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Show GERMAN PURSE MAY BE FORGED OPEHBipCE Briand Declares Plea of Poverty Pover-ty Won't Lei War Guilty Nation Escape Payment LONDON, F.b. 26. (By the Amo- ciatr iTi-MK.) Field Marshal Sir Honry H. Wilson, of tho Imperial staff. anl Marshal Koch, who will ac- company Premier Lloyd fleorge to j Chequers for tho wevk-end. will be oceuplod especially In an effort to rlraw up an agreement regarding men-sures men-sures of force to be taken ajr-ilnst Germany j-hould she fall to nn-M tlu-wishes tlu-wishes of the allies. The week-end party also will ln-Cludfl ln-Cludfl Premier Iiri'nd of Prance, Gen-i Gen-i -rnl Weypand and M-. Hori helot. Baron D'Abernon. British ambassador ambassa-dor at Berlin, will arrive in London Sunday to advlso on the nttuatlon in ' ) i many. Tho question of reparations Is dominating dom-inating the minds of the French dole-Kates dole-Kates to the allied confermrr &. j Ttrland last night talked with newspa-j permen on the situation. M PI l it i ! .11 '-111 I "Reparations," he, said, "is a mat-! ter of Justice in which all nations are ! int-rested because there can be no economic peace until it is settled. lf there should be a question of sentl- j ment. it should be Klven tho victorious victim rather than to the vanquished ! iiKgressor. It frequently happeriH that an ordl- i nary debtor appears In court, affirming affirm-ing his Inability to pay: but there Is I no precedent of a Judge acc.piliiK such a plea without an examination. France maJn all possible m jcrlf le'ti In i the Paris effreemfQt, but she win lis- tSD without prejudice If Germany h:is propowils to nake concerning m'th-.df m'th-.df ol payment. And France will ac-j cept thrm If they are treasonable I ORCE PURSE OP1 N " But If Germany comes moaning that she has nothing In her pur6c then j that purse will be opened, forcibly if , 1 ; VII', III Nil' V. 1 1 1 ' I 1 1 I ' I I . "III,". I or otherwise It will be recognised M I a fact in International iif- that a i" o- i pie may attack, pillage and burn, and If arrested, simply say: "We are very ' sorry that we arc not In u position lo I pay. " Commenting on the Near liast situation. situa-tion. M. Briund said: The .Near Kastern problem ap-I ap-I pears to be well advanced toward so-I so-I lullon. The commission of inquiry i will act quickly. In the ineintinie hostilities will cease and prisoners will he est hmiKod." Replying to an inquiry concerning I the league of nations, M. Briund said: "All nations accepted the principle of a society of nations, but it is needful need-ful to arce on details. It will be nec-I nec-I essary for the United States to formulate formu-late terms upon which an accord can I bo reached." oo |