Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-08
ALLIED ARMIES
SEIZE GERMAN CITIES
Gen. F0ch In Command Of
Troops Now Occupies
Three Cities
NEGOTIATIONS FAIL
prcmiers Aroused When SimonS
Seeks to Evade Blame For War
Charge Nation Shirks Responsibility

London, March 8.--NIarshal Foch
telcgraphei to French commanders
,f tn" army on the Rhine. at : o'clock
last night to advance immcdiatel
into Germany. occupying the cities of
Dusseldorf. DuSburg and Rlhrort.
Today the troop movements are al
ready under way on the right bank
of the Rhine.
This action followed the complete
breakdown in the reparations neeo-
tiations. The now German offer,
made to the Supreme Council today
was fiat!y rejected by the Allied
premiers Premier Lloyd George,
speaking for the Entente, said the
German substitute proposals were
entirely unacceptable, ard advised
DR.. Walter Simors, head of the Ber-
lin delegation, rhat the Allies were
compelled to put into effect the pen
alties which would force Germany
70 nay her war bill.
Premier T.lovG George. in replying
70 the proposals Of Dr.. Simons, said
that the German people evidently
Aid not realize the facts of the s!tpa-
lion, and he charged that they exhjb-
tied : decided disposition to shirk the
responsibility for the war
The Premier. IN concluding his
speech, turned to DR.. Sin,ans.-anl;
informed him, .t!,at he feared the
German Foreign Minister was not IN
= position to negotiate. H. SID
.haf c,nons represented German
,.ilic cninion wii"h was ao' ready
m GAY
The Br.''..s!. Premier CONCLUDED ~
asserting that the proposals put
:orth by Simons evaded and post
7aned settlement and that the sane
ions must pei PCT irso effect immed-
iateiv
Lloyd Georges speech, clearly
;howed ..is rci,ittsnee to rake this
;tcp, and he used an almost apollo
setic tone when he said: II very
much .regre5 that l.. have TO state
IN behalf of the Allied guaernments
that not only are. the rrcSoshls
which 'Dr: s:mons made yestersFay
morning unacceptable, but that in
spite Of the interval which has occur
-el SINCE our last meeting they %
nor represent an advance on the hrst
proposals as justify the postpone
nent Of the execution Of the sanc-
tions.
u need hardly say that we all
deeply deplorc, in the interest of
world peace, having 70 come TO THIS
decision, and it IS not for lack Of ef-
fort and discussion that have now
TO announce on behalf Of the Allies
the failure to come TO anything like
AN approximate understanding wllh
Germany.
/ Or. S:mons made. a brief reply. IN
which he protested that there was .
misunderstanding Of his. proposals.
Fire German delegates then left 81.
James, Palace, where the conference
I.wss he!A, and viii depart today for
Berlin
| /: is.raporred that Only aoout l5.eso
Etroops viii &c employed TO carry Sus
i he sanctions ordered, but that many
more VIII be needed if Germany Is in
yaded. Ire French &c no~ said to
have 1900 men on the Rhine.
| In ondcc to have It's hands free 70
I deal WIN Germany, France uotay
will make peace with the Turkish Ma
tiona.sts, and about $4,000 French
Troops now in Ci5cia will be recalled
for duty on Frances eastern front.
I When Or. 'S;mons appeared .th:'
morning. to present the Germans re-
tply.' the allied delegates listened more
as a matter of form than because the
new ,prpposals contained any sugss- :
.ticrs entirely new. For the fas1
t,yentv-fcur hours various British. lepT
rcssg,t;atsres ,f,a@e been in coHsurs
| .jon with the German delegates, with
! 4tfhloyd George t;ding his bess 10 get
1'Bi simons 10 present terms which
would be acceptable to the French
t,Bur in his he had failed.
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