Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-03-04
ALLIES TURN DOWN
GERMANY OFFER.
Lloyd George RebukeS the Envoy
for Proposal
STRING TO BERLIN TENDER
Teuton Delegates Told That the Sum
Of $7,14o, 100000 Is Not Worth
Considering-M. Brands
Comments Bitter.

London, March .. Germany.
through her delegates to the confer
ence with the allies here, made re-
paration offers of approximately 3d.
O00,O0O,000 gold marks, or about
81 ,500,00000O.
The German proposals, it was
learned, We're made subject to two
conditions: That the plebiscite in Up
per Silesia should result in favor of
Germany and that Germany should
have restored to her free commercial
privileges throughout the world.
Regarding the export tax asked by
the allies, the Germans declared they
could not agree to that, but would
agree to the principle that the allies
should share in the future prosperity
of Germany.
1t was understood outside the con-
ference that after Doctor Simons. the
German foreign minister, had finished
his statement on Preparations to the
conferees, Mr. Lloyd George, the Brit
ish prime mipister replied in sub
stance that unless the Germans had
something more to offer than APP
peared In Doctor Simon's. statement
there was no need of continuing the
conference.
Mr.. Lloyd George told the German
foreign minister:
IF the written proposals are of the
same general character as the expla-
nation of them IL isn't worth while
10 a
plete lack of comprehension of the POI
sition of the allies and of your own
position. We win discuss among our
selves our reply and give it to you
tomorrow at eleven o'clock"
When the Germans left the confer
ence they appeared TO be greatly de-
pressed. Premiers LLOYD George and
Rriand were smiling as they came
from the conference chamber.
The British prime minister opened
the conference by saying the allies
representatives had assembled to re-
ceive the German reply to the decision
of the Paris conference. The German
foreign minister was then given the
floor.
prepare TWO propositions
Doctor Simons said the Germans hid
prepared two written propositions
most carefully, and after profound
study of Germany's resources and pos
sibilitieS.
They had been engaged in this work
up TO the moment of their departure
from Berlin, the German foreign min
lister declared, and. therefore had not
been able TO communicate their prop
osition I'm advance.
Doctor Simons then. i'm effect. said
Germany would pay 10000, 100000
marks, subject to the various discounts
and reductions and the sums already
paid. A hasty examination by the
French delegation of the written pro-
posals of the Germans indicated that
after the reductions Germany would
pay about 30O00.000,O00 marks.
Depends on Allies.
NJ. BRAND said that the proposals
were so drawn that they amounted TO
Ian offer that, If the allies would adj
vance Germany money on favorable
terms then Germany would pay them.
The Germans apparently figure that
If the capital sum of about S0O00000.-
600 marks were taken now il would
amount to about 100000. GOO. 900
marks (S52 sec. O00.Oo0l in AZ years AT
. per cent. The difficulty, however. It
Is pointed out among the allies. is for
Germany to obtain these 10000, 600. eco
marks without the allies doing it
largely for them. which the allies re
gard as wholly unacceptable