Word: poincare
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...Government. President Coolidge ("the taciturn") described the conference as restricted by the French as " wholly futile and useless." Secretary Hughes said that an inquiry under such terms would be reduced to a mere "audit." Although the door was left open to France in case Premier Poincaré withdrew from his position, such an eventuality was considered extremely improbable...
...Giornale d'ltalia, Rome journal, said: "We cannot lend our support to France's intransigent attitude upon this occasion." In Britain, the news was received with mixed feelings. The Rothermere press, of which the Hearst press in the U. S. is the prototype, declared for Premier Poincaré. The Observer, London Sunday paper, openly advocated a break with France and remarked that " Baldwin cannot longer mark time while Poincaré puts the finishing touches to the European catastrophe." Another newspaper proposed pressing France for payment of her debt to Britain. Official circles were sanguine about the situation...
...tears of Poincar...
...German Chargé d'Affaires at Paris, called on Premier Poincaré. Herr Rödiger, German Chargé d'Affaires at Brussels, called on Foreign Minister Jaspar. Both Germans tried to obtain permission to enter into negotiations on a Ruhr settlement; both were rebuffed. Premier Poincaré said afterwards that the visit of Dr. von Hösch was an attempt by the German Chancellor, Herr Stresemann, to create a world prejudice against France, the position being that Germany had done all possible to effect a settlement of the Ruhr dispute; therefore, it was incumbent upon France...
...Premier Poincaré, who is also Foreign Minister, sent police to view the offending scene, which was later suppressed to the great comfort of the British Ambassador but to the equally great discomfort of the Parisians who had found the scene extremely droll...