Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08

domination with grave dignity. Main
tain an upright demeanor. Do not al
low yourselves to be driven into conf
hitting M-considered acts. Be pa
tient and have faith. f.s.r
The imperial government will: not
rest until the foreign power Yields
before III right" ~
|, The German Side.
Berlin, March s.-(By the Asso-
ciated Prcss)-Occupation OF Dussel.
dorf. Duisbure and Ruhrort by allied
forces will not be opposed by thu Ger
man government, 1t was indicated
here early this morning. The cabinet
was in session until II o'clock and
action calculated to meet the situa-
ton.
It has been hoped that some means
Of avoiding a final break may be
found. Speaking Of the allied penal
ties, a cabinet member stated after
the adjournment of the meeting:S I'VE
must bear them with dignity" The
last news from DR.. Simons indicated
the German delegation had prepared
to leave London this morning. 3"
Await Outcome.
Members of the cabinet who were
willing to talk viewed the situation
with a show of resignation. and de-
clare nothing would be said or done,
until the. effect Of the entente invasion
had been demonstrated practically.
Germanys coal deliveries to the al
lies may be affected by the present, SIT
uation, 1t was indicated here last
night. Although entente troops may
seize important coal shipping points,
they will have to 90 still further into
the interior OF the Ruhr district in
ee4er to secure effective control of
coal, production. -
/ President Ebert late last night IL.
sued an appeal to the German .peo-
pie. urging them to e 'thisttfor-
eien despotis1h" with ':austere. dig
nifty" *
He also admonished them not. to
commit i'll advised acts. and concluded
hts appeal by saying:
B patient; have faith, for the
government will not rest until the for
eagn tyrants yield to u rights"
we were ambushed in the midst
OF tho negotiations by the declaration
alties had been put into effect. al
though the negotiations were still 60
ing on and were based on the infor-
NAL conferences held during the last
few days. r- 'm..
Says Procedure Not warr.Ased.
One cabinet member stated after
the session last night: 1.-The %entente's
procedure Is not warranted by@'a
clause OF the treaty" K
None Of the cabinet appeared to
have any definite idea as I the next
move OF the allies, aside from tnvad-
ing fresh German areas The govern
ment, it was said. was certain Of sup
port from the reichstaE. in view Of
declarations made last Saturday when
all factions, except the Communists,
went on record in opposing the de-
mands formulated in Paris.
Premier speaks on Proposals 4
London, March Premier Lloyd
George in his speech announcing that
the German proposals were not accep-
able. said:
I'VE all deeply dnplore having to
come to this discussion in the interest
OF the peace of the world and despite
the fact that our action IL liable to a
good deal OF Misrepresentation in our
own countries. we have made an eff
fort to secure a better understanding,
and 1t is not for lack Of effort and
discussion that I have now to an
nounce on behalf Of the Allies this
failure to come to anything like an
approximate understanding with Ger.
many 49,, = sis,h. -.
Explaining why the latest proposale
Of Dr. Simons were inaAequAteTN HI.
Lloyd George said 1t VI essential In
the interest Of peace OF the worldS!$tAA
there should be q definite settlement
OF Outstanding questions between the
Allies and Germany. Germany, the
Allies and neutrals urged it.
Want 10 Know Where We Ssood
That is an appeal to common
sense" he said. TT is perfectly true
that the experts. failing to come to
an agreement, made some suggestions
about trying to asree for five years,
but that was not a plan which waa
adopted by any conference Of states
where we stood" T.,
He pointed out that DR.. Simons,sae-
ceptance Of the Paris proposals foH:ftre
years was apparent but no realsa. IT
was subject to conditions which might
make it uncertain, which might ter
inmate it in a few weeks. 1t.
subject to the plebiscite: in upper
Silesia. If the piebiscite were adverse
to Germany she would be justified in
saying: u.s. Z.
Germany Is deprived of territory
upon which she depended to pay those
annuities. and therefore the agree
ment made at London is at an end.
German Proposals. vaIue
vague he said. "There is nothing
the Allies, especially those who want
to raise money for repairing their
ravaged country. could raise one paper
franc upon. let alone a gold mark.
The proposal that Germany should
pay annuities for five years not out
Of revenue, but by means of a loan,
is disquieting. She is thereby mort
gaging her income for the years that
come after in order to pay the an
! nuities of the first five. There are
certain significant sentences used by
DR.. Simons, which show that Germany
has not yet faced her problem
The prime ministersspoke about the
enormous sacrifices it would be neces-
sary for Germany to make in order
to ray the annuities for the frst five
years. and asked: 4
'Tf upper Silesia is orr entirely
from the side Of Germany, the latter
Will have a population which will be
ten millions in excess Of Great Brit.
ain. including Ireland. This year W
have a million unemployed IS a direct
result OF the war. but we have to ind
for paying our debt charges and pan.
aions and disability allowances, ave
hundred million sterling. II German,
carries out this year the Paris pro.
posals h will have to find one hun.
dred and twenty million sterling-one,
fourth the sum Great Britain alone
has to find.
France Needs Huee Sum
France, in addition to the war
charges and pension list. has to ant
] twelve billion francs for repairing hei
n devastated aeAa (1Aernanv <hnvS<osA