The New York herald., 1921-04-27

Special cable to THE NEW YoRK HEaALp.
Copyright, 1927, By THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London, April 20.
President Harcings decision as TO
whether he considers Germany's new
reparations proposals TO be adequate
to transmit TO the Allies is eagerly
awaited by all classes in Great Britain.
1t is again emphasized in official circles
that these new offers from Berlin
must amount to a substantial COM
pliance with the Paris terms. II not,
occupation of the Ruhr Valley will
go on.
According to direct information from
Premier Lloyd George himself Eng
land has agreed to this In principle.
She will support France to the full
measure OF her strength in these steps.
But both France and England realize
that the domestic crisis here makes
the British support strictly limited to
one of demonstration. As one official
describes it to-day. the Ruhr occupy
ing force will be clad in horizon blue,
but there will be enough khaki thor
oughly to convince the Germans that
It is an International effort to exact
justice and not alone the result Of
French spleen.
berlin Fears Occupation.
The Germans here apparently realize
that, for one of their spolsesrnen told
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspondent
that Berlin did not expect to be let off
from what was really due as a result
Of Americas Intervention. The British
1 Foreign Office apparently has similar
I Information from Berlin, for II was
stated there to-day that they believed
| Germany would exert herself to the
utmost to avert occupation OF the Ruhr.
| Foreign ONCE officials admit they have
summary of the German offer, but in
view of past experiences they are not
| ret expressing an opinion. 1t Is re-
called that after DR.. Walter Simons.
German Foreign Minister, presented his
case at the st. James meeting of the
/ Supreme Council two months ago he
cndeavored to show informally that 1t
was In compliance with the Paris terms.
That effort totally failed to convince
any of the Allies.
What is feared now Is that the new
offer will be so framed as to induce
| President Harding to believe that II is
4 a substantial fulhllment of the Paris
terms when later allied examination
may reveal essential defects of detail
which would make ii anything but a full
compliance
support for Lloyd George.
| There is still an important section of
British opinion some bankers and sec
tion of liberal politicians. who are con-
vinced that the Allies ere asking too
much from Germany. But Lloyd George
made solemn assertion at Lympne that
he was convinced from every source of
| information at his command that the
Allies are asking nothing that would
| ruin Germany. He is still controlling
/ the political opinion Of England. and
with the information at his command
there is no doubt that he could convince
the bulk of popular opinion and have
this back of him if I comes to show
down.
II Is understood that one OF the re-
suits OF the Lympne conference was to
convince Lloyd George that Frances
proposed steps would be effective not
only in severely Furnishing Germany for
her default but also in creating an eff
fective machinery whereby Frs0ce could
collect some of the money due her. Pre-
1
Lloyd George to-day that despite the
hitherto remarkable recovery of his
country she cannot see the why to go
on unless she gets the German repara-
| tions due her.
While the belief here Is that Ger
many's offer on the face viii closely
approximate the Paris figures 1t viii
take careful examination TO determine
whether the prima facie aspects are
right Lloyd George has already indi-
Gated that both he and Premier BRAND
admit that the portion OF the German
note related TO the devastated regions
seems adequate as far as 1t goes. That
IL the only portion that has been re-
/ ceived in detail as yet
1t Is pointed out here that in the
London conference offers the Germans
discounted their obligations at 5 per
cent and then proceeded to charge the
interest on deferred payments at per
cent II Is such procedures that the
| Allies are prepared to guard against.
| SO strong. however. Is the allied be-
| lief that the Paris figures are within
Germany's capacity to pay-though they
are well below the French needs--that
| there is no possibility OF an amelioration
| or those demands unless absolute proof
l that Germany cannot meet the terms Is
produced.