The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-25
By Associated Press

Lympne, April 24,-Premier Lloyd George received the American and British correspondents here this eve ming, and made it clear that the week end conference with M. Briand only took the form of informal conversa- tions, and vas never intended to form uiate any conclusions. This would be unfair. he said. until the ministers had consulted their cabinets and the allies, whose representatives meet in supreme council on Saturday next
 The French plan to be put in opera ton against Germany should Germany fail to comply with the treaty of Yer saiiles. was not complete, he explained, and if before Saturday Germany did not put forward satisfactory propos als it would be for the supreme coun- cil to decide what action should be taken. Undoubtedly, this would indi- cate the occupation of the Ruhr. He could not say whether the British would send a force until the experts were consulted.
 FRENCH IGNORED
 The German proposal for the recon struction of the devastated areas was satisfactory so far as it went, and, in tilt Oplhioh VI MI i+ACy Sf~cA . NS would be substantial contribution toward the problem of reparations. France, however has already applied to Germany for materials to assist in reconstruction, but had received no answer. This question of labor was more delicate for France; she had her unemployment crisis, like other coun- tries.
 Great Britain, continued the prime minister, did not desire to impose the impossible on Germany, but was con- vinced that Germany could pay what was demanded. by the Paris terms. But there must be definite arrangement for payment The supreme council must decide whether Germany was to be given further time after May 1 to pay the 600,000o 900 sterling due under the Paris terms. Also, he declared, a further advance could not be made into Germany until all the allies were agreed on this matter.
 There was complete sympathy with the French desire to make Germany comply with the terms agreed to at Paris, but, added MT. Lloyd George, the ministers must go into the su- preme council with free hands as to how the terms were to be enforced. Great Britain could not understand why Germany had put forward note concerning reconstruction of the de- vastated areas. which was inadequate without providing for the balance of the reparations.
 PREFERS AMERICA
 There was no objection, said
 the premier. to notes being for
 warded through Washington. In-
 deed. Great Britain would be glad
 if America could he of further as
 sistnnce. America took no
 accessibility i'm forwarding the
 notes In fact, 1t wns possible
 that Germany had decided to send
 the note through America, owing
 to President Harding's assurance |.
 that he would forward the note to
 the allies if it should he acceptable
 to them. It was mistake, how
 ever, for Germany to do 90, Mir.
 Lloyd George declared. when she
 knew thnt M. Briand was at
 Lympne.
 The two premiers have few more points to discuss. but will certainly conclude their conversations during the night and return to their respec- tive capitals in the morning. MT. Lloyd George spent three quarters of an hour with the correspondents, an- swering all questions freely, but re- questing them not to endeavor to use his remarks within quotations. Us he had not chosen his phrases with pre- cision. and would not have an oppor- tunity to revise the language attribu- ted to him.
 A conversation which is reported to have taken place between the French aS bassador at Washington, M. Jusser- and. and Secretary of State Hughes respecting the German note. has be- come the subject of much interest here The conversation in substance as 1t reached Lympne, follows:
 NEUTRAL TENT
 Secretary Hughes informed M Jus serand that it was not certain the United States could submit the German note to the allies-that would be con- tingent upon its contents.
 M. Jusserand called Mr. Hughes at