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Show 1FREWCH REPLY TO NOTE FROM , GREATJRSTAIN Premier Millerand Gives Rea-I Rea-I sons Why Troops Were i Sent to German Cities i TEUTON PROMISE HELD NOT ENOUGH i ) Need of Maintaining Unity , j Among Allies Pointed Out j j In Diplomatic Document J I PARIS. April 10 The note sent, yesterday by Premier Millerand to the' I British government, in reply to ihe British note with regard to the action, of France in sending troops into the; j neutral zone in Germany says: l "The French government affirms first of all that no doubt can be felt (of the loyally of its altitude. The al-1 I lies, have been constantly informed or ! Its policy and the French government I has always opposed the entry of sup-, plementary German troops into the' Ruhr region and has added that the au-' thorization for such an entry must have a counter part In the occupation of Frankfort and Darmstadt. i Information Sent. On April 3 its representatives in all the allied capitals Informed the governments to which they were accredited ac-credited (at the same tinie'a copy be; ing sent to the allied representatives 04Jgaxi8J.luU- -Marshal--Fqchis irieas-ures irieas-ures could no longer be postponed. Furthermore, the French government recalled that the matter- concerned the violation of one of the most solemn ; clauses of the treaty signed by France, and that the German government had formally recognized that formal auth- 'orization, given in advance, was noces- isary for such a derogation and thnt Franco had the right to ask for ler- ritorial guarantees. ! Promise Not Enough. I "How could the government of France have been satisfied with the German promise to withdraw the troops when order had been restored? (Neither for reparations nor for the delivery of the war-guilty, nor for coal, have the allies received the stipulated satisfaction. "The question could be asked when the British government,- which no douty has not measured the danger of these systematic violations, would step in the path of concessions. France, in any case, was obliged to say: 'That Is enough.' Need for Unity. "The French government is no less convinced than the English government govern-ment of the essential necessity of the maintaing unity of the allies for the application of the treaty with Germany. Ger-many. This close concert of Franco and England appears to France equally equal-ly Indispensable for the equitable solution so-lution of the vast problems -which are presented at this moment in the world in Russia, the Baltic, Asia Minor Mi-nor and all the Balkans." The note closes with assurance that the French government, for the pro-1 motion of these ends declares itself1 entirely disposed, before acting, to be1 assured of the consent of the allies in all inter-allied questions which the execution of the treaty raises. 1 I Situation Better. 1 LONDON. April 10. The reply of France to, the British note on tie ac-1 lion taken by France in occupying ad- j ditional Gorman territory was received i in London today. , Officials here view the note as conciliatory con-ciliatory because of the expressed de sire of the French for an allied con ference. In other official quarters the French note is considered to have rolicved the tension of yesterday. Vienna Pleased. VIENNA. April 10. Satisfaction over dispatches telling of dissentlon between Great Britain and Franco relative rel-ative to the action or the hitter In sending send-ing troops into German cities east of the Rhino is not concealed by Vienna newspapers, which express the hope that France will be isolated. . i Feeling in Germany. BERLIN. April 10. Great Britain's disapproval of tho action of Franco In occupying cities in the' neutral zone eas.t of, the "Rhine is hailed by newspapers news-papers here with moderate expression of satisfaction. , nn |