New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-10
Czechs to Join
Allied Advance.
Berlin Believes
Ready to Cooperate for
Collection of Indemnify
in New Movements Ex-
pected, Says Der Tag
Defiant Toward Entente
German Officials Insist Thev
Can't Pay and Call for
an Inquiry by Neutrals
By Joseph Shaplen


Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
BERLIN, April 9.-Dcr Tag saws if
has been informed authoritativelv tha,
czecho-Slovakia is ready to cooperats
with France in further economic ant
military sanctions if the Ruhr is occu.
pied after May 1. Occupation of the
Ruhr may be accompanied by simila,
action in the East, particularly in 81.
lesla, the newspaper says.
According to Der Tag, military move.
ments are to be carried out in Clatz
and Waldenberg, in which the Czechs
French and the Poles will cooperate
The Czechs are to occupy Glatz and
I Waldenberg, the Poles Upper Silesia
and the other forces of the Entente
the rest of Silesia. Upper Silesia is
to be occupied as far as the line run.
ming through Militsch. Oels, Oelau
Strechen, Schweidnutz, Freiberg, Hirsh-
berg, Greiffenberg and Seidenbere.
French officers now in Prague are
working out the details of the occupa-
ton.
Germany, however, does not fear
further Allied penalties and threats Of
the occupation of the Ruhr, the Trib-
une correspondent was told to-day in
highest official quarters. He was in
formed that Germany is not planning
to make new reparations offer and
that she stands on the proposal that a
neutral commission determine Ger
many's ability to pay and that she will
abide by its decision.
Brands Policy Attacked
The threat to seize the Ruhr and
German private property, if carried
out, will not produce the result ex-
pected by the French, the correspon-
dent was told, "for the people cannot
be compelled to work at the point of
bayonet." Brands policy will re-
duce and wreck production and will
further deplete Germany's resources
and ability to pay, the Germans say.
The correspondent was told frankly
that Germany would welcome the ad-
vent of Poincare to the French Pre-
miership with a policy even stronger
than Brands, for it would demon
strate once and for all time the fu-
tility of compelling Germany to pay
beyond her capacity. The highest Of
fcials here declare that Poincare him
self would be forced to recognize the
impracticability and utop;snism of a
policy of mailed fist and will return
to moderation, thus carrying public
opinion in France along"
A high official attacked BRAND s
latest declaration as Cheap politics
| to be in deadly fear of the Foch
party" The correspondent was told
| that "the cry of the French that the
Germans are prosperous and are pay
| ing huge dividend of 80 and 40 per
cent is illusory." =.
"These dividends were paid in badly
deprecated paper money and, on a
basis of prewar golds Capital, really
amount to per cent. The calculations
of the French government financiers
are based on a wrong knowledge OF
mathematics. The threat to operate
German industries by French interests
through seizure is akin to- Bolshevisrl
and will give Bolshevik results so fal
as production is concerned. Germany
is wiling to pay to the limits -of hel
capacity and will accept and ~fulfiAsfr
| good faith the award of neutral com,
| mission of experts, even if it seems
high, but the French claims are ifi
possible of acceptance, no matter wha
threats are made"
= LET French Do Their Worst"
In reply to question as to why Ger
many does not accept the demands o
the London conference and demonstrate
their futility in the course of time, tn.
CORE spondent was told:
I'VE have been doing this in the cas-
of the Versailles treaty and cannot &C
cep. any more obligations we know "
cannot fulfill. A contract is q con
tract, the French will say The accept
ance of the London demands in tn
hope Of demonstrating their futility i
the future is an example of dangerou
policy to Germany. Let the French d
their worst. This worst will prove, 8
not only to Germany but also to Franc
and the whole of Europe"