Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-03

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purpose of eventual action il, occupa-
ton of the Ruhr should be insufi-
cient.
Circulate Copies.
Unonicial copies OF the American
note Of Monday to Germany were
circulated among the ministers and Il
was wholly approved.
The representatives of the four
governments are agreed that the
United States must be invited TO send
q representative to the supreme coun-
Gil. the council Of ambassadors neet-
a%rations commission. It, has been,
thought wise not to urge the Wash
jngton government to enter These
bodies until after May IL, when the
results Of the present decision of the
supreme council have been seen. No
formal action in this regard has een
taken by the council, but informally
the representatives OF the various
governments have interchanEed this
view.
Marshal Foch. who participated in
today's meeting, said he could en-
circle the Ruhr region with troops in
one day, and thai only Sd OF seven
divisions would be necessary.
The occupation could be completed
on the second day, he declared, by
sending patrols into the interior to
I, crossroads. \
u. S. Closes Doors.
Washington. May 3.-1n urging
Germany to mako at once directly to
the allied governments" adequate
proposals on ~reparations. the Aneri-
can government was believed by the
ma iS~V.-NA-, A~~% "a IAxpaAloG~
ly closed the reparations incident SO
far as the United States was concern
Administration officials said the
communication spoke for itself, They
would not indicate h considerations
which caused its dispatch somewhat
unexpectedly late last night.
Action was taken, it was said, with
out any communication having been
received from the allied supreme
council at London.
The state department has been kept
informed on events in. the supreme
council and il became evident the
German proposals were unacceptable
as q. basis for discussion.
The United States apparently has
not given up hope that a iinal settle.
ment will be reached by discussion
thus avoiding coercive measures
which. in the view here. would likely
be attended by economic confusion.
Phrase Detected.
It developed today that the copy
of the American reply to Germany a:
given out at the state department las
night contained a phrase which hat
been deleted from the original as sen
to Germany.
AS the note was dispatched to Der
lin, the second sentence read:
I'm reply Ito the German memo
randum) this government states tina
it find itself unable to reach the con
: %clusion that the proposals afford
basis for discussion acceptable to tn
t allied governments"
In the copy made public there wa
added to this sentence, the phras'
and hat these proposals cannot b
entertained" +
= The copy subsequently, was correct
cd and Under Secretary Fletcher call
ed Al the White House early today l.,
: quoted above had not bcen included i,
; the communication as dispatched. I
!, was explained that the phrase was
! repetition in sense Of wha the not
: said otherwise, and consequently wa
: deleted as unnecessary.
E In sending the reply last night. Sec
rotary Hughes apparently acted some
! what unexpectedly. President Harding
. was at the theatcr, and Under Secre
I tary Fletcher called, there to see hin
just before II o'clock. Later he visit
4 ed The White House and %presunlabl,
. laid the draft before tho president. I
was approved and Immediately ca
bled.
Text of Note. L
. The.teYf IF Secretary Huhhes' ror1