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...Premier Poincare, in a Sunday address at Sampigny and as Foreign Minister in an official communique, said that France accepted the invitation of a world conference with U. S. participation. With tears in his eyes he declared that France would not countenan a reduction of her reparations claim on Germany and would not evacuate the Ruhr until she has been paid "the total of our reparations." He also expected the conferees to offer remedies for the German financial chaos and suggest means whereby Germany can resume payment of reparations...
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