New-York tribune., 1921-05-04
Formal Invitation To Be
Issued To-day by Sur
preme Council; London
Applauds Suggestion
Thanks Extended
For Hughes Note
Plan for Naval Action To
Be Held Up Until Amer
lea Can Be Consulted
By Harold E. SCARBOROUGH

0y AoLOAO La CdEOOIOUZn
From The Tribane's European Bureau
Copyright. 1921, New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, May 3.-The Allied
Supreme Council decided to-day, as
predicted in The Tribune this morn
ing, to request the United States to
send representatives to assist in all
future negotiations with Germany,
and in the settlement Of all matters
in connection with the Treaty of
Versailles.
This would restore the United
States to active cooperation with the
four big powers in the affairs Of
Europe.
A formal motion to this effect will
be adopted tomorrow at what is ex-
pected to be the final meeting of the
Supreme Council at this session.
Premier BRAND of France an
nounced that the Council would send
to the United States government a
full report of it's proceedings and
would express it's thanks for "the
delicate and tactful as we'll as cour-
teous" attitude which it adopted with
reference to the latest German rep
arations note.
London Attitude Changes
Several London newspapers, in
Guiding The Daily News and the
Westminster Gazette, echo the wish
for American cooperation. The sit
uation which has developed furnishes
remarkable change from the apa-
thetic attitude which apparently has
prevailed heretofore. 1t is sug-
gested here that the energetic re-
sponses Of Secretary Hughes to the
German notes have played part in
altering this attitude.
The Supreme Council tonight sent a
request to members of the Reparations
Commission to come to London imme-
diately in order to sign the ultimatum
that goes to Germany on May 6, and
which will expire at midnight on May
12.s The Council desires to wind up
the present session tomorrow, as it
had hoped to do to-day, but long
debate developed on the question of
whether the Supreme Council or the
Reparations Commission should be re-
co ~ k,,,~ -. o.,
The result of the discussion was to in
yite the members of the commission
here. Meanwhile experts are working
the memorandum into final form and
it will come up. for final approval be-
fore the Council adjourns its sessions
tomorrow.
The outstanding fact in to-day's ses-
sion was a movement to adhere more
strictly to the terms Of the treaty.
Bonds to Run Thirty-scven Years
In working out the details of the
German payments the Council decided
that the bonds which the Berlin gov
ernment issues shall run for thirty
seven years, and shall bear interest at
the rate of per cent, of which l per
cent shall be set aside for q sinking
fund The interest on all amortized
bonds also is to be used to reduce the
capital sum.
The date on which Germany, if she
agrees to these terms, will be free
from debt cannot now be calculated,
Allied experts say, ,-.as the bonds are
to be issued as her capacity to pay in
creases. 1t is understood ,unoficially
that the proposed rs per GENT tax on
German exports, that now to be in
creased to 26, will probably\mean the
wiping out of the SO per cent tax on
German goods sold to foreign countries
such as exists in Great Britain.
British experts say these bonds will
be. easier for Germany to pay off than
the annuities decided upon at the Paris
conference would have been. Under
the present plan, they say, German in-
'dustry will recuperate more quickly
than the first plan would have, per-
mitted.
Issue $500, 900 900 at Once
The present plan calls for the inn
mediate issuance of 100000, 900 in
bonds, a1, 800, 100000 more in Novem-
Der and other amounts at future dates
y If 4 Germany @ does not accede to these
plans unqualifedly befofe May 12, the
Ruhr will be occupied and naval
demonstration Of somA sort will be
carried out. The French hope that the
latter will mean the blockading Of
Lubbock, Hamburg, Bremen and Kiel.
LONDON, May (By The Associated
Press).-The drafting committee is
busy tonight completing the ultima
tum which the reparation commission
will send Germany May Q. It will be