Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-05-04
BERLIN OFFERS To
PAY ALLIES DEBTS
Willing to Take Over War obi
cations of Entente.
BRAND ISSUES ULTIMATUM
France TO Seize the Ruhr May " BID
10 Too Low-chamber Backs Up
the Premier's Final
Warning.

Berlin, April 27.-Germany, "in the
event the United States and the allies
so desire. is willing, according to the
extent OF her ability and capacity, 10
assume the allies obligations to the
United States" says a clause in her
PREPARATIONS contemporaries, 1t Is
definitely learned here. With TINS
exception the contemporaries Tor
warded TO Washington, including the
offer of 2OO.O0O.OOO.OOO gold marks
(S47. OOO.OOO). are virtually as fore
cast in Mondays press dispatches
from this city.
Germany offers TO pay 5O,OOOOOO,-
600 gold marks, the present value OF
which. converted into annuities, would
total 2OOOO0.OOO.OOO gold marks. pay
able according to her ability.
Note Proposes Arbitration.
Arbitration proposed by Germany
for determining the total amount due
from her on reparatiOns is contained
I'm the reparatiOns note forwarded 10
Washington.
A clause in this note says: Germany
suggests the appointment of an I'M
biased commission 10 fix the total sum
of her war reparatiOns, which she
pledges TO accept as binding and TO
carry out with good faith"
with the acceptance of these pro-
posals," says the German note, Ger
many's other PREPARATIONS and Obliga-
tiOns will be annulled and all German
private property in foreign countries
released"
As evidence of her good faith, says
the note. Germany is prepared imme-
diately To place at the disposal of the
reparatlOns commission 1JO.OOOOOO
marks in gold. silver and foreign ex-
change. and SJO,OOO,OOO gold marks in
treasury notes. redeemable within
three months I'm foreign exchange or
foreign securities.
The note TO the Washington govern
ment. embodying the German pro-
pOsals, was made public here.
Silence at Washington.
a
contemporaries of PREPARATIONS were
discussed at length at the regular
meeting Of President Harding's cab
met. but If any decision was reached
the fact was carefully concealed.
Those attending the meeting main
tanned absolute silence on the subject
and would not say even that the Ger
man communication was taken up. IL
was known, however. that Secretary
Hughes laid IL before the President
and his advisers.
The impression was gained that the
German proposals had produced a
favorable impression. officials said
that unless there be some "camOu-
fiage" or secret meaning in Germanys
offer. IL cannot be otherwise than n
proper basis" for discussion by the
allies aud the United States. What
deeper analysis Of the German note
will show has not yet been deter
mined. Even suggestions as 10 the
probable course of the United States
in dealing with the German communal
cation were carefully withheld, how
ever.
Secretary Hughes invited all am
bassadOrs of the allied powers to
meet him at the State department.
following receipt Of the new German
PREPARATIONS proposal. The ambassa-
doris are understood 10 have cabled
the terms of the offer 10 their home
governments Immediately. They have
no discretion In the matter of rejec-
tion or acceptance OF the proposals, il
was pointed out.
New Terms Unacceptable.
Paris, April 27.-Germany's new rep