BIN. Poincare's Defence "of his Foreign Policy and the Ruhr Occupation Paris, May 26, The Councils-General, which are the administrative councils of. the Gepartments, met" throughout France to-day: The Prime. Minister, M, Poincaré, presiding over the Golmcii-General of the department the Meuse, delivered an address which can be regarded as. the swan-song of his Premiership, 'M, Poincaré said that the recent elections: were an expression of di content with the dearness of living find tu no way a disavowal of his foreign policy, which his successors were bound to eontiiuet Mf. Pome care called on his supporters to give the new Government fair play, but zealously to watch for the maintenance of essential national interests reparations, security," budgetary Dalance and individual liberties). He defended the occupation of the Ruhr, saying that he would' have much preferred a. joint Allied stead of a Franco-Belgian seizure guarantees, but Viscount Havd-Inge, the the British Ambassador' in Baris, wrote him on December 20, 1922, that British opinion aid not allow the British Government to adopt such a solution, 'The question. of "security was even more. important to France than the question of reparations. 'The situation to-day "was rave, Germany undoubtedly deliberately violating the. 'Treaty and rebuilding war' material and military formations. 'M, Poincaré lad communicated this information the Allies, France must remain fon her guard, He would fight any Government. showing weakness this respect.—Reuter,
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