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Show TREATY DEMANDS I5TBERILFILLE0 DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY TAKES FIRST PLACE IN BRIAND'S PROGRAM. Contains significant Reminder That France Has Force to Impose Exe- eutlon of the Undertakings Signed by Germany. Paris. The Brland ministry presented pre-sented to parliament on Jnnunry 20, Its program, In which disarmament of Germany takes first plnco nnd tho payment of reparations as provided for In the treaty of Versailles second plnco. Tho program contained n significant sig-nificant reminder that Franco has the force to impose execution of tho undertakings un-dertakings signed by Germnny nnd would bo nblo to uso It if necessary, ulthough, true to her republican traditions tra-ditions she wishes to bring Germnny to fulfill her obligations by pacific methods. The declnrntlon of tho government was road by Premier llrlnnd In tho chamber nnd by Scnntor Murrnud In tho senntc. It was heard with tense Interest and wns interrupted frequently frequent-ly by general applnuso. Germany's prompt economic revival Is foreseen and tho declaration says "any Idea of opposing or obstructing It Is far from the thoughts of the government." gov-ernment." Says France Is Prepared. "But," It is added, "prosperity of ,the aggressor with the ruin of the victorious vic-torious pcoplo would bi according to the most elementary mn.nllty, a chill-lengo chill-lengo Franco cannot uccept. We hnvo the force, and would ho able to uso It If necessary, to Impose respect for nil the undertakings signed, but republican republi-can France Is essentially pacific and It Is In pence she wants to bring Germany Ger-many to execute tho obligation she has signed." Hcferrlng to tho relations of Franco nnd tho United States, M. Brland declares de-clares that tho Imperishable bonds forged on tho battlefields will "guarantee "guar-antee our union In peaca ns In war." He ndds: "We nro sure our American friends will give us for thu reparation of the damages we sustained tho muiio support that decided tho victory In tho great war in which wo defended together to-gether tho cause of civilization." |