague, he said, that conference would only partially accomplish its work. He justified the French, action to compel the Versailles Treaty to be respected by Germany. In so doing, he said that Mr Lloyd George did not deny the right of France to act alone. He (George) had simply pointed out the dangers of separate action. M. Poincaire said that he personally was determined to do everything to maintain a close solid arity between the Allies but he declared that he could not sacrifice France’s right to make others respect the Versailles Treaty. Amidst much applause, M. Poincaire concluded: —The British and the French soldiers are lying side by side in death. It would be treason to them to forget the Alliance.”