Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-04
Allies Will
Invite i. S.
To Council
Will Take No Naval Action
Against Germany Without
Consulting Government
at Washington.
America Not Approved


no naval action against Germany
without consulting the United States.
a This was agreed to after rather
full discussion of the council men,
bers with Admiral Beatty of Eng
land, and Admiral Grasset of France,
regarding plans for naval pressure
upon Germany
After approving the measures tor
the occupation Of the Ruhr valley
should Germany fail to comply with
the terms of the allied ultimatum and
also discussing the question OF a
naval demonstration, the council to-
day completed its examination OF the
financial clauses OF the reparatlon
demands, which were virtually agreed
upon by the drafting committee.
1t was agreed that the bonds which
Germany is to issue as a guarantee
for her reparations payments should
run for 81 years. with interest at }
per cent, plus per cent tor a sink
ing fund. and in addition, by way OF
the sinking fund, the interest on the
amortized bonds. In otker words,
the interests on the bonds not issued
will be payable into the sinking fund.
The sum Of 56,600,00O,0OO, nor
mally about $52,l42,000,000 was fixed
Yesterday as the principal OF the
German reparation debt. Germany
will be asked to either acknowledge
or repudiate this obligation by May
-. The supreme council will send
its demand to Berlin through the
allied reparations commission.
Consider Occupation.
Occupation of the Ruhr coal BASIN
in the event such action should be-
come necessary, was considered by
the council with the military repre-
sentatives of the allies.
The council then adjourned until $
o'clock this afternoon. 1t is expected
the council will finish its labors to-
day.
Four suggestions were examined
by the council this morning, namely,
blockade of the German ports, par
tial blockade, a demonstration with
out a blockade and seizure OF the
customs receipts in German ports.
The unanimous opinion was that
nothing further should be done at
present concerning naval action un-
I'll the views Of the Washington gov
ernment were learned, and only as
an additional means OF compulslon III
the event that occupation OF the
Ruhr, if carried out, should not
prove sufficient to cause surrender
by Germany.
To Invite United States.
Mr.. Lloyd George, the British
premier; NJ. BRAND, the French pre-
nlier; Count Sforza, the Italian for
eign minister, and NJ. Jaspar, the
Belgian foreign minister, were
agreed that American susccptibilitles
must be carefully considered. The
British and French governments
will continue to examine means TOR
naval action after final adjourn
mcnt OF the council
Unofficial copies of the American
note OF Monday to Germany We're
Gil culated informally among the
ministers and it was wholly ap-
proved.
The representatives of the four
governments are agreed that the
United States must be invited to
send a representative to the supreme
council. the council OF ambassadors
meeting regularly i'll Paris, and the
reparations commission. 1t has
been thought wise not to urge the
Washington government to enter
these bodies until after May II,
when the results of the present dc.
cision of the supreme council haze
= been seen.
Marshal Foch, who participated
in today's meeting, said he could en-
circle the Ruhr region with troops IN
one day and that only six or seven
divisions would be necessary.
The occupation could be complet-
ed on the second day, he declared,
by sending patrols into the interior
to take railway centers and strategic
cross roads.
Nine days remain for Germany to
inform the entente of its intentions
relative to the payment of rapara-
tions and give guarantees for the
execution Oh us pfOllilScS. II luust
deal directly with the allies, it
was believed today, as Charles F.
Hughes, American secretary OF
state, is deemed to have CLOSED the
door to Washington" in the note he
sent to the German capital late last
night.
Mr.. Hughes suggested that the
German, government forward lmme-
diately to the allies clear, definite and
adequate proposals which would "
all respects meet its just obligation
Berlin, May S.-The note OF Sec,
retary of State Hughes to the Ger,
man government replying to the
German counter proposals on repair
ations was delivered to DR., Simons
the foreign minister. at 1880 O'Clock
this morning by Loring Dressed. the
American commissioner here.
Belief was expressed in politica
quarters that the refusal Of the Unit.
= ed States TO deliver the German
counter proposal on reparations tc
the entente allies would necessitate
the resignation of Chancellor Fehr.
enbach and Foreign Minister 81
mons.
London, May AT $50 o'cloci
last night Premier BRAND by long
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