The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-01
Lloyd George Told Them
That They Showed Com
plete Lack of Comprehen-
sion of the Position OF
the Allies and of Ger
many-Lloyd George and
BRAND Smiling AS They
Emerged.

London, March l-Germany, through
her delegates to the conference with
the allies here, to-day made repara
ton offer of approximately 3O,000,OOO,
000 gold marks, or about S7,500,O0O,
600
It was understood outside the con-
ference that after Dr. Simons, the Ger
man foreign minister, had finished his
statement on reparations to the confer
ees. Mr. Lloyd George, the British
prime minister, replied in substance
that unless the Germans had some
thing more to offer than appeared in
DIR. Simons' statement there was no
need of continuing the conference.
Mr.. Lloyd George told the German
foreign minister:
IF the written proposals are OF the
same general character as the exPla-
nation of them it isn't worth while
for us to read them.
"Nou have complete lack Of com
prchcnsion Of the position of the allies
and OF your own position. We viii
discuss among ourselves our reply and
give il TO Won morrow at L o'clock.
When the Germans left the confer
cnee they appeared TO be greatly de-
pressed. Premiers Lloyd George and
BRAND we're smiling as they came from
the conference chamber
The British prime minister opened
the conference by saying the allied
representatives had assembled to re
ceiye The German reply to the decision
of the Paris conferences The German
foreign minister was then given the
floor
DIR. Simons said the Germans had
prepared two written propositions,
most carefully and after profound
study Of Germany's resources and pos
sibilities
DR.. Simons in effect said Germany
would pay fifty billion marks, subject
10 the various discounts and reductions
and the sum already paid. A hasty
examination bv the French delegation
OF the written proposals OF the Ger
mans indicated that after the reduc-
tons Germany would pay about thlr'
tv billion marks.
Premier BRAND said that the pro-
posals were SO drawn they amounted
TO an offer that if the allies would ad-
vance Germany money on favorable
terms. then Germany would pay them.
The Germans apparently figure that
II the capital sum Of about thirty bill
Ion marks we're taken now, il would
amount to about 100000, 100000 marks
in q years at five per cent. The dif
ficulty. however, it is pointed out IN
tain these thirty billion marks with
allied quarters, Is for Germany to OBJ
cut the allies doing it largely for them
which the allies regard as wholly un-
acceptable
Among the points in the proposals
advanced by Dr. Simons were his in
sistance that the total capital sum OF
Germany obligation be definitely fixe
and his representation that Germany
was expected to reach her maximum
capacity 70 pay in 1926, when the Ger
mans propose another arrangement
shall be entered into for payment OF
the remainder within thirty years
Dr. Simons said the difficulties which
rendered the acceptance Of the Pars
rcparations proposals impossible were
due to the fundamental controversy
involving on the one side the raising Of
Germany's productive efforts 70 a max
imnm in order to enable her TO meet
her obligations. and on the other, the
prevention OF German competition be-
rnming menace 20 other nations.
The Paris proposals. he continued
contemplated the payment Of snnui-
i,es II six biHion marks gold. and ell
were agreed that the only manner in
which this amount could he paid was
~ a surplus Of exports. The German
experts had declared however. that in
order 10 NEE: these annuities the Ger
man exports would have 20 he -four
times a. great a. the snuuiiies. and
The forcing NJ of the German export
trade to this figure be said. would
constitute serious menace to- the rest
~ the world.
Mr. AVID Mr.. II. : Miles and dauEh.