Mr. Baldwin's statement was not unfavourably received abroad. M. Poineare,
however, in a speech at Senlis on Sunday, took occasion to explain and justify afresh the French occupation of the Ruhr. France, he said, did not covet any foreign soil, but demanded the execution of the Treaty of Versailles. The promise of a guarantee —from Great Britain and America—had not been kept. Germany had evaded all her obligations of paYment. It was not the fault of France and Belgium that. they had had to act apart from the other Allies in applying pressure to the recalcitrant Germans. Had the Allies acted together, Germany would probably have yielded at once. M. Poineare: declared .himself an old and faithful friend of the Entente . and . expressed the belief that on reflection Great s Britain would recognize that France was right in insisting on the due performance of the Treaty of Versailles. If that Treaty were to be disregarded, all the other Peace Treaties would be in danger and Europe might be plunged into disorder.
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