The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-03
NO NAVAL ACTION WITHOUT APPROVAL
 OF UNITED STATES
Premers Agree American Susceptbities Must Be Care fully Considered-Our Note to Germany Meets
 With Appreciation From Allies
tBy Associated Press)

London, May 3.-The Su-
 preme Council of the Allies
 met at II o'clock this morn ing to receive the report of the financial experts who are
 working out the details of the guarantees to be demand ed of Germany for the pay ment of separations and also to hear the views of military and naval experts on the measures to be taken if Ger many fails to comply with the terms of the Allied ulti- matum.
 Besides psemiers, the foreign min 1sters and the finance ministers and their assistants. there were present and efh Naet d1eld sfa d;s9 wilson French military mission in Berlin. Admiral Beatty. and Admiral Grasset, chief of the general staff of the French navy.
 Four suggestions were examined by the council this morning, namely, blockade of the German ports, par dal blockade. a demonstration with out a blockade and seizure of the cus- toms receipts in German ports. Sir Gordon Howard, for Great Britain and M. FTomageo the famous inter- national legal member of the French foreign office gave their judgment as to the rights of the allies in relation to neutral countries. The una animous opinion was that nothing furxher should be done at present concern ing naval action until the views of the Washington government were learned ana only as an additional means of compulsion in the event that occuna ton of the Ruhr, if carried out should not prove sufficient to causs surrender by Germany
 Fren1ler Lloyd George and Premier - Briand and Count Sforza and M Has par, Italian and Belgian foreign min 1sters, were agreed that American sl,s- capabilities must be carefully consid- ered. The British and French gov ernments will continue to examine means for naval action after final adjournment of the council for the purpose of eventual action if occupa- cient-
 Unofficial copies of the American note Of Monday to Germany were circulated informally among the min isters and it was wholly approved.
 The representatives of the four governments are agreed that the United States must be invited ito send representative to the supreme coun- cil, the council of ambassadors meets ing regularly in Paris, and the repa- ralons commission It has been thought wise not to urge the Wash ington government to enter these bodies until after May 12, when the results of the present decision of the supreme council have been seen
 Marshal Foch, who participated in today's meeting, said he could en- circle the Ruhr region with troops in one day, and that only six or seven divisions would be necessary. The E7 the second day, he declared, by send ing patrols into the interior to take railway centers and strategic cross roads.
 The new separations demands of the Allies are not nearly so severe as those imposed under the Paris Spa and BouIogne decision. Every oppor- tunity will be given to German trade and to the German government to pay, it was declared. The official statement said that the scheme "is well within German capacity
 Official announcement was made that Germany must pay as follows:
 Germany must issue 5 per cent bonds for the total amount of repara- tions, a portion to be issued now and another portion in November. These bonds will run for 37 years and in addition to the nominal 5 per cent rate of interest the bonds will bear an additional nine per cent. for sinking fund. There will be subse- quent bond issues dependent upon Germany,s ability to pay. Germany may redeem the bond before the g years are up, but will have to con- tinue paying interest upon them, the interest money being accredited to the sinking fund. Germany shall make pool 2,000, 100000 gold marks plus a -ax of 5 per cent. upon German ex. ports.