New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-01

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Csbanss Meeting called
LONDON, Apsii 80 tBy The Associ-
Nyea k,reSS ~ So serious was the stu
Atfon created by the disagreement be.
tVfeen Pre1niers Lloyd George and Bri-
essd pa the R,sht invasion to-day that
MI. Lloyd George. who WAS accompa-
nied IN the conference ~ Earl Curxon,
the Forsign Minister, called an iramedi-
ate meeting Of the British Cabinet to
discuss the matter.
The French delegation is dissatisfied
The present feeling of the delegation ia
that france, with Belgium. will have
to act alone in the occupation of the
Ruhr IL the Allies fail to approve such
g step. They await to-morrow's meet
ing with considerable anxiety
To-day's meeting Of the Council
was prctracted one, M. BRAND
taking a long time to explain the
French plan to Count Sforza and NJ.
Jaspar, who had not the advantage of
being present att Hythe, when the
Frsnch Premier discussed the matter
with Lloyd George Only this morning
was it made known that the British
had new scheme to nffer, which was
communicated to M. BRAND when he
went to Downing Street at noon for a
short talk with Lloyd George.
It was explained from the British
side after the meeting Of the Council
that the new move was made owing
to the finding of the Preparations Com
mission that the German Indebtedness
was $4,000, 000, 600. This, it was said,
greatly alteredse situation, as it was
necessary in applying the. penalties that
the provisions of the treaty should be
observed.
Italy Opposes Ruhr Action ~
It was no. surprise to find Count
Sforza supporting the British plan, as
it had been known Italy was strongly
opposed to occupation of the Ruhr
unless it was fapnd absolutely neces-
the reparations. Toznight's meeting; Of
the experts may find way out of the
difficulty and to-morrow's meeting of
the Supreme Council may be able to
compose the differences or find mid
die course, but the diplomats took a
serious, view Of the situation. for, if
no agreement is reached M. BRAND is
faced with the prospect of having
France advance into the Ruhr alone, or
ct best with the Belgians. or placing
his Cabinet in jeopardy.
ct to-day's meeting, but diplomats and
hnanciefs were there in strong force.
Mr.. Lloyd George had Earl Curzon at
his right hand and other officials at
his heck and call. n. BRAND was ac-
compaAied bysaM. Loucheur, Minister
for the DEVASTATED Regions, and M.
Bertheaot, General Secretary of the
Foreign Once; Count Sforza, by the
Marquis Della Torreta; Baron Hayashi,
Japanese Ambassador to Great Britain,
by Kogo Moxiy Japan's financial repre-
tentative in Europe, and M. sJaspar, by
M. Thsunys; Belgian Minister Of Fl
nance
1t is. said that after the Preparations
question was disposed of some of the
Allies !expre&sea. q desire to discuss
ita!y's alleged breach of faith in en-
tering into 4 treaty with the Turkish
Nati0nhlists.
Official Report of Proceedings
After. adjournment Of the Council
an official statement was issued which
read: s~s ,.~
"Mr.' Lloyd George presided at the
first meeting of the inter Allied con
ference, whieA was devoted to examina.
ton Of the situation created by the
total failure of Germany to execute
the terms of the Treaty Of Versailles
in respect to disarmament, punishment
of war criminals and reparations.
The conference adjourned after de-
Gliding upon an immediate meeting Of
the committees of experts to study
measures and guarantees"
Mr.. Lloyd George returned To- Lon
don from checquers Court at 10 o'clock
this morning. going Immediately to-
Downing Street. At about the same
time the British Ministers charged
NTH af1Ausu~ rxsoe<;ovc
reparations, Sir Laming Worthington-
Evans, Secretary for War; Winston
Spencer Churchill, Secretary for the
Coloniss, and Edwin S. Montagu, Sec
rotary for. India, met Lord d'Abernon,
British. Ambassador to Germ. ny, who
has just returned from Berlin, at the
Colonial Ministry.
The conversation, during which Lord
d'Abernon gave the ministers the in
formation he had obtained in Berlin
concerning the German proposals
lasted an hour. Later the ministers
conferred with Mr.. Lloyd George, who
was accompanied by Edward Short,
Secretary for Hons Affairs. and Sir
Maurice Hankey, secretary to the
Committee on Imperial Defence.
Premier BRAND arrived at 1890
o'clock with M. Kammerer, his Of
ficiAl interpreter. Shortly afterward
the British ministers left Mr.. Lloyd
George.
Information has been received by
the French delegation to the meeting
Of the Supreme Allied Council that
unofficial American advisers at Berlin
are urging members of the German
Cabinet to accept the Allied teens as
laid down in the agreement reached in
Paris last January. In this agreement
the Allies demanded 226, 200, 900, 900
gold marks in addition to the collie :
ton Of IL per cent export tax on
German goods.
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