New-York tribune., 1921-03-04
Berlin Given
Until Monday
To Meet Terms
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thing connected with the session was
as sombre and solemn as funeral.
AS soon as the conference opened
Lloyd George rose and began reading
from manuscript speech that WAS un-
usually long for him. lasting about two
hours. He sharply criticized DIR. Simons
for different speeches the German
Foreign Minister had made prior to
coming to London. Lloyd George as
sailed him particularly for one at
Stuttgart, in which Dr.. Simons repudi-
atcd Gcrmany's responsibility for the
war. The British Premier said that
the Allied powers considered that these
speeches reflected an unwholesome and
unrepentant attitude in Germany, while
the whole structure Of the Treaty of
Versailles was founded on the basis of
German responsibility for the war"
No Desire to Cypress
"That is fundamental" declared the
Allied spokesman. "Until Germany ac-
cepts that position and consents to
interpret her obligations accordingly
these conferences are futile"
The British Premier said the Allies
had no desire to oppress Germany and
were not expecting her to pay the real
cost of the war. eve have no desire
to impose bondage upon her people,"
he explained. eve have only insisted
, that Germany shall pay reparation for
the charges cast upon our respective
countries by material damage to prop
erty and by injury inflicted upon the
lives and limbs of inhabitants. We
have asked for no more; we can take
no less"
Lloyd George referred frequently to
the signing of the treaty of Frankfort
/ and to the. oyerbearing attitude of the
Germans on that occasion. He COM
paEed the burden OF taxation borne by
the peoples of Germany and different
Allied countries.
Coming to the German proposals.
Lloyd George termed them offensive
ana exasperating, and said he deeply
deplored that they had ever been made
: Plainly they showed, he said, that Ger
many was not sincere and that the Ger
man government was in default. He
expressed the opinion that the van
qulshed were trying to get off easier
than the victors, and added: "Had the
Germans come to this conference with
proposals showing a sincere uesire to
meet their obligations they would have
had falr and patient consideration"
Must Realize Responsibility
But instead, he said. Dr. Simons's
! proposals were so provocative that he
wouldn't even waste time giving them
consideration. If the Germans did not
accept the Allied terms as laid down in
Parls two months ago or come Monday
prepared to submit some satisfactory
alternative method of discharging the
obligations Of Germany growing out of
her war guilt the Allied powers would
make use of those sanctions provided
them in the Treaty of Versailles. The
people Of Germany, said Lloyd George,
must be made to comprehend that this
responsibility is theirs.
Or: Simons and his companions st
stolidly throughout Lloyd Georges
speech, showing no sign of emotion.
They did not even whisper among
/ themselves. When the British Pre-
nier had finished DR.. Simons arose to
reply, and, although he uttered .nly
! Two sentences. both were ambiguous.
When the German Foreign Minister
said he thought the Allies had misun-
derstood the attitude of the German
government it Mas difficult to judge
whether DR.. Simons referred to the
counter proposal made to the Allies or
to speeches delivered by himself and
other members of the Cabinet.
When he said he considered that
there was no occasion for making use
of the sanctions mentioned by Premier
Lloyd George it was difficult to know
| whether he thought those penalties
we're not justified or that future pro-
posals which the Germans would make
would meet the demands of the Allies
Premiers Are Grave
When the conference was over the
Germans hur6ed away to- their hotels
in their motor cars, but BRAND
and Lloyd George stopped for a few
minutes earnest conversations. Thes
both seemed very grave as they left
the palace. The friendship of the two
! premers has noticeably increased in
the last few days Tonight they went
to cinema show together to see q
picture of themselves taken last week
at Lloyd Georges country home, Chez
uers.
In Allied circles tonight the belief
prevails that the Germans will come
| back Monday with program of con-
Allied consideration. The excited talk
cf new war that circulates in Paris
and rumUrs Of trer Ell Us
centrations are discounted here, for it
IS pointed out that only $4,000 soldiers
will be used in enforcing the proposed
penalties if the Germans do fail to
/ meet the Allied demands Most of
these troops will be French, with only
q handful of British and Belgians.
The Tribune correspondent talked
With BRAND few minutes after the
conference was over. The French Pre-
nier spoke in passing of the inaugural
ceremonies in Washington tomorrow
and expressed wonder at how this
would change the situation.
Discussing briefly the decision of
the Allied leaders to apply the Yer
salles sanctions, BRAND told O. ar
sion at which Lloyd George and Count
Sforza, Italian Foreign Minister OBJ
jected that the German. workers in the