The New York herald., 1921-04-30
BRITAIN APPROVES
FRENCH PLANS FOR
INVASION OF RUHR
Last Faint Bit of Hope for
Acceptable Terms From
Berlin Disappears.
OFFER FULL OF HOLES
Allies to Grasp Germany by
Throat and Compel 1t to
Realize Obligations.
EXPERTS FIXING DETAILS
OFFER FULL OF HOLES
EXPERTS FIXING DETAILS
Terms Sent to U. s. Called Gro
tesquely Inadequate on Eve
of Supreme Council Session.


Copyright, 1921, by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
London, April 20.
Any hope that remained of offers
satisfying the allied demands coming
from Germany was abandoned here
tonight. Groups Of experts held
meetings to-day and the allied Su-
preme Council was engaged almost
exclusively with the details of the
occupation of the Ruhr district. The
last remaining section Of official
British opinion has been converted
finally to the French viewpoint, and
when Premier BRAND and Marshal
Foch arrived here tonight they found
everything ready for their hand-a
heavy hand which will be laid on
Germany's collar.
However, should Frances allies not
support her in her move to occupy
further German territory. the French
Government will proceed independ-
emily Of them to occupy the Ruhr dis
trict. The French hold that Ger
many would not be prevented pre-
senting new reparation proposals by
such occupation. 1t Is realized, how
ever that owing to details to be
settled by the Supreme Council, the
occupancy Of the Ruhr must be post
poned at least week.
One month is the time optimists
here set for Germany to wake up to
the stern necessity of complying with
the allied demands. Even the pessi-
mists say it Will not be more than
two or three months.
LAST Oder GvossIy Inadequate.
All are now united on two points,
namely, that Germany can meet the
Paris demands OF 22s,000, ,0o0, 900 marks
gold and that the German offer
through the Washington Administra-
ton was grossly inadequate.
While no official statement was
forthcoming to-day regarding the per-
fection of plans for the Ruhr occupa-
tion. THE New YORK HERALD corre-
spondent here learns that these plans
embrace a most complete hegemony
over the products of the Westphalian
coal fields. There may be mere
screen of troops around the AREA
screen of about 100000 men. the bulk
OF them French, with seasoning" OF
British and Belgian and possibly
few italian troops. But the plans en-
brace the turning over OF the entire
Ruhr coal production 70 an army OF
allied commissioners. who will care
fully check every feature OF the pro-
duction Of the fields. as well as every
ounce OF coal produced.
proposal for tax levy on the cor
porations which centre in the Ruhr
region was discussed by allied experts
to-day. but II appears that there is no
disposition on either side 10 employ
such means.
Would Awaken German Nation.
IL was again emphasized tnat alien
occupation OF the Ruhr area would not
in itself obtain actual satisfaction OF
Germany's debt 10 the Allies and that
the Allies would be satisfied II the ac-
tion taken paid for the expenses con-
nected with the Invasion. But the Allies
are convinced that they can grasp Ger
many by the throat BY these means.
and they are agreed that only by
throttling her can they arouse the Ger
man nation 20 a full sense of Its real
position and obligations.
up to tonight there were some
features OF the German note from which
we took hope" one British official said
tonight But II takes only one buck
shot hole 20 make a dead rabbit. What
we have heard further only proves that
there is not only one buckshot hole but
many in this rabbit"
The last hope that Germany might
advance something better than the offer
contained In her note 10 Washington was
shattered with the arrival Of Lord
d'Abernon. British Ambassador TO Ber-
lin here tonight IL had been suE-
Rested in some quarters that he would
have details which would make the
present German offer more acceptable.
but what he brought mere together with
what Downing Street already knew. only
served to further becloud the doubtful
points OF the German note to Washing
ton and made " clearer that the Ger
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