The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-03
Among the Suggestions
Discussed at Session in
London To-day Were a
Blockade Of German
Ports, a Partial Block
ade, Demonstration With
out Blockade and Gus
toms Seizure

London, May tBy the Associated
Press The allied supreme corncii 10
day decided to take no naval action
against Germany without consulting
the United States
This was agreed to after rather
full discussion of the council members
with Admiral Beatty of England anu
Admiral Grasset of France of plans Tor
naval pressure upon Germany
The committee of experts, at TO
dav's session, reported on the plan
worked out concerning the guarantees
IN he demanded of Germany of the
payment of reparations and the coun-
ell will consider it this afternoon.
Occupation of the Ruhr coal basin' IN
the event such action should become
necessary. was considered by the coun-
iii then adjourned until O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t is expected the council
will finish its labors to-day
Four suggestions were examined oy
the council; blockade OF the Ger
man ports, a partial blockade, dem
onstration without blockade and
seizure of the customs receipts In Ger
man ports.
Mr.. Lloyd George, the British prime
minister; NJ. BRAND, the French pre-
mier; Count Sforza. the Italian foreign
minister, and NJ. Jaspas, the Belgian
foreign minister. were agreed thaI
American susceptibilitles must be care
fully considered The British ana
French governments will continue to
examine means for naval action after
final adjournment of the council, tor
the purpose of eventual acton II oecu'
patton of the Ruhr should be insuiii-
cient.
Copies of last nights American note
10 Germany were circulated informally
among the ministers and II was wholly
approyed Relations Of the United
States TO the question of reparatlons
have been the subject of a great deal OF
talk in the meetings OF the council
since it first assembled on Saturday
night.
The representatives Of the four gov
crnments are agreed that the United
States must be invited To send a rep
resentative to the supreme council, the
council of ambassadors meeting reg
ularly in Paris. and the reparations
commission. Ii has been thought wise
not to urge the Washington govern
mont TO enter these bodies until after
Nav IL when the results Of the present
decision OF the supreme council have
been seeen. No formal action in this re
gard has been taken by the council, but
informally the representatives. OF the
various governments have inter
changed this view
Marshall Foch, who participated in
to-day's meeting. said he could encircle
the Ruhr region with troops in one
day.
lie said only six or seven divisions
would be necessary. The occupation
could be completed on the second day
he declared. by sending patrols into the
interior to take railway centers and
strategic crossroads.
Sir Gordon Howard for Great Britain
and NJ. Fromageot. legal expert Of the
French foreign office gave their iudg-
ment as to the rights Of the allies IN
relation to neutral countries. The
unanimous opinion vas that nothing
further should be done at present con
eerning naval action until the views OF
the Washington government were
learned. and only as an additional
means Of compulsion in the event that
occupation Of the Ruhr. if carried out
should not prove sufficient TO cause q
surrendg by Germany.