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Show JfM" BERLIN READS l SECRET NOTES V the S elated Press Under tho title "The J I Folncaro affair," Theodor Wolff pub- fijj. lishes In the Berliner Tageblatt -what H are said to be the confidential reports H td hla government of tho late A. P. H Iswolsky, Kuasian ambassador to H France from 1912 to 191". These re-j" re-j" porta, written in 1912-13 and recently M secured from the archives of the H former Russian government, purport HH to show ".hit M Poincare "foresaw H the war find did nothing to prevent Rfl lb but actually sought to further. It toj B i ranee's Interests." BH After M. Poincare's election as presl- dent, the Iswolsky reports fay, He ear- E iled on conversations and developed fl Prance's policy with regard to Russia H over tho heads of his responsible v I MO.NKY MENTIONED ' Kfl During this period, .M Iswolsky BB mentions money sent by Russians fo A 'subsiding" the French press and. Ei9 diplomatic and political circles and re-ports re-ports this was diotribuv.ed "under the KtfS supervision of a French minister," and V that It already had the desire ef- E8 M. Iswolsky reported on January 29, Ka 1913, as to the French attlude toward! ill the Russian and Austrian troubles In. B9 cho Balkans. M. Poincare. lawolsky, said, had emphasized that he was able HhI to i?xort a controlling influence on the B . country's foreign pulley and had de-j tLflgr i lured he wuuld work for the closest, Kb harmony between Russia and France ! He lndleutL'd It appeared most lni- fc3 j'ortant to the Frence Kovornment .o I -prepare French opinion for French,' Bp'J partlciaptlon In a war which might' ca arise out of the Balkan situation -M-i'olncare was also reported as urging! : hat Russia should not enter any un- j (iTtaklng onhls matter without prev-j I . ,'is committments with France. I OFFER After previous conversation with M, I'olncare and Foreign Minister Charles Jonnart on Januury 12, 1913, ihe Russian ambassador had reported to Foreign -Minister Bajsanoff that the lYench government appreciated the necessity of participation hi the world war which the situation was likely to precipitate. f?he desired, however pre-war committments with Russia, as iherwise French public opinion would not admit :he necessity of such participation. par-ticipation. In conclusion M. Iswolsky reported effort! by tho German cabinet to enter Into special negotiations with Franco over the Balkan situation. M. Poln-ijaro Poln-ijaro was quoted as saying h recognized recog-nized "the inclination of Jules Cambun. French ambu.-sador to Germany, to i'onced the German request, but that he had Impressed on M Jonnart the advisability of making an end to th'j attempts of the Gorman foreign minis-' tr, Odbulelb Von Jagow, to bring about an amicable understanding ontrAdiotion shown in commenting on the reports, Herri A olff writes. "When Poincare reached the high-1 i-st office In the gift of France h.. Saw rrom this elevation coming war as an ubvlcus occurence. Ho dues not suppress sup-press such sentiment and conviction, I however; he Is cold blooded and to I n -iy asks and demands of Russia not ai policy or peace but that hi be pro ly 'tipped off to what is going on in this he Is not actuated b.' the d. -sir to avert tho catastrophe but by j fear that he otherwise wl l not bo able1 o prepare the Fret:, h p ople ft i v ar ' Herr Wolff says M. IsvrolSky's reports re-ports contradict M. Poincare's assertion asser-tion that he had no hand In effecting) the removal of the French smbassa-l dor to Petrograd, George Louis, who! was recalled because ot his alleged' passivity and replaced bj M. Theop- , hile Delcasse. "There Is today," concludes Heir! "Wolff, "an affaire Poincare. Ho must' ' rest assured that hidden archives Willi bring to llgli. further revelations." I oo |