New-York tribune., 1921-12-18
Ready to Cut Rhine Army
if Money Saved Is Ap.
piled to Payment of
Cermany's War Debt
Proposals To Be
Made by BRAND
Will Tell Lloyd George
France Is Ready TO Aid
i'm ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PARIS, Dec. II (By The Associated
Press). s).-Thc refusal Of the Allied Rcp.
arations Commission to consider Ger
many's request for an extension of time
for payment of her reparations install.
ments until some indication was givcr
AS to how much Germany could pa,
was embodied in note to the Bcrlir
government, made public here to-day
Later the French Foreign Office gave
out an official statement on the atti.
tade Premier BRAND will assume in his
discussions Of the reparation problem
with Lloyd George on Monday. This
statement of principles reads:
First-Francc is willing to aban-
don the London schedule of pay
mcnts, provided Germany pays an
equivalent amount on a different
form Of schedule. France prefers to
abanoon the London schedule rather
than remodel It,
Second-Thc French government
will consider reduction of tho Al
lied forces in the occupation of the
Rhineland and apply the money
saved thereby to reparations, pro-
vlded Great Britain offers an ah-
solutc guaranty in the event OF
future German aggression.
Third France will assist in tho
improvement of the general economic
situation, in common agreement, rec
ognizing that Great Britain is as
gravely concerned over trade pros
10 ot-oii
will discuss lower tariffs and other
similar problems.
Ready to Lend Help
Fourth-France is ready to under
take any practical measures jointly
with Great Britain toward the Geo.
nomic and industrial restoration of
Germany.
Fifth While unwilling to accept n
reduction in the rcparations claims,
France is prepared to grant Germany
every possible facility to make de-
liyeries.
BRAND will be accompanied to Lon
don tomorrow by Philippe Berthelot
general secretary Of the Foreign Office
They will take no secretaries or stenog-
raphcrs, as the discussions with Lloyd
George are expected to be most in
formal. M. Mantoux, who was inter
prefer at the Versailles conference
will act in that capacity between the
two Premiers.
The Preparations Commission note to
Berlin demanded further information
1t expressed surprise that Germany
failed to tell how much she could pa.
on account.
Germany had not replied to its pre-
vious queries as to what action she
taking regarding the commits
sion's suggestions for balancing the
budget, preventing the expectation of
German capital and measures to OBJ
tain foreign exchange from German
holders.
Surprise Is Expressed
to task in the note for this situation.
The text of the note reads:
"The Reparations Commission has
received letter from the Chancellor,
dated December IA, announcing that
the German government was unable to
pay in their entirety the installments
due under the schedule of payments on
January Is and February Is next, and
requesting the Reparations Commits
sion to extend the time limit for the
payment Of these installments.
"The commission can but express its
surprise that the Chancellor's letter
contains no definite statement as to
the currencies which the German gov
ernment will be able to pay on each of
the above dates, as to the length Of the
extension requested for the payment of
the balance or as to the security to be
offered meantime:
"Unless and until the commission re-
ceives definite information on these
points it will be impossible to give
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