M. Poincare as Satirist From Our Own Correspondent Paris, April 3.
In his new capacity as writer of the fortnightly article on foreign Politics in the "Revue des Deur Alondes," M. Raymond Poincaré, ex-President of the Republic, has Jost no time in criticizing the failure of Entente diplomacy enforce the Treaty of Versailles. This is how he satirizes the con-Versations that have taken place:
"You undertook to hand over officers guilty of theft, arson and other crimes," says the Entente.
"I must keep them," replies Germany. "They may attempt to bring off a coup d'état, but they are none the less necessary for the safety of the Reich."
"Very well, then," says the Entente, "keep them, but what about the stallions, mates, bulls and other live stock that you were to Giver to France and Germany three mon e treaty was wee months after th row Wait a little," replies Germany, and the Entente waits.
"You undertook." the victors continue, "to provide the exact Amount of tonnage of the merchant vessels and fishing boats you sank during the war."
have every desire to meet your wishes," answers Germany, "but I have the utmost need of my mer. chant fleet, and I should like to talk the matter over further with "You are further required," pursue the Allies, "to deliver certain specified quantities of coal."
Quite true," says Germany, "but I really must keep my factor-fos, going."
What about me?" inquires Nictorious France. "What is to become of me if my manufacturers cannot get coal and I osnnot run enough trains on my railways?" aq, Let us begin," replies Germany, by giving me a chance to recover. I need fuel worse than anyone."
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"Then there is that little matter of your disarmament," remark the Allies. "According to the treaty, you should have no more than three infantry divisions and three cavalry "divisions, or not more. than 10,000 men in all, with 204 field guns and 84 howitzers. Instead of this, motion is correct, you have not only have 12,500 guns, and, if our infor. 200,000 men in your Reichswehr bus all sorts of auxiliary corps, making Over 2,000,000 trained men' in all"?
"Yes." replies Germany, "but our country jis in such an unsettled state! We really must. be able to keep order."
"But," rejoin the conquerors, Thi "Gf it had not been for these corps the Junkers and Spartacists would
your Government!" not ly been able to rise against "That is all the more reason," answers Germany, "why we cannot demobilize now, and we are even compelled by circumstances to ask
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