The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-25
ALLIES, EXCEPT
 AMERICA, ARE ID
 DISCUSS PENALTY
Lloyd George and Briand Call Session for Next Saturday to Consider Latest Note
 From TeutonS
By Associated Press

Lympne, Apri. 24.-The allied gov ernments will be invited to send rep resentatives to meeting of the su- preme council next Saturday to con- slider the German proposals, if they are received in the. meantime, and to determine upon immediate collective action should the German proposals l be unacceptable.
 This was decided upon by Premier Lloyd George and Briand at their con Iversations here today If the British coal strike is ended the supreme coun- cil will meet in Paris; if the strike is not ended, it will meet in London
 UNCLE SAM OUT
 The United States government
 will not be invited to attend, as it
 is not signntory to the Treaty of
 Wersaiiies, under which the su-
 preme council meets, but both pre-
 miers would welcome the presence
 of American delegates.
 They consider it unfortunate that the German government should not have sent copy of it's latest proposals to them, so that they might have begun eei sil lniS InSeIlnS. HOW ever, as Mir. Lloyd George said, they would be glad to have them through American hands
 The conversations between the pre- miers of which there have been five: of from two to three hours each have turned upon the French project of oc- cupation and economic control of more of the Rhenish Westphanian region M. Brland and M. Berthelot expounded the n nxN6 A1,. T I-.. ~. ... the French representatives. Both pre- miers are quite agreed that the Rhur coal field must be occupied if Germany continued to default in the payments already due or coming due May 1 and in case of failure to accept, with satis- factory guarantees, the terms of the document signed at Paris January 29 by the allied governments.
 CABINET TO ADVISE
 MT. Lloyd George told M Briand that he would talk over the whole situation with the British cabinet before Satur- day and be prepared to take up posi- tive attitude
 lse discussions are described by both principals as having been those of inti- mate friends having a common aim and concerned only in devising the most ef- fective and prudent measures to att tain 1t.
 
 to Premier Lloyd George and Premier Briand, and are anticipating in their con servations at Lympne, is that both the prime ministers feel that they have met some days too soon to permit of their taking into account all the elements of the German situation, and that they cannot arrive at clear judgments with out knowing how the American govern ment will treat the last German note which the British and French states men are informed went forward to Washington today.
 + is less the contents of this note that concerns than whether Secretary of State Hughes returns it to the Germans or transmit it to the allied government without comment whether President Harding and MT. Hughes will examine the proposals and forward them to the allies with suggestions and recommenda- tions of their own Whatever is done will mean a matter of days, for Lloyd George and M Briand must separate to- morrow
 Both the French and British gov errments appear to be without advices that would indicate the probable ac- tion of the Washington government Also it is not understod that interpretation should be given to the last paragraph os Secretary Hughes reply to Germany respecting the American government s willingness to forward fresh offers from Germany.
 Direct communications constantly are being exchanged between Berlin and Lon don and Berlin and Paris, so that unless Germany's latest proposal takes on some additional quality in being relayed by way of Washington, those persons near the premiers say they fail to see why it should not have been sent direct to the interested powers
 Hope was expressed today that the new German note may lead to the Washing ton government participating in the lar ger conference of the allies early in May.
 It is learned authoritatively that no ad- vance on the Ruhr will be made until after a definite decision and approval by the supreme council. Premiers Lloyd George and BMand regard Germany's 8 note concerning her willingness to under take reconstruction of the devastated re- gions as distinct concession, satisfac- tory as far as it goes, but they feel com pelled to reserve judgment regarding the 1 offer of German labor, as France has her own labor troubles. and must examine this project in the light of Frances in- ternal situation.
 M. Briand recalls, however. that France has repeatedly applied to Germany for certain materials for the work of restora- tion without getting an answer.
 It is learned from a French source that M Briand requested the British prime minister to return to their stations four battalions of British troops, one in Silesia and three on the Rhine, which were brought back to England on account of the coal strike, He also asked for naval cooperation for blockade of Hamburg. MT. Lloyd George replied that this was . matter for the British cabinet to de- terncine