Word: poincares
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...projected conference of experts to examine Germany's capacity to pay reparations (TIME, Nov. 19) definitely "fell through." Premier Poincaré suggested another conference to consider the question of how Germany can pay, but this was unacceptable to the other Allied Powers and to the U. S. Sir John Bradbury, British representative on the Reparations Commission, thought it was like "prescribing a pill to cure an earthquake...
Early in the week heavy pressure was brought to bear on Premier Poincareé to call two or three new classes to the French Army to prepare for a possible conflict with the growing Nationalist forces of Germany. André Tardieu, leader of the Clemenceau following in the Chamber of Deputies, was foremost in this move, with a threat to overthrow the Ministry if M. Poincaré did not comply...
...apostles of French culture professed themselves amazed and were, perhaps, disconcerted by Hitler's abortive coup in Bavaria. Poincaré had already telegraphed the French Ambassador in Berlin that this was the sort of thing that France could not tolerate. The astute Ludendorff as military leader and the Irredentist Hitler as political leader of an intransigent Bavaria, threatened the right flank of any possible French " march to Berlin." Should such leaders overthrow the Reich, France would be bound to act. The French General Staff foresaw " the necessity for certain military measures to protect the French troops in the Ruhr...
...collection of reparations) into a separate barrier state between Germany and France. This policy the French have all along denied as being their object in seizing the Ruhr. It would, however, be convenient if the events in Germany caused by the Ruhr seizure were to compel Premier Poincaré to adopt Pertinax's policy against his will...
...English, German guides in Paris. According to Liberte, tourists at Versailles hear tirades against the Treaty of Versailles; tourists on the battlefields hear of the valor of the German troops. Liberté asserts that guides tear up Allied flags in the cemeteries and sell strips as souvenirs. Thus " Papa Poincaré " has another German menace to combat...