Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-05
LLOYD GEORGE GIVES
ADVICE TO GERMANY
Morally Bound for Damages and
Should Accept Bill; Not Yet
Taxed to Limit.

nv Associated Press to Every Evening.
birmingham, Feb. 5.--Premier Lloyd
George In a speech here today dealing
with the recent meeting in Paris of the
Allied Supreme Council, said that before
the last election he laid it down that
Germany was morally bound TO pay
for the wanton damage she had inflict-
ed but that one could only get from a
debtor what he was capable of paying
He asserted in this connection that
Germany must not be allowed to pay
i'm way that would injure the country
receiving payment-by cheap goods. for
example.
DR.. Simons. the German Foreign
Minister. was an honest and sincere
statesman and he had said that he
meant to carry out Germany's obliga-
tions If he positively could, continued
the premier.
Mr.. Lloyd George said his advice TO
Germany would be TO accept the blu
and not allow herself to be misled by
passion and repeat the follies of 1914.
Germany. he pionted out. had not yet
taxed herself to the level of Great Brit
ain and France and he considered 1T
intolcrablc that the guilty country
which had escaped damage during the
war. should also bear n lighteH burden
of taxation than her victims.
Or. Simons had the right to present
alternative proposals. MIR. Lloyd George
conceded. but if these proposals rep
resented n mere attempt to avoid pay
ment the allies would. not tolerate
them.
Paris. Feb. 5.-The Chamber of Dep
utics yesterday heard Premier BRAND
explain the negotiations ut the recent
rcparatluns conference in Paris. and
an assertion by the Premier that the
decisions reached at the conference
were the best terms obtainable FOR
France from Germany under the con-
ditions obtaining at present.
The Premier requested the Chamber
either to accept or reject the decisions
a. a whole. 1t was decided that all
the Deputies who had indicated their
desire to be heard should speak before
a vote was taken on the question. and
the discussion was postponed until
next Tuesday.
n have donc the best that / coula /"
said Al. Briand. IL there is n man n
this Chamber who has a better prac-
tical programme let him come 10 the
front"
Previously Andre Tardieu. former
High Commissioner to the United
states. had continued the criticism of
tho government on the reparations
agreement begun yesterday. All tsc
arguments. he said tended 70 chow
that France was in too great hurr
and should have waited a few weeH
to consult thr new American Adraini
tration.
NJ BRAND replying 70 NJ Tardieu. =
ferrcd 30 tha work accomplished by
Peace Conference. where al Tar4
was member Of the Fronch delege-
ton
Tho Versailles treaty is complete. !"
exclaimed. the Premier There is moth
ing lacking in It. only Il is not alive.
The Versailles treaty in order 10 bc
effective NJ BRAND continued. must rely
upon the work of the rcparations com
mission.
.'It IS no secret the Premier assert
Cd. that the rcpsrations commission,
az which France is only onc-ffth. has
been unable 10 agree as TO the amount
to be fixed as indemnity and the man
ncr III which it should be paid There
fore the Premier had % take a hand
in the matter.
NJ Briand said he realized that be
had becn uuablo 20 pptaAh As hiA@A Ah'
/ France as was due her owing 70 nef
GREAT sacrifices in the war. but that. ar
any rate ne had succeeded in bringing
the situation out of tho chaos uncer-
| tatnifv and uneasiness which had OBJ
| taiDed sine, the signing OF the Yer
] sailles treaty.
we won't get as much as we ce-
serve hut at least we know what we
! are going 10 get. the Premier declared