Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-03
ALLIES WILL STAND
FIRM ON INDEMNITY
Attitude on Reparations Will Not
be Changed by Berlin's
Objections.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Paris, Feb. S.-Premier BRAND was
prepared TO go before the chamber of
Deputies today and ask that body TO
approve what he had accomplished dur
ing the meeting of the Supreme Allied
Council here last week. In addition.
he was planning 10 request authority
to deal with any tendencies on the
part of Germany 10 cvade the fulfill
ment OF the allied demands.
A declaration to this effect. drafted
by members of the cabinet last night,
was submitted TO n fun cabinet meet
ing this morning for final approval
II was expected that the appearan nee
of Premier BRAND in tho chamber and
bis report on the meeting of the coun-
ell would be n signal for a debate on
tho results of tho meeting and of the
French foreign policy generally. Eight
deputies. including Andre Tardieu and
NJ. Moutet and Marcel CaChin, Socialist
leaders had announced they would
question the premier, and a score more
had placed their names upon the list Of
speakers.
Paris, Feb 3 Official information re-
garding the German attitude toward the
rcparatlon terms formulated ly the SUI
preme Council last week had not come
into possessnOn of the French government
up 20 last evening II WAS said IN official
circles, however, that if the unofficial ad-
vices received here were accurate and
that Foreign Minister Simons had in
reality announced q refusal to accept the
terms as a bnsis for negotiation this would
not char ge the attitude of the Allies, who
consider the decisions reached at Paris
merely as n detail N tho execution Of the
Treaty of Versailles.
The Allies il was stated. arc determined
not % reopen the question 80 lahorioualv
settled by them Germany may refuse 10
rcgotiatC the treaty, but she will not bc
allowed 20 say on what basis ehc viii or
Will not regotIatc, since the entire dis
c1ission concerns ~ undertaking 70 which
Germany put her signature IF shc wants
20 present oblcCtIors regarding tho mode
of execution, II was added, thew will be
examined II she refuses execution tho
Allies Will notify Berlin Of tho four penal
ties fixed in Paris
I he Brussels conference sct for Feb
ninry - far as Information Is available
here. viii ccclir ~ planned
Paris, Feb Germany Is told exactly
how 10 eliminate tito 16.OOO0O0 OOC
marks deficit III her 1920 budget u the
report 20 the Allies of the conference of
financial experts held Ii Brussels, made
public hero Yesterday
Certain German cNrcs SOS arc declared
70 have been rnuluphcl r. times over
those Of 1919 and ccrtm9 German ta>cs
arc shown 70 hc far below those the Allied
population are paNrr The report stys
Many figures III tie ordinary budget
seem 70 have hccn established hv an adj
minlstratioR and parliament equally do
sirous Of showing the world the prccano,l,
financial condition II Gcrmrny and hcr
difficult situation
II tho various recommendations made
| arc followed tho budget should hc spcc,Il,
| balanced, says tho report Thus. with !
| continuation Of Germany ccoaomIc rc
covcry the experts declare that German,
/ ln relatively short period can meet hct
| treaty Obligations through taxation. with
| out continuing To aIrcrca~c her haatrs
| debt or initiate her currency