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...While I was in Paris, I talked with M. Herriot about the Ruhr evacuation and the release of the German Ruhr prisoners. From this talk and talks with many other Frenchmen I derived the impression that the feeling in France toward Germany is far friendlier than before. If M. Herriot stays in power, complete evacuation of the Ruhr is bound to come soon. Already he has promised economic evacuation...
Premier Poincaré had been against any modification whatsoever of the French occupation of the Ruhr until after the provisions of the Experts' Report should have been definitely accepted by the Germans and put into full operation. He had also declared that evacuation of the Ruhr even then could take place only progressively as payments were made by Germany; but there were definite signs that, had he remained in office, he would have consented to complete evacuation after the Experts' Report had become a working plan...
Premier Herriot's policy is, in its essential points, the same as that of Premier Poincaré: he will not consent to evacuate the Ruhr until after the operation of the Experts' Report has been effected; meanwhile he is showing toward the Germans a conciliatory attitude, lacking in Poincaré's policy, by freeing political prisoners and permitting expelled Germans to return to their homes and, most important, by giving Germany her last chance to eradicate her past abominations...
...have shown that if Germany is loyal, she will have nothing to fear. If she is not loyal, she will not be spared." A few days later the Socialists became impatient. Premier Herriot, himself a Socialist, asked for 205,000,000 francs appropriation for continuing the occupation of the Ruhr. The Socialists thought France should quit the Ruhr forthwith, but the Premier put both feet down, took up a not unaggressive stand and said "No!" The Opposition thereupon warmed up and in a body supported the Premier. Twenty-six Communists, who always vote against everything, did the expected. Ninety-four...
...Military control was dropped last year when France entered the Ruhr...