Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-11
W0RDY DUEL IS
FOUGHT OVER
PREPARATIONS
Lloyd George s Coerc-
i've Policy Toward
Germans Is Attacked.
olicy Means Greater
Unemployment Clynes
Declares in Commons.

| London, March 1O.-(By the Associ
ated Press. THE decisions of the SUI
preme council were discussed in the
house of commons Thursday. Main In
terest centered in duel between Johr
Robert Clynes, liberal member ani
former food controller, and Premier
Lloyd George. Mr.. Clynes in behalf oi
the labor party, challenged the pre-.
mier's change Of attitude in having pre-.
viously declared that reparations were
only possible by restoring Germany'l
economic position, but now agreeing te
military coercion, policy which coule
| only mean greater unemployment
greater debt and greater taxation.
/ Mr.. Clynes contended that the allies
acted precipitately in refusing to grant
Germany delay to make fresh pro
posals. He thought they might have in
voked the aid of the United States az
arbiter in a matter of this kind.
Defends Policy.
Mr.. Lloyd George defended his pol
| icy He argued that Germany's ex-
ports to the allies represented more
than half her total exports and could
not believe that she would risk the loss
of that trade by refusing to pay a 90
per cent levy especially since she had
lost the whole Of her eastern trade.
Moreover, Do German goods were es-
sential to England, except aniline dyes,
and of these Great Britain already had
a stock sufficient for a year or Is
months. Three-quarters Of the Ger
man dye factories, said the premier,
were situated in the occupied territory
and Germany was bound under the
treaty to supply one-Quarter Of output
Of dyes to the allies.
The premier repeated that he would
greatly have preferred an agreement
and would have been willing to discuss
reasonable proposals. but it was clear
that DIR. Simons, head of the German
delegation, was not empowered to pre-
sent such proposals. Referring to the
bill to impose SO per cent levy which
he admitted that it would work more
smoothly with. than without, an agree
ment. but he added:
"It will work q cash agreement or
none"
Easy to Trace Goods.
Both the board of trade and the
customs department, said Mr.. Lloyd
George, were satisfied that there would
be no difficulty in tracing the origin
of goods and no special machinery to
carry out the plan would be needed.
II believe that when Germany real
ICES the meaning of her present atti-
,ude," continued the premier, "there
will be an agreement. She has every /
hing to lose and nothing to gain by !
resistance. She may talk about stop !
ping all her exports to the allied coun |
ries, but if she does she will have |
'uch unemployment in Germany as no |
,reat industrial country in the world
,ver has witnessed"
Answers With Questions.
NJ. BRAND and the French delega-
ion were interested listeners to the
lebate in the diplomatic gallery.
Answering question, Premier Lloyd
seorge declared he had received re-
olution passed at meeting Of the
UniOnists in Dublin asking
or the postponement Of the appointed
lay for the setting up Of the southern
'arliament.
Mr.. Lloyd George said the govern ,
nent would consider this request, but
hat there would be no postponement
the case Of the northern parlia-
1ent.