The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-14
SEPTEMBER Is
Is DATE SET
Decision of the Allied Supreme
Council at Sessions Held
in Paris.
MAINTAIN OCCUPATION
! OF PART OF TERRITORY
Matter Will Be Again Considered
at the Next Sessions of
the Body.
(By the Associated Press)

AfNAAOs aug. lo--InS AlueQ supreme
Council today decided to abolish the
economic barrier Of the Rhineland on
September is IL Germany continues
to pay promptly her war indennities,
but decided to maintain the occupation
OF the right bank of the Rhine and
the Ruhr until the next meeting OF
the council, when it was agreed that
tho matter should be reconsidered. The
council concluded its sessions late this
afternoon.
1t was decided however, to main
tain the occupation OF Ruhrort, Duis-
burg and Dusseldorf until the next
meeting of the council, which it is
understood will be held previous to
the Washington disarmament confer
ence. AT that time Premier BRAND
consented the question OF occupation
OF the right bank OF the Rhine should
be reconsidered.
With the question Of the DISPOSE
tion of Upper Silesia out of its hands
the council went to work today on
the other matters which 1t had to
take under advisement. The decisions
were reached after M. BRAND, as
president Of the council, replied to at
tncks made by Lord Curzon. the Brit
ish foreign secretary and sir Robert
Stevenson Horne. expensive system OF
administering the treaty, especially as
concerned occupation Of the Ruhr
region.
This, Lord Curzon said, us very cost
ly and also irritating to German ma
tional sentiment and pride"
The chancellor OF the British ex-
cheQuer' argued that continuance OF
the present system impoverished
everyone Of the interested powers and
that means ought to be examined for
reducing the cost as the high expense
meant loss reparations.
It was agreed to create an inter-
allied commission OF financial experts,
on which the United States would be
represented to study ways and means
whereby a reduction in occupation
costs be devised.
The French premier in long speech
INDUCED In some sarcastic utterances
regarding Lord Curzon's reference to
German national sentiment He OPP
posed strongly discontinuance of oc-
cupation OF the three Ruhr cities
THE French government" declared
M. BRAND, has no intention whatso-
ever of hurting Germany's national
sentiment. or maintaining occupation
OF the Ruhr cities indefinitely. But
there also is the NATIONAL sentiment Of
France to be taken into account.
Occupation OF Duisburg, Ruhrort
and Dusseldorf was decided jointly by
France, England. Italy and Belgium
because of the repeated failures of
the German government to fulfill it's
obligations under the Versailles
treaty"
He was convinced that the wirth
government now was making all eff
forts to live up to the undertakings
entered upon after the London ulti-
.matum but added
1.-THE Wirth government may fall;
another with more reactionary ten
denotes may be formed and another
crisis reached between France and
Germany"
! The matter, however. was not so
pressing, M. BRAND concluded, that 1t
might not be postponed until the next
meeting OF the council. All the dele
cations agreed to this suggestion.
Marshal Foch's military committee,
after II had been decided to maintain
military control In Germany, was en-
trusted with the task OF deciding how
such control was to be exercised
whether by commissions on the spot,
as now is the case. or otherwise.
Ambassador Harvey took a more
active part In the three hours meet
ing of the council this morning than
at any session since the deliberations
were started. being asked for his
opinion or taking part In the dis
cussion of practically every question
brought up, as America was directly
interested. especially in the Russian
and Austrian situations.
At this session the council decided
upon the making-up of the situation
In Russia. This commission will not
be merely inter-allied. but Sweden,
Denmark. Norway and other neutral
contries will be asked to join. The
nucleus win be formed by the entente
countries and the United States, each
to appoint three delegates.
Concerning the diplomatic situation
created by the undertaking to feed
famine-stricken Russia, it was agreed
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