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Show PAYMENTS OF REPARATION TO BE DEMANDED France Will First Seek Agreement With Other Nations on Policy POINCARE EXPLAINS If Necessary Republic Will Proceed Alone Against Teuton PXRIS Mav 80. By tho Associated Associat-ed Press ) "France," declared Premier Pre-mier Polnonre today, "will endonor to ermc to -in understanding with tlv allies regarding the notion to be takSn i t Germany If she defaults In payments of her reparations, but If Prance Is unable to seeuro an agreement agree-ment she will Insist on her right to act separately." The premier said such action would be taken under those clauses of the treaty of Versailles, which give the iilllcs. In case of default hy Germany the power to take measures su h .i" economic and financial reprisals "and in general such other measures as the . ipective governments may determine to be necessary in the circumstances " i M Poincare made his Statement In replying to an innulry by M. Klol .. former minister of finance, wltli n -gard to declarations recently made bj Austen Chamberlain. government leader In the British house of commons, com-mons, on the question -f allied action in case of a German default. |