The Washington times., 1921-04-28
PARIS INSISTS
ON INVASION
Demands Allied Armies March
On Germany as Reparation
Offers Are Rejected.
BY NEWTON C. PARKE
International News Service.

international News Service.
PARIS, April 28.-France re-
manned mistaken today in her de-
mand that the allied armies ad-
vance farther into Germany on
Monday and occupy the Ruhr dis
trict. There was every indication
that Premier BRAND will insist
upon further military penalties upon
Germany when he goes to London
to attend the meeting Of the Su-
preme Council.
FRANCE UNswERyED.
Closer study OF the indemnity pro-
posals OF Germany has not swerved
France from her attitude OF greater
sternness toward Germany. On the
contrary. the French announce that
they are more firmly convinced that
the guarantees offered by the Ger
mans are not sufficient.
There are some who hold the be-
lief that a new peace conference may
result from the present devlopmnts.
and that eventually round table
gathering of international diplomats
will be held In Berlin. where a new
covenant will be drawn up giving to
the allies what they hold Is theirs
according to right and justice.
Premier BRAND has instructed NJ.
Jusserand. the French ambassador at
Washingto not to communicate the
new German proposals to Paris. The
premier. backed UP by his cabinet,
and by parliament. has already de-
cided that the German offer is un-
acceptable to France and cannot be
discussed in its present form.
Whether any exchanges have taken
place between Paris and London
dealing directly with the rejection
of the new German proposals was
not revealed.
REPARATIONs COMMISSION
MEETS. ...
The PREPARATIONS commission was
summoned to meet today to submit
to the Germans the total indemnity
bill. il was reported that the COM
mission had put the German war OBJ
legation TO the Allies at from 130,-
900 100000 to l35.o00,0O0,000 gold
marks.
This represents the capital sum Of
Germany's indebtedness that she
would have to pay IL she were able
TO meet her debt at once. The orig
inal amount fixed by the allies in
Paris-226, 000. 0OO, 900 gold marks
was 10 nave DtGn stIttNHto oNCi -
period OF forty-two years in Install
me nts and included interest payments.
For months the Reparstions Com
mission has been taking evidence to
fix the amount of war damage done
by Germany. The amount which was
to he transmitted TO the Germans to-
day did not include the claims OF
Belgium.
Marshal Foch has notified his gov
eminent that he is all ready to act
on Monday morning. The British.
however have made no extensive
preparations 10 extend their lines
from the present zone of occupation
on the Rhine. 's a'
100000 ALLY TROOPS READY.
There are more than 100000 allied
troops on the Rhine ready to move
forward imm diately and throw a
ring of bayonets about the Rubr dis
trict, containing Germany's richest
mining and industrial district.
The allied troops in the occupied
areas are under the direction of Mar
shall Foch, but are under the immedif
ate command OF General Degoutte.
chief OF the French army OF occupa-
ton with headquarters at Mayence.
The French army, which Is the big
gest in the Rhineland, consists o;
three army corps, two Infantry d.
visions and other artillery and cav
airy divisions, not counting the units
at Duisburg. Ruhrort. Mulheim and
Dusseldorf, French reserves are sta
tibned in Alsace and Lorraine and
also in French garrison towns along
the former eastern frontier Of France.
The French army is strongly sup
ported by air forces.