New-York tribune., 1921-03-09
London Clll1n.
Paris Cav. as
Allies Advance
British Fear Invasion May
Involve Responsibilities
That May Prove Difficult;
Public Us Indifferent
Press Sees French, Coup
Hope for an Eleventh Hour
Solution Abandoned Only
When Germans Depart
From The Tribane's Europcan Bureau

Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, March S.-Until the Ger
man delegation, headed by DR.. Walter
rations offer was refused by the SUI
preme Council of the Allies yester-
day, had hft London to-day there were
members of the Allied delegations who
held strongly 10 the opinion that the
Germans would make some eleventh
hour move which would alter the en-
tire situation. The persistency With
which certain officials clung to this
belief was amazing, in the light of
Lloyd Georges speech to the Germans
at the closing Of the conference.
OF all those who sat through the
conferences, which in the last two
years had no equal for spectacular de-
velopments, only the French express
feeling of satisfaction. Premier
BRAND and Marshal Foch have OBJ
tanned everything they desired and
every one connected with their dele
not the case with Lloyd George, Count
Sforza or the members of the Belgian
delegation.
Fear Withdrawals May Be Difficult
These fear that the advance of troops
into Germany is only the beginning of
more serious things. They wonder
whether the withdrawal will be as easy
or whether, as in war, the advance
means entanglements and responsible
ties which might hold nation even
when it desired to retire.
Now that the military forces are in
the very heart Of industrial Germany
and in full control of it, nobody knows
what will happen next.
The British public shows an ndif-
ference to the whole subject which it
is difficult to understand. There is no
excitement and none of the enthusiasm
attending entry into war. Most of the
people seem to think that Lloyd George
has taken the only step possible, but
there are others who already have
raised their voices in criticism
BRAND and his delegation will return
to Paris on Thursday, following an
other conference on the Near East
situation. He will return in triumph,
having won honors in both conferences
here.
The Star this evening in commenting
on the situation says:
General Foch has had his way. If
he is not to march to Berlin he at
least will cross the Rhine and occupy
the towns Of Dusseldorf, Ruhrort and
Duisburg. This is the reply Of the
Allies to the second German offer of
reparations and this morning the Rhine
armies CT the British, French and Bel
gians went forward.
"Once more we are committed to
military enterprise Of incalculable con-
sequences, and this time it is not in
n hc of
even in defense Of menaccd ally, but
to collect a debt. 1t is a vast debt, it
is true, but it might be argued that we
have put in the broker Before the rent
is actually due. There were political
ambitions which even Bismarck did not
consider to be worth the bones Of Il
single Pomeranian grenadier'
LONDON, March 8 (By The Asso-
ciated Press) ).-Orders for the advance
of British troops upon Dusseldorf
were issued at the British War Office
last night. There are 10000 British
are on temporary duty in Upper
Silesia. 1t is believed the forces along
the Rhine will be reinforced SO that
they will number IL 1000, four battalons
being ready to go to the British sec
ton of the German occupied territory.
Great Britain's contribution to the
occupational forces for the present is
to be confined to cavalry, tanks and
small f1otilla of boats, in addition to
small complement of soldiers.
1t is officially announced that no
troops will be sent from England to
tfe Rhine.
This mornings newspapers, with one
exception, approved of the Allied de-
cison to penalze Germany for refus-
ing ITO accede to the Allied plan for
reparations. This exception was The
Daily News, which complained Premier
Lloyd George had brushed aside Ger
man offers making for peaceful solu-
tion of the situation"
Some misgivings were expressed by
The Daily Express, which urged that
Great Britain limit it's participation in
military activities to the minimum.
"1f this is a beginning of lengthy
campaign requiring widespread prepar-