FRANCE STANDS FAST

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 6 February 1923, Page 5

FRANCE STANDS FAST

POINCARE’S ATTITDE TOWARDS GERMANY. DEVASTATION MUST BE MADE GOOD. Per Press Association—Copyright. Paris, February 5. M. Poincare, addressing the Republican journalists, said; — “To-morrow, if necessary, we shall take further economic measures, and after that, others. “We shall not give way, but when Germany opens her eyes and makes loyal proposals, we shall listen to them;; though we will not abandon for mere promises the pledges we have been compelled to take. “We want durable realities; the restoration of our devastated areas is at stake; and the further peace of France and of Europe. This is a peace in whic h we do not demand one square inch of German territory, but we look for reparations; and secur.ty must be based on indestructable foundations.” FRENCH TROOPS DISPERSE A CROWD. Berlin, February 5. French troops, in order to disperse a crowd at Essen when rival processions of Nationalists and Communists met, used machine guns, which were fired over the people’s heads. No casualties resulted. THE FRENCH AIMS. RAILWAY STATION PLACARDED. Paris, February 5. The French have placarded the Offenburgh station, stating that the advance has no military aim, and is undertaken solely as a sanction against German actions contrary to the treaty, such as cessation of international train services. APPEAL TO AMERICA. BERLIN, Feb. 4. “Vorwaerts” has published ah appeal by German Trades’ Unions to the American Congress, declaring, on behalf of 12,000,000 members of unions, that they are firmly convinced that Europe cannot enter into another war for the purpose of annihilating the German people, and they look to America’s sense and honour to save Europe and the world from disaster.— Reuter. MORE MURDERS. BERLIN, Feb. 5. French cavalry, infantry and tanks occupied Appenweir and Offenbach, which is an extension of the Strasberg bridgehead. It is stated that a train under French control at Ingelheim was detailed, and surrounded by a crowd of Germans, of whom the French shot nine dead.—A. and N.Z. Cable. EARLIER NEWS LONDON, Feb. 4. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Dusseldorf correspondent says that eveiybody is awaiting news of the first coal train to France. It started manned by Frenchmen, but the stationmaster at Hohenbudberg refused to allow it to pass the signals. The points went wrong, the engine developed defects, and the train got

no further. If these difficulties attend the running of one coal train, what will be the trouble in dealing with 200, which are daily required to carry France’s portion of reparation coal? German labourers in some places refused to accept from the french fivefold normal wages, to load coal. i French troops at Bochum used I revolvers because Germans refused to