The New York herald., 1921-04-29

Specldl Gable to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Copyright, I9sf by The New YoaK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, April es.
From the most important French
source in London a striking analysis
of the reparation situation. sustaining
the French viewpoint. was given to THE
New YORK HERALD correspondent to-
day. This French statesman, who is,
perhaps, more intimately acquainted
with the reparation problem than any
other man in the world. rapidly went
| over the German note showing what
he characterized as Its impossible feat
ures. Then he came straight to grips
with the accusation which has been
raised against France by what is known
as the Keynes school in London.
They say that people of 60o00,000.
Industrious. imaginative. hard working.
saving, with excellent raw materials In
their hands despite what has been
stripped from them, cannot pay-non-
sense r he declared These men base
their pesslmistic representations of
Germany's ability to pay on pre-war
values OF money. We know absolutely
what we are demanding. 1t Is only
1.-THE of what we have a right TO de-
mnnd, but we know II IS Wlthin Inc
German ability to pay.
Not a Question of Revenge.
They say our occupation OF the Ruhr
Valley is only a matter of revenge
again nonsense We are not deludfng
ourselves with the silly belief that we
can collect all Germany owes from the
occupation Of the Ruhr. But we are
confident we will not be In occupation or
the Ruhr more than one month before
Germany will wake up to the fact that
she must pay Maybe 1t will not be this
German Government but then 1t VIII
be another We have lost all confidence
in the ability OF the present German
Government to do anything but wriggle.
Wriggles put nothing In Frances rified
pockets.
THE occupation Of the Rlhr will. It
is not a question OF revenge; 1t Is
question OF hard cash, and we know this
Is the best method OF making the Ger
man people realize what they must do
They must have a Government capable
Of organizing a reasonable fiscal system
or its own within It's own borders and
capable of enforcing measures we know
will enable them to pay what Is due out
side.
measures viii be enforced when the
Ruhr IS occupied. IT is thar which ex-
perts both military and economic. are
STUDYING to-day. The taxation of coal
Is one measure and a levy on the prop
critics OF the enormous trusts whose life
blood flows from the Ruhr and stimu-
lates all German trade. not only domes-
tie but foreign, is another. All viii be
settled IN a short time, once the Su-
preme Council meets Saturday"
The Allies are cognizant OF the report
that certain Americans in Berlin with
no official standing are trying 70 induce
the German Government TO come out
fatty and say ii will accept the obliga-
tions ~ the Paris demands Of the
Allies. but German, as well as allied. OBJ
servers here do not believe Or. Simons,
German Foreign Minister, can do this
The official British position Of course. IS
that no decision has yet been taken. and
this was accentuated In Foreign Office
and Treasury circles.
In view Of Mr. Lloyd Georges state
ment In the House OF Commons to-day
and the storm OF cries OF "nro-German 7"
and "Bolsheyist - that greeted support
ers of 4 motion by Lieut. Commander
]. NJ Kenworthy GLiberaD there IL no
doubt what the ultimate decision viii be
VIII lie settled Soon.
The official French position likewise is
that the Paris demands have lapsed and
that now the Allies must revert 10 the
punitive provisions Of the treaty. Just
however. as Mr.. Lloyd Georges state
ment to-day Is not official in so far as
the Supreme Council goes, 50 NJ. Bri-
and S statement in the French Chamber
Of Deputies that the Paris demands
were dead. has never been officially con-
veyed TO England
These viewpoints will be reconciled
formaly--as they are already recon-
ciled informally
\ Ii Is still recognized that particularly
I In view Of the continue ton OF the strike
\ Of the British coal miners, Great Brit
aims aid in the occupation Of the Ruhr
region will he only moral but 1t was
/ stated officially that Is all France wants,
and the details are rapidly being worked
out under the hands OF experts to-