Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-26
.BERLIN'S NEW PROPOSAL
HAS UNSAVORy FLAVOR
Willingness TO Assume Obliga-
tions of Entente 70 This Coun-
try just Made Public.
ny Associated Press IL Every Evening.

By Associated Press r Ever Evening
Berlin. April - Germany Sin The
event the United States and he AI.r-
- desire = willing according ~ Inc ~
tent II her ability and capacity - aa-
sune thu htiod obligations ~ fhr
nlted states" says rlauee In aev
counter PROPOSALS. d geas definitely
learned here today
With this e&eepti0n the counter pro
posals forwarded III Washington ~
Guiding the offer ~ two hundred billion
gold marks are virtually as forecast r
yesterday Associated Prose degpatc hev
from this city
The f0rocaaf of Gernauv's rom rn
tions offer ar rabled from Berlin -as
/ terday and received Iaet night 4 Avso-
/ ciated Press despatehes showed .ne
/ Germans a naming 200 oo0 000 06o -oId
I marks he ultimate total ~ thc r-
dcmnity they would agree n ray ae
/ compared with the 2Z6 600 0o0 o0o ro.d
marks demanded by The Allies ln their
f terms formulated - Paris last rinter
/ As % he terms n payment ~ Tto~
mans auEgest making ne ann1itia-
+ flexible dependent upon tho recovery 4
NJ German industries
They also suggest IN lnternatinrs
loan ~ - f1oated immediately. the -aIrr
not being fixed for the Durposa 8f yiac-
ing ready cash AZ ne Entente's de
posal
Willingness n pledge her customs
revenues as guarantees js expressed g,y
Germany together with an offer ~ De-
liver manufactured articles to the AInes
In addition Germany offers Immediate
participation in the work X restoring
the devastated areas
gold marks. the present value ~ which
converted into annuities. totals 200. .O00.-
600 900 gold marks. The payments IN.
der this proposal would he made ac.
cording 70 her ability
With the acceptance II rhese bro
posals' says the German note. Ger.
manys other reparations ana obliRa.
tons will be annulled and all German
private property n foreign countrie.
BE- released.
Germany proposes ne issue of al
international loan. the proceeds 10 3.
placed at the disposition of the Allies
on this loan Germany would pay tn.
interest at four per cent and provide eol
amortization
The sum of he reparations total no.
covered by this international loan voul,
be provided. to the limit of Germany
oapacity ~ payments Ir goods. ma
teriaIs. etc.
Germany IS disposed says me note
TO allow the Allied powers 70 rart..t
pate IN Germany. $ economic and inan
cLal amelioraCon. Germany vil ~
operate With all her efforts IN the recon
strucion Of the devastated -eglons i
that she may acquit herself as J.ira
as possible OF the aums remaining un
paid
As evidence of her good faith. sa-
the note, Germany IS prepared irnns,j.
! ateiy 10 place at the disposal III IN
repaFauons commission f50. 900 Oh
marks IN gold, silver and foreign 81
change. and s50,0o00O0 gold marks +,
treasury notes. redeerna5le within thra
months IN foreign exchange OF foreigI
!, securities.
The note 70 the Washington govern
. ment enbodying the German nroros.,
/ was made public here This arrerr9G-
The text of the clause IN The uo-
stating the amount German, ! -.
I 10 pay reads as follows.
Germany declares herself read,
engage 10 pay for reparations a -s-.
Of $4,000 100000 marks gold ar H..
present value. Ger. qanv * eo.,,f,
ready 10 pay this amount In ann,rI-..
adapted TO her productive cana-i-1 !,
TO a total of 200. .000. goo eco marks roi5
CThe Allies. in the -ar,os s...s-
upon at the Paris CounciI da,,,.rs..
226 900 oO0. 600 gold marks ~ Ce,.,,,a- ,
about $4,000 O0o.0 rhe ano,,n+ ~
fered by the recent German nofa II 81
nlted states is 10000, ,o00, geo mark.
gold. about S6 00O .0OO OOo less tbar ~
| minimum decided on BY the E,nten+.,