The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-04
ALLIES ASK
AMERICAN
INFLUENCE
u. s. to State Attitude on
Invitation to Join Su-
preme Council.

Washington, May Possibility
that the influence OF the United
States in reparations settlements
with Germany had not ended with
the dispatch of Monday nights
communication returning the coun-
ter-proposals 10 Berlin was seen
today in the invitation Of the allied
supreme council to have American
representatives among its mem-
bers as we'll as on the reparations
commission and council Of ambaS-
sadors.
An official statement Of the
! American position is expected when
the invitation is formally received
here.
The American government under
, the Wilson administration was for
a time represented officially on the
reparations commission and unof-
ficially by observers before the
council Of ambassadors, but never
on the allied council. Whether the
Harding administration, from its in
terest in the economic adjustments
in Europe, will decide to accept the
invitation in any form was the Ques.
ton in which interest centered TO-
day.
/ Cabinet Confused.
Rerlin. Nav 4-(By the Associat
ed Press. )-The German cabine
|. met this afternoon in anticipation
of discussing developments at Lon
don. A meeting was held yesterday
! but no action was taken relative t
, the reparations problem.
, Just how long the Farenbach cab
i met will continue in office is be
: lieeed to depend on the nature @
. the ultimatum being sent to Bel
Hin by tha allies, and the attitud
BY the reichstag. The pal
t liamentary situation has not bee
: wholly clarified.
! While the Berlin government wa
), not unprepared for the answer COZ
tanned in the American state d.
partment's reply to Foreign Minis
ter Simons, both the foreign mini!
ter and his colleagues in the cal
u met had hoped that SeCretaI
e Hughes answer would be a trif
: more precise in indicating tt
e American Interpretation Of "clea
e definite and adequate proposals
K To this extent the American answ'
left the cabinet in a confused sta
of mind, it was stated.
Il Yesterdays cabinet meeting d
voted hours to informal consider
| ton of the American reply and Il
! reports coming in from the Lo
don conference. Speaking unof1
cial later stated the reply had lie
the cabinet in a quandry. in that
failed to point out the direction
which the German counter propo
ais were lacking or unsuitable f
transmission.
1t also observed that the nc
failed to suggest the amplificati'
of the German offer, for which
was considered a ready basis HI
been provided in the German su
gestion that President Hardi
query back for elucidation of t
offer, provided he believed the pl
posals as first submitted were U
suitable.
May Get New Offer.
London, May 4.-Members OF t
allied reparations commission We
in this city today to receive frt
the supreme allied council the ul
matum to be sent to German
which was considered to be
final word of the allies on the re
arations question.
The supreme council reached
agreement yesterday regarding
details Of the ultimatum, and I
drafting committee was busy un
late last night in completing
document, which was ready
presnetation at today's meeting
the council.
Rumors were current in this c
last night that Germany had p
sented new reparations propos
through DR.. Stahmer, the Germ
ambassador, who paid call at
British foreign office. Nothing ;
thoratatiye was learned regard
the subjects discussed during
visit.