The New York herald., 1921-03-08

against which the conference. on which
SO many hopes had been basad, nnally
crashed. leaving the Allies still. on the
surface, united In their determination
TO forcefuly apply the treaty. and the
Germans in an attitude OF do your
worst
Throughout all the talk by the GER
mans to-day there was not threat OF
armed resistance. and few persons mere
expect any
Tonight the German delegation Is
packing up preparing TO leave for Berlin
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Inc
French delegates will remain here to-
morrow for a anal conference with the
Turks. Premier BRAND returning 70
Paris on Wednesday confident he VIII
now win the enthusiastic approval or
the French Chamber OF Deputies in con-
nection with hts conduct here.
This was a day Of tense and dramatic
developments, unequalled even during
the original peace conference. al
though. knowing that the Germans had
rejected the allied proposals last eve-
Ming II was hoped even by Premier
Llovd George that at the last minute
Dr. Simons might give in.
Before their meeting with the Ger
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10 stand firm on the demand for the
total amount OF reparations decided on
in Paris, Premier BRAND refusing to
bulge from this. There was brief In
terval between this allied meeting and
the reassembling OF the conference to
hear the Germans. They came in
solemnly. as before, this time being &C
companied by Gen. Won Seeckt, COM
manding the German armed forces
in full unforrn-a whisper. Il seemed
Of the Germany that was prepared to
hear the Allies military commands.
sfmons Makes Last Plea.
Immediately DR.. Simons began his
speech, which he prepared last night.
and in which. almost at the beginning.
he expressed Germany's inability to ac-
cept the Paris reparations terms. Then
he pleaded that Germany be given time.
His whole speech was intended as a
reply to Premier Lloyd George. and
Or. Sin,ons delivered II feelinglX. his
voice rising and falling with his emo
tions.
Germany, he declared. did not want
TO escape her obligations and was ready
to carry out the treaty If she could. but
he cautioned the Allies against at
tempting TO press out OF Germany more
payments tnan She can give
Then. with rising emphasis. he pro-
tested against the sanctions as being
entirely contrary to the Treaty OF YER
sailles, occupation only being justifiahle
If Germany failed in her reparations du-
ties by deliberate default. while the
sanction compelling the purchasers of
German goods to pay SO per cent. OF the
value of those goods to the exchequers
of their own countries was viola ton
OF the British and Belgian agreements
to waive their rights to seize German
goods, agreements which we're made
some months ago. Likewise he declared
that a customs barrier in the Rhineland
was only authorized by the peace treaty
as a protection of the economic inter-
ests Of the Rhineland Inhabitants. 1t
was hero that he officially advised the
Allies that Germany would appeal to
the League OF Nations.
When DR.. Simons's long legalistic ar
eurnent was finished Premier Lloyd
George said. with evidence of great dis
appointment, that the Allies would give
the German statement careful consider
alton.
II am afraid, however, I must tell DR..
Simons there is no doubt regarding the
answer the Allies will be forced to give,
Premier Lloyd George said.