The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-04-28
Avert Final Break
In Seaman S Crisis
America Will Not
Send ReparatiOnS
Offer to Allies
BY DAVID LAw1ENcE.
Copyright by the lntell!gencerD

Washington. April 27.-America will
not forward tho German proposal on
reparations to the allies.
Great Britain and France have a.
ready advised tho United States gov
crnment informally that the German
note Is unacceptable
Whatever chance There Was for tn
United States to act a. mediator and
bring the Germans and allies into ac-
cord has been destroyed by the action
Of the Germans III publishing the full
text of the note.
President Harding and his cabinet
are not inclined TO regard seriously
the German effort to secure Americas
services as 4 mediator for the reason
that full publicity was given the not"
practically the same time Is IT was
sent to the United States. No t!T:e
was given for negotiation and as I
consequence the German move is look.
cd upon as simply Il plan 10 draw the
United States into the discussion.
Hughes Calls Ambassadors.
Secretary Of State Hughes has called
in the ambassadors oC the alli"d power!
ana asked their views without OF
course officially transmitting tho Ger.
declined 20 acccp; the note and Mr.
Hughes In turn has not been IA t."
position of offering it 10 them. Tn"
German communication lies "n the
desk OF the secretary Of state where i
probably will remain snd"tnitciy---nu.
body being willing 1" receive 1t. This
means that the American government
either will be Obliged to notify Ger
many that the allies deem the com
munication unacceptable or America
will simply allow Developments abroad
to give IN" Germans their answer.
Premier BRAND already has spoken.
Prime Minister Lloyd George will haze
EXPRESSED the British viewpoint before
another "a hours.
The upShut OF the situation Will &c
a new proposal from Germany or thC
occupation ut the kuhr valley b.
French troops ana further pressure up
on Germans for an acceptance OF thc
allied demands.
Germany Must Act Quick
-Four or nve days still remain Within
which time Germany can make another
offer but the probabilities ar" that II
She decides TO accept the allied ue-
mands the negotiation will be direct
and without an intermediary. TIE
feAiing in the Washington government
indeed the hope Is tnat the matter Wall
ee taken out ot Americas hands by
~-Asect negotiation and that the lnitCd
states will not DC further embarrassed
There is no telling, however. what the
tierrians are likely t" do and the 4L-
sire TO ;nVcigie America into he ne
sotiarion Is so strong that Berlin may
vet Weld 10 the allied demands by IN
direct communication through America
The school OF thought which frownS
upon medd,.ng in European affairs II OF
course diSplcased with the German
maneuvcr and is hoping that the allies
will take matters in their own hands
and ignore the German communication
to the United States. On the other
hand. those vino have from The start
believed Americas moral influence was
sufficient ~ settle the rcparation con-
,roversy and thus improve the world
economic situation look upon the Ger
man note aS Offering Il splendid Oppor-
tunity for leadership % which they are
still hoping President Iarding I" aNaA
himself.
Cabinet a Unit
Cabinet discussion Tuesday developed
= unanimity OF feeling as 70 America, )
duty in the circumstances. /; Was
agreed that the United States could not
put her stamp Of approval on the doc
ument even vaguely and that thr action
taken must be OF such character as
not to encourage the Geamans in belier-
ing the United States has separated
herself from her associates III the war.
Some cabinet members believe that en-
cept for political situations IN each or
The European countries tho German pro-
posal might have been used as basis
for COMPROMISE. But the theory here
Is that Premier BRAND Is in perilous
position and that II his ministry IS
oyerthrown. France will come into the
hands of a militaristic regime which
will go to the extremes in handling
Germany and possibly drive the Ger
mans into chaos Prime Minister Lloyd
George who has always shown dis
position TO be more reasonable with the
Germans than the extremists in France
Is believed 10 be lending his moral sup
port at this moment TO Premier Brlanh
largely out OF fear Of 4 political coi-
lapse in Franco OF the BRAND cabinet.
the single bulwark against unthinkinS
militariSm.
situation Not Hopeless
Broadly speaking the reparau"ns con-
troyersy Is not as hopeless as it seems.
The Germans have come nearer the al
led demands In the latest proposal than
ever before even though they attach
rnischievous and multiplying conditions.
Failure Of ne attempt TO draw Nmeri";.
. to- Germany side is expected I" drive
the Germans still closer 10 tn" allies
with new proposal even though the
Huhr may yet have 10 be occupied as
means OF coercion. Tho more the Ger
mans realize that the allies are in ear
nest and are not TO pc tritied with tho
EARLIER will an agreement be secured.
The Attitude OF the allies as expressed
10 America this week probably will
have q phych holoEical effect on tho Ger
man tendency To procraStInate.