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Show FRANCE HOLDS TO HER DEMAND Pressure Cannot Force Her to Reduce Indemnity, Briand Asserts Bj WD i-l VM coos (International News Service.) PARIS. Dec. 31. Premier Briand told tho son-ate foreign relations com-mlttco com-mlttco this afternoon that no argu-Irnent argu-Irnent and no amount of pressure at the 'supreme council meeting at Cannes next week will Induce France to re-duco re-duco tho amount of indemnity she claims from Germany. Former President Poincaro presided at the meeting of the committee. After Af-ter the premier ha been questioned nnd had made his statement, the committer com-mitter adopted a resolution saying that the governent of Franco cannot participate In any International conference con-ference for the reconstruction of central cen-tral and eastern Europe unless a definite defi-nite plan Is drawn up by which all tho .rlghta guaranteed to France under the I treaty of Versailles ehall be safeguarded. safe-guarded. I As to International exchanges, the committee demanded that financial stabilization bo discussed only by technicians and disinterested statesmen states-men leaving all questions of a puroly political naturo to bo dealt with by the supremo council. The premier made a statement on reparations, revealing the policy i France will pursue at Cannes. France may bo assured she will re-!eelv re-!eelv her Just share, the premier said. iWhllo France will not consent to any reduction of the amount du her. three . alternatives are foresten for Ger-i Ger-i many: 1 Germany will be compelled to pay. 2 Germany will refuse to pay. Jn which case energetic fanctions will bo demanded by France. j 3 If Germany's payments are reduced re-duced France will receive her original 'amount as the result of the following ! arrangements One of the olhor allies (probably England i to consent to a curtailment i of the Indemnity due from Clermany or France will make up the shortage iin the amount duo her by increased j receipts of goods from Germany under i the Wiesbaden agreement. |