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Show POirJGARE SAYS FRANCE WANTS AID OF BRITAIil Premier Denies Argument - of Lord Curzon Ruhr Occupation was Illegal in Address at CharlevilU DESIRES TO STAY - . CLOSE TO ALLIES Declares Versailles Treaty Recognizes Right of Victor Vic-tor Nations to Take Territory 'as Security PARIS. Aug. IS (By A. P.) The impression ' drawn from Premier Pointers' addraa at CharlevlU la that Franca doe not deaira to ee an end of th entente and that h hop a way to an agreement with Great Britain can be found. Refuting- many of ths statements mad la th recent not of Marqula Curaon especially th argument that th Ruhr occupation was Illegal Ille-gal be referred to ths allane of the World war, and pointed out that "Friendship which remain sacred through hurricanes slaloms reelect -t ed when the tempest ha abated." He added. -a . i..u we era concerned, we should consider ds criminal any act or mart widen would tend to disturb dis-turb or weanen thla alliance. We have mads and will continue to make all efforts to draw our policy pol-icy closer to thst of our alllss and will be prepared ta seek with them such allevlatlone aa concerted notion may bring to their aurtar-'ing." aurtar-'ing." Turning to the question of British trade-and the effect of the Ruhr occupation oc-cupation upon It, the premier aald British etatlstles ehowed an in-crsaso in-crsaso in the tonnage value af ex-ports ex-ports snd Imports during ths first months of th" ysar aa compared with JJ1. ' 1 "I do not conclude thst Xngland ha profited by the Ruhr occupation occupa-tion as I should hsve wished and as ate might hsvs profited If she bsi been by our side In the Ruhr, but I have the light to say that If there are too- many unemployed In England. General teoustts has nothing to do with It." hs addsd. Ths Ruhr occupation, he asserted, I not illegal, Inasmuch as th Ver-saillea Ver-saillea treaty and collective silled declarations reeognlss ths light of ths allies to occupy additional territory ter-ritory aa eeeurlty for reparations payments. - j , |