The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-25
U. S. WILL NOT
GUARANTEE The
GERMAN DEBTS
VIII Only Pass Upon Justice of
Berlin Proposals.
Terms Offered Allies Go to
President Harding First.
BRITISH TO AID THE FRENCH
Immediate Action to Follow if
Terms Poor.
Seizure of WestphaIia Coal
Fields Added Penalty.
BRITISH TO AID THE FRENCH

Paris. April 25.-The allied repara-
tions commission today sent a note to
the German war burdens commission
demanding that one billion gold marks
be deposited in the Bank of France
on or before April 80
Washington. April 25.-The United
States will guard against being put in
a, position of guaranteeing the pay
ment of reparations by Germany, it
was learned authoritatively today.
Even tho this government should
approve, in connection with the allies
the forthcoming German proposals for
reparations, the United States will not
act as a guarantor of the payment of
such reparations. according to this in
formation.
Note Is Delayed.
There has been an unexplained de-
lay in the Transmission from Berlin of
the German counter proposals on
repa rations which were handed last
night to American Commissioner
DrcseI at the German capital State
department officers had expected to
have the document before them at the
beginning of business today but when
that it had not reached the depart
ment. The German memorandum was
understood to be a lengthy one and
considera bic time would have been re-
CURED for cOding *.
In advance of the receipt of the
document, administrations officials de-
cIincd to comment on its reported con-
tents 1t was generally expected that
the text would be withheld until Sec
rotary Hughes could confer with
Frerch and British ambassadors. 1t
was indicated that the department was
without information as to its contents
British To Aid France.
London. April 25.-Great Britain
VII support France in occupying the
Westphalian coal fields if the new
German reparations proposals are not
acceptable, Premier Lloyd George an
nounced in the house of commons to-
day.
The prime minister said that the
action had been decided upon as nee
eseary but that plans for the military
movement would be submitted to par
lament before action is taken.
Lloyd George went almost directly
to the house of commons on his re-
turn from Hythe where he spent the
vee!l-cnd in conference with Premier
Bland of France
Berlin. April 25.-The German gov
ernmcnt is refraining from making
public today its note to the United
States on reparations in order to give
President Harding. it is explained, an
opportunity to consider and make in
quiries concerning it if he desires, be-
fore forwarding it to the allies.
Germany's counter proposals on
reparutions,i it was learned today, re-
frain from proposing the assumption
by Germany of the allied debts to the
United States.
The payment by Germany of 200,-
100000 gold marks for reparations
is. roughly. the proposal submitted
by Germany for transmission to the
allies, according to sources close to
the government. The payments VIII
be spread over a period of from thirty
to forty-two years, or less. according
to Germany's economic recovery.
Economic pledges in the way of
goods and participation in German in
dustries are offered as guarantees, it
is stated.
The reichstag will not be given the
text of the communication to the
United States until Tuesday. Foreign
Minister Simons announced today that
he would merely present to the reichs-
tag this afternoon the status of
Germany's foreign relations" not di-
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