New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
Sforza Tells Council His
Country Needs Teutons'
Goods; Belgium Objects
to High Rate of Impost
Tariff Schedule Is
Put Up to Experts
Brussels Forces Seize
Halnborn; To Pass on
Collection Plan To-day
From The Tribunc's European Bureau
Conyrirht 1921 Nau yor,, Tr;I,,,. Yx

Copyright, 1921 New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, March 9.-Complica-
tions arising out of the decision Of
the Allied Supreme Council to col
lect a SO per cent tax on all Ger
man-made goods sold in Allied coun-
tries developed this afternoon at the
Supreme Allied Council, when Count
Sforza, Italian Foreign Minister.
notified Premier Lloyd George and
BRAND that Italy would refuse to
levy such a tax. Count Sforza ex-
planned that his country must have
German goods. and that the Rome
Parliament would refuse to sane
ton the collection of reparations
money by this means.
Foreign Minister Jaspar of Bel
gium advised the Council that the
Brussels government objected to
such high rate as SO per cent, but
might agree to levying a lower tax.
provided all moneys collected by
such tax in Allied countries were
turned into common fund. In re-
ply to this provision Lloyd George
said he was opposed to any such
plan because it would be impossible
for Great Britain to share with
Italy, who wanted no tax. He in
sisted that, as originally planned,
each country should apply what
money it collected by this means to
the reparations debt due it from
Germany.
Experts to Draw Up Tariff
The question came to a deadlock and
finally was put in the hands of group
of experts, who were charged with
drawing up a tariff .chedule for the
different countries.
Lloyd George will introduce in Par
Lament tomorrow bill authorizing
the collection by the British Excheouer
or 90 per cent tax on German goods
sold in Great Britain.
AT to~day's meeting of the Council
BRAND got Lloyd George to agree that
the sanctions penalties provided in
the Treaty of Versailles were appli-
cable not only to force Germany to pay
her reparations bill. but also to compel
her to fulfill other provisions of the
pact, such as completing her disarma-
ment and trying those charged with
war crimes.
When the bill comes up for debate
in the House of Commons criticism of
the government for its attitude toward
the proposal is expected not only from
the ranks of Labor members, but also
from Conservatives. Business men are
attacking the plan.
German Wants United States Aid
Walter Rathenau, head of the I'm
perial German Bank has come forward
with the suggestion that Germany pay
her lcparations bill by assuming tho
debts of the Allies to the United States
This proposal is regarded here as an
attempt to evade the payments which
the Allies demand. for recent dis
patches have indicated the prevalence
of the belief in Berlin that if the
United States could be dragged in on
the settlement of the war bill, Ger
manys burden would be lightened.
mere Is no doubt that both Great
Britain and Belgium would be pleased
with such a solution of the interna-
tionai debts problem, but there is no
expects tion here that the Washington
Administration would be interested.
France, on the other hand, it is be-
lieved here, would not find such solu-
ton satisfactory, because the Paris
government requires cash to meet cur
rent obligations.
BERLIN, March 9 (By The Associ-
ated Press) The Belgians have oc-
cupied Hamborn. .sto the north OF Duis-
burg, and the coaling port of the
Thyssen works. The occupation was
without incident
Hamborn is rural commune OF
Rhenish Prussia, in the Dusseldorf
district. 1t is coal and iron mining
center. The population is 10000