Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-02
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH ?, 1921.
THE GERMAN OFFER.


f.rsncs with tho German roproaenta-
tive In London yasb~rday with the hope
that the latter would mako an offer,
which II not acceptable, would at least
give an axouss for further parieys. and
thus. prevent. sudden action by tho mil
atArys
BUT no such sood luciS was On rhe
horizon. II VIII be remernbered that
Lxhe RspArAx1ons Commissson had do
.,anisd that Germany pay sb6.00o.0OO.-
1000 In instaIinrents covering az years,
and that a tax o< IL per cent be placed
on all German eIporta-
DIR. ai1noz,z. tn. German Foreign
llintste1. uaade a countsr-propossl which
calls for pAy7nsnt Of only f7,5o0.ooo.-
600 In instsIIments OF about S24o.0oo.-
900 annually for I've years Aftor
that tins = new plan would be agreed
upon. Thar .nvoy also demanded that
the Arriea gtvo favorable result 60
Germany of the upper Suesian plebis-
cite. and permit thu entire nation To
have free trading privileges through
cut The world
Notwithstanding tn. desire OF EnE
land and italy 20 avoid a sudden
change in diplomatic affairs. the rep
resentasives Of both countries could DO
nothing when sshs Offer was made ex-
cept spurn it Any other course would
have resulted In a Iorr Of self-respeot
10 their governmenta-
Lloyd George. who WAS more than
wiling TO proiong tho psriey. changed
front when DIR. einlons said thai bis
reopie would psy only about one-eighth
az tho amount rightly demanded Of
thcm. When that fsIre-&7 100000
oo0-was mentioned by the learned
doctor the British Premier ourtiy
brushed the Teuton asida, and said that
Il was not worth while for him to read
further details Of the offer. Hs could
stomach DO rnors cf n
-
aftHrnoon. the Allied Representatives
Adjourned. and met again this morning
With rt,e Anied tur1dfctnl and military
aovtsrrx. The heads Of the Allied dele
scatiuus gnxe TO the Supreme Council
hnxp1Hrted TO frame a reply TO the Ger
mn yropoefttonA rness instructions
10 ny stsa< xns An,eS sovernments de-
sen,s to disprss proposals. advanced with
hn~4ovr,cs OF bad rafrhl that Germany
u,,ss be nhvs~ed OF ber violations Of The
ueac. treaty; Shas Germany shall oc
sa1rrzned Of shs inrnedtste steps the
Ames wm tahe tn enforcing the col
h1rss1pu cf 0ermAnys obligations
II IN aaso known ts,s. the Allied rep
rnssntntfves spent this morning recedv-
mr tos reports Of the tur1dictai and
mx1enry expsrts. who have drawn VI
plans fpr action against Germany unless
she srnr1od,atsly COMPLIES with TIT
terms.
public UP until q late hour today. We
II II not hard TO predict what the!
WI be TO Judge by previous statement
from MarehaI Foch and others. The.
WIN provide for the occupation OF bort
n1und by the Belgian troops, the re
.osrupetion Of Frankfort and the terri
tory beyond by the French Iegion'
and the seizure and blockading of sev
er-ai German ports by a portion Of N
German feet
Germany may be blufing. II IS NOR
than nRely that she is holding of 4
hopes that a change Of administration /
America VIII provide her new frfen'
II she is bluffing she VIII find that thi
time the Allies win brook no furthe
delav. and that II VIII be Marshal Focl
and not the silk hat dignitaries 1
Downing street. who Will enforce IN
treaty terms. II. after Foch gives n
order to advance. she appeals 70 ou
new President. she may have distin,
surprise in store for her. Harding
10 be- the President Of the entire natiol
and not OF the six million disloyalist
in our midst. we may depend that h
backed by the mighty force Of publ
opinion. win decline to interfere. F
cannot afford 70 do otherwise.
is said that Marshal Foch wept whe
1he arnistice was signed, because }
did not have the opportunity to les
his forces beyond the Rhine. It Is tin
for the Allied world 70 weep now Z,
the same cause. What q pity il WI
that Germany not crushed to Il
dust ard humbled when the opportunit