The Idaho recorder., 1921-03-11
TEUTS MUST MEET
DEMANDS OF ALLIES
COUNTER PROPOSALS ARE OF
SUCH NATURE As TO GIVE I'M.
PRESTON OF DEFIANCE
MUST C0NCEDE By MARCH 7
Course That the Allies Will Take Pro.
vided Germany Fails to Meet Her
Obligations Is Outlined by Pre-
mier David Lloyd George

London. March :. - The Germans
| have until Monday 10 bring their coun.
ter proposals 10 the Paris findings on
reparations into accord with the allies
views
The British version Of Dr Simons
| reply TO Premier Lloyd George indicst-
| ed that they would. The German for
eign secretary protested against sane
tions tpennlties) without legal founda-
ton" This, according to Or. Simons
Is based ON the treaty of Versailles
| which provides that penalties cannot
be enforced until after May l, hut ig-
| nores the allies contention that the
Germans have failed to comply with
the conditions Of the treaty.
In presenting the allies case. Pre-
| mier Lloyd George said the German
| counter proposals have convinced the
| allies that the German government
| does not intend 10 carry out its treaty
obligations or Ii has not the strength
| to resist and face the selfish. short
| sighted opposition on the sacrifice be-
| ing demanded. The first essential fact
| for them To realize is that the allies.
| while prepared To listen to every rea-
sonable plea arising out OF Germany's
difficulties. cannot allow any further
paltering with the treaty.
The allies decided. having regard
| for the infractions Of the treaty. that
| Grmany intends further 10 defy the
treaty. determination indicated by
the counter proposals, the prime min
| lister said, and added
I'VE must act upon the assumption
that the German government il DELHI
erately In fault aud unless we hear by
Monday that Germany is either pre-
pared to accept the Paris decision or
submit proposals which Will in other
ways equally satisfactorily discharge
her obligation under the treaty OF Yer
| sailles-subject Ia the concessions
made In the Paris proposals-we shall
| from that date take the following
course under the treaty Of Versailles :
First: Occupation by the allied
troops Of Duisberg. Dusseldorf and
Ruhrort.
| Second: Legislation by the respec-
tive parliaments requiring their ma
fionals To pay Il certain proportion OF
all moneys due Germany on German
goods in their several governments.
such proportion 10 be retained on ac-
count OF reparations. This Is In respect
to goods purchased either In this coun-
Try or any allied country from Ger
many
Third: Amount Of duties collected
| by German custom houses on the ex.
ternal frontiers of the occupied terri
| tories to be paid TO the reparations
commission, these duties to continue 10
he levied In accordance with the Ger.
man tariff line Of custom houses
Ia be established temporarily on the
Rhine and Mt boundary bridge heads
occupied by allied troops. the tariff Ia
be levied on this line. both on the en-.
| try and export of goods, to be deter.
mined by the allied high commissioned
In the Rhine territory In conformity
with instructions of the allied govern
ments'
| DIR. Simons is In close consultation
with the other members OF the delega-
| tloD and also with the Berlin cabinet
! and while some Of the Germans con
tinued TO insist that they could go no
farther towards meeting the stand.
poind ~ the allies. the belief prevailed
| that they will make new proposals
which Mr.. Lloyd Georges speech was
aimed al inducing them 10 do The
British prime minister's presentation
of the allies ease greatly pleased the
| French. He drew a parallel between
German action now and at Frankfort
In 1871. when the treaty VAS based an
the assumption That France MAS in the
wrong. and generally demanded no,
only reparation but payment by France
uf The whole cost of the war
Until Germany accepts tn. position
that she Is responsible for the late war
and jnicrrrets her obligations accord.
ingls" said Mr Lloyd George. these
+ conferences will be futile
He Insisted. however. that the allies
were not going far Ia the matter ~
payment as the Germans <Sent IN 1871
The German Delegates sat very rfgid
hnd gave no expression to their feel.
! lays throughout ihe speech. Dr Simons
/ was extremely IaIe There were no
+ signs ~ ans part nf the German dele
cation leaving London.