The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-04-27
GERMANY OFFERS
zoo BILLION MARKS
226 Billions Demanded by
Allies
EXACT TERMS
NOT PUBLISHED


Understood that rhcy uCry an Of
Ter OF 200 Billion Marks. Willing TO
! Pledge Revenues.
EcIin, April 25.The intimate to-
tal indemnity which Germany agrees
to pay the Allies is two hundred bill
lion gold marks, as against two hun
dred and twenty-siX billions demanded
by the Allies in their Paris terms.
i rms IS positively stated by those
close to the government, although the
German counter proposals have not
been made public here.
~ Slmons, the foreign secretary,
did not present the new PROPOSALS TO
the reichstag today because of an UNI
derstanding with the American en-
bassy and for the additional reason
that there is paragraph in the note
TO president Harding suggesting that
ne feel free to query back for fur
ther information or the elucidation of
any point not clear, if he SO desires.
! before submitting the note to the En-
| tcnte.
consequently. the German press and
public, and even the party leaders.
have not seen the counter PROPOSALS.
and their publication is eagerly await
| ed
The Germans suggest making the
annuitics in the payment OF the repa-
ratlons flexible, dependent upon the
recovery Of German industries. Amin
tcrnational loan is suggested, to be
lioatcd Immediately, to place ready
cash at the disposal OF the Entente,
put no sum is named
| Germany expresses her willingness
TO pledge the customs revenues as
guarantees, and further offers to de-
llVer manufactured articles to the AL
iies with the understanding that Ger
many will pay the producers and get
credit on the indemnties. Germany
also offers immediate participation in
the work of restoration in the dcvas
stated areas; labor and materials to
DC supplied by Germany and credited
against the indcmnities.
NO suggestion is made of Gcrmany's
Willingness to assume the indebted
ness of the Allied power to the United
States.
Germany's counter proposals are so
intricate and involved that the cx-
pe:ts who have read them express the
opinion that they may be misinter-
preted, as the London offer was by
] N-l,T> Il i
carefully and work out the total
amount that would have been yielded.
Washington, April %. The only in
formation received by Secretary
Hughes today concerning the charac
ter of Gcrmanys counter proposals
regarding reDarations was that con
tanned in press dispatches The com
munication embodying the proposals.
which was handed yesterday to Lorinp
DrcSel, American high commissioner
at Berlin, by DR.. Walter Simons. the
|German foreign minister, had not ar
| rived when the secretary finished his
days work.
! ~ WAS assumed lnaL the delay was
due to transmission difficulties either
on the cables or by wireless. 1t was
not known which means the commits
sioner had used in dispatching the
communication
What course Mr.. Hughes will take
in dealing with the question was not
| indicated today. 1t was said, how
ever, that until he had studied the
counter proposals carefully the con
jmunication would not be made public
unless it had already been published
by Germany or by one Of the Allies.
to whom copy or summary may have
been sent.
diplomatic representatives here be-
licved it probable that the secretary
would take up the questions involved
directly with the foreign Offices of
the Allied Governments rather than
with their representative here, to cx-
pedite the negotiations. 1t was point
cd out in this connection that the SUI
IIprcme council is due to meet Satur-
day and the French are expected to
begin their occupation OF the Ruhr
May lst if an agreement is not reached
with Germany in the controversy.