The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-05-04
ALLIED COUNCIL
PLANS ULT|NATUN
Reach Complete Agreement at Con
ference in London
LIMIT OF SIX DAYS
BEGIN THIS MONTH

Drafting Committee Now Busy Com
pleting Document to Be Finally
Passed at Another Meeting
of Council to Be Held
Today-T0tal Sum
Increased.
London, May 8 (By the Associated
Press. 1.-The allied supreme council
decided today to invite the United
States to send representative as a
member of the supreme council and
also to be represented on the repara-
tions commission and the council of
ambassadors.
London, May (By the Associated
Press. 1.-The supreme council reached
a complete agreement this afternoon
on the substance of the ultmatum
to be sent to Germany by the repar-
ations commission not later than May
6. The ultimatum expires six days
later.
The drafting committee is busy to-
night completing the document which
will be finally passed at another
meeting of the council tomorrow and
then handed to the reparations COM
mission, which has been called from
Paris and which will forward the
lin cabinet in accordance with the
treaty of Versailles.
The total sum which Germany will
be called upon to pay has been in
creased to 6,75O,000,OOO pounds ster-
ling Wy the inclusion of the sum due
Belgium on account Of her debts to
the allies.
Under the bonding scheme to guar
antee, the payment of 10O,OOO,OOO
pounds annually, plus rs per cent, tax
on German exports, 60O,OO00O0
, pounds ultimatum expires or German
accepts the term. Bonds to the
amount of 1,90O,OOO,OoO pounds will be
issued in November. The balance, d.
250,000000 pounds will be issued in
accordance with Germany capacity
to pay. That capacity will be gauged
by the product of 25 per cent. on
exports. .... ,.
Besides the per cent, interests on
the bonds an additional / per cent.
will be imposed on them to form q
sinking fund. The amount required
for service bonds will be thus $780,
100000 pounds.
London, May (By the Associated
allies was telegraphed Tuesday from
Berlin to the German ambassador at
Paris for communication to the rep
arations commission according to
statement ascribed by the London
Times to Good authority"
The terms of the offer are not
known by The Times say it is be-
lieved they are approximate to ac-
ceptance of the allies decisions at
furis Oil january 20.
1t is presumed the offer will be
nnstrFs l,I -. II
fore the supreme council today, We'd
nesday.
Washington, May 3.-m the abb
sence of formal notifications, officials
declined tonight to comment on the
decision of the allied supreme council
at London to invite the United States
to send a representative as mem
beg Of the supreme council 9nd also
to be represented on the reparations
commission and the council of am
bassadorS.
All questions as to what policy the
American government would pursue
in the matter Of such representative
have invariably been met with the
statement that when such an invita-
tion was received it would be soon
enough for an answer
The Harding administration has
not hesitated to say that it will be
interested in the economic adjust
ments growing out Of the war but
has not indicated desire to become
politically involved in the European
settlements. Whether this would re-
suit in the definite refusal of such an
invitation as was decided upon today,
Of the sending of representatives to
sit in at sessions of the council and
the commissions was not indicated
tonight.
The United States has never had a
representative on the supreme coun-
Gil but Ambassador Wallace at Paris
was authorized to sit in at sessions
of The council Of ambassadors by the
Wilson administration and Roland
w. Boyden, now in Paris at the head
of commission Of experts was for a
time duly accredited member of the
reparations commission.
1t is understood that the United
States still is hopeful of solution of
the reparations controversy by dis
cussions but whether it will consider
that such a course would be further
ed by American participation in the