Evening star., 1921-05-02
England Ready to
Put Fleet in
North Sea.
| lANSWER OF eyes"
OR mo" REQUIRED
Reparations Commits
sion Will Grant Six
Days for a Response.

By tho Associated Press
LONDON. May 2.-Germany must
give by May IL a categorical answer
yes or no-to the allied reparation
demands. or suffer the inf1iction OF
military and naval penalties. accord
ing to the terms OF an ultimatum
drawn up by the allied foreign min
listers today and submitted to the
supreme council for its approval
The swift movement of events In the
reparations issue between the allied
powers and Germany was shown in
this series of developments:
The allied foreign ministers first met
and competed the draft of the ulti-
matum, which provided that Germany
should be advised OF the allied terms
within six days and then would have
six days. or until May Il, within
which TO give an answer. yes or no,
without conditions, the negotiations
being considered a an end.
A British naval demonstration in the
North sea was stated to be one Of the
consequences to follow refusal by
the Germans 10 yield to the allied de-
mands.
Agreed TO by Council.
The allied supreme council. after re-
ce;ving the report Of the council OF
foreign ministers today. agreed in
principle to the plan of Foreign Min
lister Jaspar of Belgium providing for
an ultimatum 10 be presented to Ger
many and for military measures to be
used in case Germany should default.
The terms of the ultimatum were
being discussed this afternoon by al
lied experts. who were 10 report to
the supreme council at ) pm.
The terms already agreed upon In
fludG nrnyiSinn guarantees AND
for penalties to be enforced from time
to time should Germany fail to meet
the conditions.
Word from Paris showed that the
French military forces were making
preliminary moves looking 10 the oc-
in offi1al quarters there that Ger
man. would ut give the guarantees
the allies weBo expected 10 dema nd
and that os6Ipation consequently
would have tc Ae carried out 1t was
Indicated the nobilixation Of 15o.ees
men of the dass of 1918 was i'm
minent.
Reply without Coadition.
The reparations commission will ad-
wise Germany of the allies conditions
within six days after the decision
upon them has been reached by the
supreme council. Germany then will
have six days in which to give an
answer. which is required to be
direct yes or no, without conditions.
The proceedings in the council of
foreign ministers. which comprised
Lord Curzon. Premier BRAND twho also
is the French foreign minister), Count
SforZa and NJ. Jaspar, are described as
having proceeded smoothly, but the doc
ument they drew up would have to take
its final form in the supreme council.
il was explained.
The interval of a few days provided
for in the ultimatum to Germany will
not be for the purpose of negotiation.
i. was stated. but to give the German
government time to reflect negotia-
tions being considered at an end.
Procedure In Doubt.
The procedure to be followed by the
allies in issuing an ultimatum to Ger
many was the subject of some comment
here. 1t was declared il would not be
sent direct to Berlin. Since Germany
made her latest peace gesture"
through Washington, it was considered
possible the allies would choose the
United States as their intermediary.
Premier BRAND said this morning il
would take twelve days to complete
French military preparations.
IF at the end of that time Ger
many has not fully yielded to the allies
he declared. the French troops will
march,"
Il hope we shall not march alone"
he added