The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
Final Reply to Be An
nounced Tomorrow but
Refusal Certain.

London, March 1.-(By United
Press. .)-Allied leaders will meet
at 4 p. m. to consider penalties u
be inflicted ON Germany for not
meeting their reparations demands,
it was officially announced today.
following the first session with the
German delegates.
through her delegates to the con-
ference with the allies here today,
made reparation offers of approx
imately thirty billion marks, or
about $500, 100000.
1t was understood outside the
conference that after DR.. Simons,
the German foreign minister. had
finished the statement on repara-
tions to the conferees, Lloyd George.
the British prime minister, replied
in substance that unless the Ger.
mans had something more to offer
than appeared in DR.. Sim0ns' state
ment, there was no need Of coptin-
uing the conference.
Lloyd George told the German
foreign minister:
You have a complete lack OF
comprehension of the position Of
the allies and Of your own posi-
tion. We will discuss among our
selves our reply and give 1t to you
tomorrow at IL o'clock"
DR.. Simons then, in effect, said
Germany would pay $4,000, ,000. 900
marks, subject to the various dis
counts and reductions and the
sums already paid. A hasty exAm-
ination by the French delegation
of the written proposals of the Ger
mans indicated that after tho re-
ductions Germany would pay about
| 80. 900, 100000 marks. tAdvices to
Official circles In Washington today
said Germany NM submitted to the
allied reparations committee . list
of reparation payments made up To
Jan. 21, last, amounting to 21.000.-
100000 gold marks, or appr0xt-
mately $3.50, ,000,0OO.)
Premier BRAND said that the
proposals were so drawn that they
amounted to an offer that il the
allies would advance Germany
! money on favorable terms then
Germany would pay them. The
Germans apparently figure that If
the capital sum of about 30.000.-
600, 900 marks were taken now. it
would amount to about 220, 900. .Q00.-
900 marks in AZ years at per cent.
The difficulty, however, It is
pointed out in allied quarters, Ia
for Germany to obtain these 30.-
O00, 900, 900 marks without the al
lies doing it largely for them.
which the allies regard as wholly
unacceptable.
DR.. Walter Simons, foreign min
lister; Carl Bergman. an expert on
financial affairs; Herr Won Sim
son. secretary of the German for
eign Office, and DR.. Goeppert, head
Of the judicial section Of the for
eign Office. entered the conference
! with the allies on the reparatiOns
question here today.
They we're accompanied By Z
number of secretaries. General Won
Seecht was ready to attend the con-
ference should the disarmament
question be taken up. while Herr
Schroeder OF the finance depart
ment, DR.. Theodor Lewald and
Herr Lesucc of the ministry of in
terror were ready to give advice to
the chief German Representatives.
The whole delegation was not hope
full as to the outcome Of the meet
ing.
"It is what happens at Berlin.
where the final decision will be
TAKEN" one Of the Germans said,
which really matters."-
DR.. SimOns, who heads the dele
cation, has not been given plenary
powers by the German government.
it was learned a short time bef0re
the conference began. He is mers-
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