Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-29
RCHR INVASION
IS NOW ASSURED
Germany Cannot Escape
Further Penalties, Pre-
mier Declares
J; ALLURE TO DIS 4RM
Lloyd George Tells Commons Britain
Will Stand With France--He Spurns
Gerniany's New Offer

Paris, April % Premier BRAND
said last nigh: that Undc no circum
stances can Germany 10 'tcscapc the
1eavy hand of the Allies.
Eleventh hour effort TO eSca2.
ere expected to be made by the Ber
IN Government. c hut these will avail
?othng. Late last night reports
were received that Germany will
make new proposals, including an
Dtfcr to pay the Allies l.000,000.0O0
marks in gold, or at least ali she has
II the Reichsbank. But even these
will not save hcr now.
The French Premier made clear
'ast night that N the grornd OF
Gcrmany's failure 10 disarm alone
France will proceed with the mill
AIRY operation she has planned. Dis
,ussinn the crisis in an interview,
BRAND said:
:'There is one point in connection
with the present situation which *
.Ssential To Frarcr and which doubt
'css for this reason Germany is in
lined 20 forget There is the nues
ion Gf reparati0ns and everything
.onncctcd herewith. but there is also
he question cf Frances security.
There is orlv enc method that can
make France feel secure. THAI is.
hat Germany manifest her good
faith regarding the disarmament
orovisions or the Treaty of Versai'
'as and show her clear intention to
1--WE up to those terms.
BRAND also suggested that the
fixity If th" present tracing Of the
fr"rticr is conditional upon German
GOD faith in fufiiliNr the disarna-
ment terms. The Premier contin
ned:
Germany is debtor in default
ard all III" riches Of Germany are
mortgagcA a$ security for her
l~btS."
The Premier intimatcd that The
Allies felt themselves Justified in
helping themselves 10 anything thew
,an find in the Ruhr to 2pniy in tho
@yment Of th" dcI.t. BRAND took
IN tha question Of gaining control
ling interest for the Allies in the
Industries Of WcStrhaIia and PORTED
out the danger Of leaving these in
German hands. He pointed out that
because Of their sncciaI position they
would be able To undersell the indus
fries Of Allied countries. and con.
timed.
Germany is now in more favor
able position thar any other ration
as regards competition in the mark
nts Of the world. Her coal certainly
will allow OF the tax that we intend
70 imoosc on Il and much. instead Of
going to the German Government,
will % 10 the Allies.
As for the question whether the
occupation Of the Ruhr will show
profit. Premier BRAND SAID:
1T cannot hut show a moral profit
aud i cannot do otherwise t,lan
show a material one, too. Wc Aro
not acting at a hazard, but viii pn~
sue a plan carefully worked out by
exDcrt3
Premier BRAND also made it j. 81
hat The Allies had their eyes "a.
ticuIarIy on the groups that :. e
dominating Germany. 10th i7du"
trialIy and politically. lTc *aii the
Berlin Government was weak I'd
.ot its own master. II was domi-
mated. he continued. BY the reac-
;ionarv monarch;st elements in the
great industries Of Germany, and the
Allies would be doing a sigma! ser
vice to free the Government from
that domination
Premier Priand leaves Tomorrow
for London to take part IN Satur-
.dav''s session Of the Allied Supreme
Council. The decision nt that body,
the expectation now is. will be to in
:; de the Ruhr. An advance i al
most inevitable, in the opinion Of ob
servers, here.