The New York herald., 1921-04-28
Millerand Government Will
Leave Decision on Prop0-
sails to Allied Supreme
Council.
FRENCH PUBLIC ANGRY
Would Be Panied if Hard
ing Administration Should
Sponsor Latest Ber-
lin Plan.
FEAR CANCELLATION STEP
Lloyd George May Be Forced
to Insist on New Conference
and Occupation Of
Ruhr Region.

Copyright, 1891. By TIE Nrw York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, April 81.
France tonight refused fatty TO
ask the United States Administration
to forward the German raparations
note. officially leaving the question Of
the acceptance Of its terms to be de-
termlned by the allied Supreme
Council.
Frances stand IN this connection
is taken as proof that there Is no
desire on her part to complicate the
situation for the United States, but
possibility still is seen of the note
officially reaching France BY way OF
Great Britain, leaving the way open
for a dangerous discussion al the
London conference. wherein Premier
Lloyd George, harassed by the Lib
cral and the Labor groups. may de
mand another Cancellation move.
which would lie somewhere between
he present German offer and the
Paris accord.
Should action by the British Cabl-
net bring about this situation the re-
suit would be better than even the
Germans hope for. as reliable infor-
nation reaching the French headquar-
ters tonight shows that the Germans
expect the occupation Of the Ruhr
district and are destroying Govern
ment placards and preparing barracks
for French soldiers.
Instructions to Jusserand.
Earlier In the evening instructions
TO Ambassador Jules j. Jusserand in
Washington were sent by the French
Foreign Office. NJ. Jusserand was told
TO Inform Secretary Of State Hughes
that the new German reparations
offer as received here unofficially Is
totally unacceptable to France.
The Instructions 10 the French Am
bassador in Washington are extremely
long They discuss Frances need OF
4 reparation settlement. but insist
that The German plan does not meet
the situation. Among the reasons NJ.
Jusserand is told TO stress are that
Germany would apparently oblige
France 20 give up the Rhincland oc-
cupation: that paragraph 24S Of the
Treaty OF Versailles, providing
reparations and all other costs al
out OF the treaty are first cf ga
on all German assets and revel e
would be violated were the Ger Na
proposals as 10 guarantees for a an
In the United States accepted thar a.
duration OF reparation payments "
mentioned in the German offer: t01.
the settlement or the Silesian probea
would thus be left 70 Germany. az
chiefly. that the German offer wol
ont 10 be far less than the Par
figures. which call for reparations rs
the amount or 10000 100000 marks
gold
The French Foreign Office also
emphasizes that II the United States
gives any kind OF support 10 the Ger
man proposal French public opinion
win BE- pained greatly. but Ambassa
dor Jussersnd Is told TO express
French qualification at the attitude
America has taken thus far
LacL OF Good Faith seen.
These instructions 10 he French
Ambassador In Washington can be
interpreted as intended 10 stress 10
the Harding Administration the ex-
tent OF Frances war losses and the
necessity for adequate prompt and
precise compensation. ~ well as 10
point out the continued lack az good
faith on Gcrmanv's part the French
Government continuing TO beiiere
this will deter the American AdwiH
istration from transmitting offlc v
to the Allies anything like the ufe~
ent German offer
The French Foreign office reaf
firmed tonight II had not vet ~
celved anything officially from ae
United States. and that the not sr
NJ. Jusserand IL the first direct irft
cation 20 It's Ambassador In WashinE
ton since the contents OF the Ger aAn
note containing the new repara 10
offer was made known II was
ficially denied. IN this connect
that any instructions regarding the
latest German proposals had been
sent 10 the French Ambassadors be
fore those despatched tonight
The French Gcv~rnmant potutst