New-York tribune., 1921-02-28
Allies I'm Clash
Over Plan to
Enter Germany
French Alarmed by Lloyd
Georges Suggestion of
Doubt Whether They Can
Gross Rhine Before Nav /
Delay Fatal to BRAND
British Comment Points TO
Modification Of Details
i'll Terms of Reparation
By Arthur S. Draper
From The Tribume'a European Bureau

Copyright, 1921, New York Tribune r,c
LONDON, Feb. 27.-At an informal
conference to-day at Chequers, the Pre-
mler's country home, Lloyd George sup
gested to Premier BRAND of Frame tba+
commission of experts be appointed
to report to the Supreme Council Tues
day whether the Allies legally can i'm
pose the Versailles Treaty sanctions on
the Germans before May l. The sane
tons involve further occupation of
German territory and seizure of the
German customs service 1t has been
expected that they would be applied
Immediately by the Allied armies if the
Germans at the conference here this
week baked at meeting their treaty
obligations.
Lloyd Georges move was a complete
surprise to BRAND. The French
Premier strenuously opposed it, for it
was plainly complete upset for his
plans. The French delegation was
gloomy tonight, holding that if such
commission reported that it was illegal
for the Allies to apply the sanctions
before May / the downfall of BRANDS
ministry in France would be sure to
follow.
War Bill Main Obstacle
Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Sir
Henry Wilson took part in the informal
discussions with the two premiers.
The question Of German disarmament,
upon which their advice will be spe-
cially needed at the coming conference,
is not expected to occasion much diff
Guilty, but the Allied leaders are agreed
that the settlement Of the terms Of
Germany's war bill is going to require
a long, bitter fight that may we'll run
over until next week. In general,
BRAND has found Lloyd George reason
able and sympathetic, but the Premier's
suggestion to-day came as hard blow
to him.
The German delegation of sixty will
be here tomorrow noon. A labor rep
resentative is a member of the Berlin
delegation. He is to plead the cause
Of the German workers, and what is
probably more to the point, do bit Of
propaganda work among British work
ingmen who already have announced
their dissatisfaction with the terms the
Allies have made to the Berlin govern
ment.
The belief is becoming more wide
spread here with the approach of the
conference that the details of the rep
arations account as drawn up by the
Allied premiers in Paris will be ma
terially altered this week. The French
are now willing to reduce the number
of years in which Germany must pay
At Paris the premiers fixed the indem-
nity as payable in annual installments
over period of fortytwo years. The
EXPORT tax feature, which was to ex-
tend over the same length Of time, is
not regarded as highly by the British
as it was month ago.
Modification of Terms Forecast
J. L. Garvin, editor of the Sunday
Observer, who generally enjoys the
Premier's confidence, forecasts to-day
a modification of the Allies terms. He
writes:
1--WE believe common sense could die
tate no stronger line than to ask for
what is payable in the way it can be
paid and to insist simultaneously on
disarmament to the full. The moder-
ate parties in Germany will be on firm
ground with regard to the illegal mill
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