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FORCES
CROSS RHINE
To Occupy Ouisburg, RuhrOft
and Dusseldorf.
HUNS REFUSE TO PAY DEBT
British, French and Belgian Premiers
Send Military Orders For lr1medi-
ate Occupation of German Cities.

Send Military Orders For lnomedi-
ate Occupation of German Cities
London, March S-Allied troops un-
der command of Marshal Foch, Of
France. and Field Marshal Wilson, of
England, crossed the Rhine, in accord
ance with the decision of the allies to
intlict on Germany the penalties pro
vidnd for because of the non-fultillment
Of her separations obligations, it was
announced officially.
After the Germans left the confer
ence the British, French and Belgian
premierS telegraphed orders for the
immediate occupation hy the allied
| troops of Ruhrort Duisburg and
| DuesSeldOrf.
The German delegation will return
to Germany at once. Its members said
after the conference that they were
not empowered to make any further
proposals, and that they regretted the
possibility that the allies troops were
already marching upon Germany.
The instructions To the allied ,'om-
mandprs on the Rhine were given after
| the prem1ers had requested Marshall
Foch and Field Marshal Wilson to join
in the discussion of the action to be
taken. The allied representatives will
meet again to further the concerted
enforcement of the various penalties
The penalties in question were an
n0unced to the Germans last Thursday
| by Lloyd George, the British minister!
| They are: Occupation of the cities ct
| DuiSburg, Dusseldorf and Ruhrort,
| in the German industrial areas beyond
the Rhine. by troops of the allies.
! imposition by each allied country
of such taN upon German imports as
! it may deem fitting.
The establishment of customs
boundary under allied control along
the Rhine.
| Lloyd George informed the Germans
that not only were the proposals made
| hv Foreign Minister Simon& unaccent-
able to the allies, but that. notWith
standing the interval since last Wceh'>
conference, the Germans had not mad
| such an advance in their rrnn&Als a
would Justify postponement of tie i"
position of the penalties.
The British premier said he rtit.s'
announce on behalf of the allies fa'l
ure to come to even an approximate un
Outstanding with the Germans.
Until we get proposals from Ger
many which mean a permanent settle
ment there can be no peace, he de
clared.
I'VE must insist upon settlement
row of two questions" said Lloyd
| George, "The first is tie amount OF
navmentS, or the factors which should
determine those amounts automatically
according to the prosperity of Ger
MANY, What those factors should he
we are prepared to discuss.
THE second point is the method OF
pavment. A mere paper agreement
promising payment is unsatisfactory
and insufficient 1t means endless dis
puteS.
"These are the two questions ,.-aSkl
must be settled between Germany and
ourselves, and settled Immediately. In
tbe interests of theSallies, of Germany,
and of the world, we must have a set
Element, a definite settlement and an
| immediate settlement.
| "Proposals such as those we heard
are not settlement. They simply
pvade and postpone settlement, ana
very regretfully we have reached the
conclusion that the sanctions must be
nut into operation immediately.
| DIR. Simons responded briefly:
eff I am expected to make short
statement in reply, may I ask permits
sion to retire with the members OF my
delegation for a short deliberatfon?
he asked.
eyes. certainly" replied Lloyd
George. "How long do you want?"
"About a quarter of an hour" said
Dr. Simons.
The Germans then withdrew from
the conference.
| When the session was resumed short
" afterward, DIR. Simons said the Ger
mans requested a short delay to enable
Them TO communicate with the German
cabinet in Berlin.
| This, however, was refused.
'sThe allies are perfectly agreed as
TO what should be said" BRAND, the
French premier, declared.
LLOYD Georges reply to the Germans
had become known in a general way
outside before he left the conference
| hall and he was loudly cheered as he
| Saporto5 IN DoyVOinp ctrapt