M, Poincare's Statement to Ex-, Soldiers Paris, Oct. 10.
According to "Lo Temps" M. Poincaré told a delegation of ex: service men to-day that, although Ametica might send in. an invoice, France desires first to explain her position to her creditors Later.
Replying to a delegation of the National Union of Combatants, today, the President of which organization had addressed " memimorandum to the Prime Minister urging none ratification of the Mellon Berenger and the Cnillaux-Churckitl agreements, M Poincaré indicated that as regards inter-Allied debts France could only be committed to Dar what she was able, Paris, Oct. 12, Poincaré has taken time by the forelock and presented his budget to the Finance Committee several weeks before the reassembly Parliament The estimates of expenditure amount to Frs. 89,382,000,000 and of revenite to Fr. 89,060,000,000.
The sum of Frs, 2,975,600,000 ix ear-marked for payment of foreign debts, of which Fre, 1.542,000,000 will be derived from Germany under the Dawes plan; and Fvs. 138,000," 000 is car-marked forthe' int debt in addition to the Frs, 3.500,- 000,000 from? the recently "rented, independent redemption fund.
M. Poincaré promises to submit a plan for the stabilization of currency. later, In the meantime he withholds the details for reasons of expediency.—Reater.
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