The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
French Mass $1,000 Men
On Border to Force
Payment Terms.
TEUTON DELEGATES
READY TO GO HOME
France to Recall 10000
Soldiers From Cilicia
For New Move.

LONDON. March 7.-Barshsll Foch
telegraphed to the French COM
manders of the Army of the Rhine at
Z o'clock tonight TO advance imme-
diately into Germany, occupying the
cities Of Dusseldorf, Duisberg and
Ruhrort. Tonight troop movements
already are under way on the right
bank of the Rhine.
His action followed the complete
breakdown in the reparations
negotiations. The new German Of
morning was fatty rejected by the
allied premiers, Lloyd George, speak
ing for the entente. said the Ger
man substitute proposals were en-
tirely unacceptable and advised DR..
Walter Simons. head of the Berlin
delegation, that the allies were
compelled to put into effect the
penalties which would force Ger
many to pay her war bill.
Number Of Troops.
1t is reported that only about 49,
600 troops will be employed to carry
out the sanctions ordered but that
many more will be needed II Ger
many is invaded. The French are
now said to have $4,000 men on the
Rhine.
In order to have its hands free to
deal with Germany, France tomor-
Nj -
isk Nationalists and about so. 600
French troops now in CiIicia will be
recalled for duty on Frances east
ern front.
Germans TO Return.
The German delegates will return
to Berlin tomorrow. II was said Of
ncially that they appeared much
dewncast following the collapse Of
their plea but to eyewitnesses they
did not appear unGuly depressed.
No one pretends TO know how
Germany will take the measures the
allies VIII adopt during the next
few days. Operations which began
tonight will be carried out quietly
land it may be possible to avoid fric-
tion.
should the German Feldwehr fire
upon the French troops ii would be
difficult to say what would happen
War Not Certain
For the moment the allies and
Germany are neither at peace or
war. But in an intermediate posi-
ton, which may be transformed by
some action on the one side or TIE
other. Diplomatic relations will not
be broken of, SO that Or. Simons
will be free during the next few
weeks to renew German offers
through the embassies Of Paris and
London. Some hope is entertained
that on his arrival in Berlin the
&c cvernment may reconsider the Ger
man position. 1t is possible. how
ever. that the present interregum
will continue for five or six weeks
until the result of the Silesisn ple-
biscite is known. Should the vote
favor Germany then the Berlin gov
ernment may feel in a position to
accept the Paris figures
The forthcoming peace agreement
between France and the Turkish
Nationalists will amount to an en-
tente if not to a quasi alliance.
France always has been pro-Turk.
She aided the Turks in London to
| obtain revision Of the Sevres
/ treaty and obtained for herself a
strong position in the Near East.
The French troops now in Gilicis
will be more than enough 20 replace
the Americans on the Rhine should
the Harding administration decide
vpon their recall.
CobIenz Unaffected.
In French circles in London Il is
said that no difficulties are antici-
with carrying out the sanctions.
1Gen. Allen always has d ispIayed the
| friendliest spirit and it is honed
that the Americans thoroughly svm-
pathize with the measures the allies
are forced to take. There is no
need for the American troops to
make any move at present for the
sanctions now ordered do not affect
the Coblenz sector
The projected rev German Gus
toms frontier will be established In
the rear of the Americans along the
Rhine bank. Nevertheless. the Amer
lean attitude is becoming more inn
portant as the interaIIied commits
sion is likely 20 be called upon to
assume greater activities. il will
not have to see to the imposition
of new customs regulations and may
ultimately. unless the situation i'm
proves, be compelled to act as
a governing body of the Rhine
province.
Following the Simons prese ntation
OF his case this morning Lloyd
George remarked that grave deci-
| sions would have to he made and
when the supreme council met at
4.3O o'clock this morning he imme-
diately announced that the sanctions
would have to be put in effect forth
with.
(copyrieht. 1871, New York Tribune, Incl
Rhineland People Support