The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-30
Resume Direct Negotiations
With the Allies.
Sends Terms Offered L. $. to
Entente Premiers.
ULTlMATUM is OPENLY DEFIED
Germans Make "NegOtiatiOn'
With L. S. Their Excuse.
Experts of Supreme Council
Advise Smaller Demands.

Paris. April 3O.-Germany today
made its reparations negotiations with
the United States an excuse for defy
ing an allied ultimatum.
The German embassy here sent Il
note to the reparations commission,
refusing to deliver the reichsbank gold
reserve as demanded in the ultima
tum which expires at midnight.
The note pointed out that Germany
had made alternative proposals 10
President Harding. which are now un-
der discussion and that therefore the
German government would be unable
to comply with the allied demands.
New Terms to Allies.
London. April 3O.-Germany re
sumed direct negotiations with the al
lies today, following failure to COM
municate thru the United States her
latest reparations offer.
Lord D'Abernon, British ambassa-
dor to Germany, arrived from. Berlin
with the new German proposal which
exactly duplicated that which she
sought to present thru American
diplomatic channels.
The amounts were $12.5OO.00 600
in a lump sum or S50.000.0 100000 over
a period of years. This offer had been
characterized by the allied spokesmen
as unacceptable"
Berlin Is Anxious.
This test move on Germany's part
was generally regarded as d final eff
Tort to avert occupation of the Ruhr
district as a penalty for nonpayment
of the reparations installment the al
lies claim as due Monday but which
Berlin contends already has been paid.
The supreme council, meeting at
O'Clock this afternoon, was expected to
consider seriously an ult1matum. to
Germany. in a period of days or hours,
dema nding a better reparatious offer.
The financial experts have com
pleted drafting their reports for the
supreme council. They were reported
TO have split the difference" between
the allies insistence on $56.50O. 900, 900
and the Germans offer of $12. .50O.-
100000. which would make the su-
preme councils probable lump Z. sum
demand s54.500.00Q,0 900. The offer
borne by the British ambassador was
again characterized by Germany as
her maximum proposal"
French Plans Complete.
Paris. April SO.-Plans were COM
plcted today for mobilization of the
military class of 1919 to cover period
of eight days.
This levy will total 1900 men, not
including students or men in the dew
Only word from the supreme coun-
Gil at London is necessary to start the
work of concentration.
The reparations commission viii
demand that Germany transfer to the
all es all rights and interests held by
her government and citizens to con-
cessions of public utilities in Russia,
Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and
Turkey. it was learned here today.
London. April 30.-Reports of an
impending ministerial crisis in Berlin
were current, but there was nothing
authentic on VIII ch to base belief that
Constantine Fehrenbach would sub
nit to President Ebert the resignation
of the German cabinet because of its
failure to secure Intervention by the
United States
Indicat on was given on the other
hand that Berlin was expected to
mako at least one more move to pre-
vent occupation of the Ruhr region.