Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-03
ALLIES READY
To FORCE THEM
Must Take Immediate Action
to Accept Conditions Laid
Down by Supreme Council
WILL OCCUPY CITIES
Will Place Tax on German
Merchandise = Customs
Boundary Taken.
[By Ths Assoelated Prsss.l

A<O-NOO@Ns -AdlEn O"0EI4ndA|
was today given until Monday noon
to accept the fundamental condi-
/ tions laid down by the supreme al
lied council in Paris. The Germans
were informed by the allied repre-
sentatives today that If Germany
/ does not accept the terms the allies
will take immediate steps.
First. will be the Occupation by
allied troops of the cities Of Duis-
burg, Dusseldorf and Ruhrdorf.
/ Second, each allied country viii
place such a tax on German mer-
chandise as it may deem proper.
Third, a customs boundary alceg
the Rhine. under allied control will
/ be established.
The German delegation was in
| formed that the only modification
1 of the Paris reparations decision
permitted TO Germany, would be IS
regarded conditions of payment.
| such as a reduction of the period Of
annuity from forty-two years TO
thirty years
Germany's counter proposals sub
mitted to the allies Tuesday were
not susceptible to examination.
Premier Lloyd George told DR..
Walter Simons. head of the German
delegation. in substance after to-
D
James palace at noon.
Mr.. Lloyd George said the attf-
tude taken by the German empire
regarding reparations was in addl-
ton a grave violation of the obliga-
tion of Germany toward the allies.
He reminded the German represents
atives that their government had
not fulfilled the treaty of Versailles
relative to coal deliveries. dtzarma'
! ment. the payment of twenty bllllol
marks~fn gold and the punfki4ileis,
: of German officers and soldiers &C
cused of crime during the war
Germany. added the British prime
minister. in refusing to accept the
concessions imposed by the allies.
had by the same act renounced the
advantages granted her at the prev
ious conference with the allies.
Lloyd George then on behalf of the
allies announced the ultimatum.
AS Mr.. Lloyd George had finished
DIR. Simons said the intention of the
German government had been twice
misunderstood.
in our opinion, no occasion Will
arise for the sanction set forth by
the allied powers" he said.
DIR. Simons added the Germans
would examine the British prime
minister's speech on the allied doc
uments most carefully.
II was noted during the British
prime minister's presentation that
he had left an opening for the Ger
mans TO make new proposals and
DIR. Simons was prompt to take ad-
vantage of this in making the reply
he did.
Lloyd George said that II the Ger
mans had come with a sincere de-
sire to discharge Germany's obliga-
tions the allies would have given
their proposals fair consideration.
German Cabinet Acts.
CBy The Associated Press.
BERLIN. March 5--The German
cabinet went into executive session
late today for the purpose of exam
ining the official private report
transmitted by DIR. Simons. the for
eign minister, at the conclusion OF
the London conference with the Al
lies.
Dr. Goetheim, leader of the Des~o-
Gratis, in commenting on the situa<
ton said the German proposal cons
pared 10 those formulated at Paris,
at Least on the merit of being capa-
Bile of practical fulfllment, If the
. United States we're prepared TO f.
nance German reparation loan The
European nations were incapable Of
standing responsibility for such >
! loan.
'"rhe national sentiment" he add
ed. ''is quite different from that pre-
vailing in 1919, and threats of res
prisals would fail to induce the Ger
man people 10 fix their signature To
the Paris proposal"
German Deliveries
PARIS. March 5.-Germany's de-
liveries applicable 10 the reparations
account. including war materials.
are estimated at eight billion gold
marks. it was announced by the al
lied reparations committee. This
would mean twelve billion marks
due on the first twenty billion marks
! Germany would pay London.
Attitude IN Berlin
BERLIN, March S-Acting circles
! today gave no indication of appre-
hension regarding progress of the
reparations conference in London,
nor was there any apparent nneasi-
ness in the henrse- IN hcts quarters
there was a prevalent feeling that
Germany's counter-proposals were
not fully understood by entente
leaders in their first presentation bx
DIR. SimonS.