Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-28

LONDON, April 28.-Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George. speaking In the
house of commons today on Ger
many's reparations proposals said:
II very much regret 70 say they
are thoroughly unsatisfactory and
wish il had been possible for me to
say they alter the situation"
The premier also told the house
that the British government is COM
mitted to action, SO far as the West
phalia coal fields are concerned. if
the German proposals are unsatisfac-
tory, adding:
"It is not for me To zzy whether
another opportunity win be given
Germany"
Reuters news agency announced
today 1t had learned that France had
instructed Ambassador Jusserand I'm
Washington to thank the United
States government "for It's assurance
the United States would not deliver
the German reparations note without
the approval Of he Allies"
Germany's attempt To clarity GER
tain of hw reparations proposals, In
compliance with the request OF the
British foreign office yesterday, are
said, in official British circles 90
have resulted in even greater confu-
sion. Great Britain has asked for fur
ther explanations and informal ex-
changes are in progress.
The present position OF Breat Brit
ain is said to be that the proposals
are still "skeptical" and very unsatis-
factory. As an outgrowth OF the Brit
ish inquiry is the statement that Ger
many now suggest that the annuities
extend for period OF from 80 20 75
years, or even longer, instead Of the
original az originally mentioned
/. This is declared to be a sample OF
the "evasive" methods Of Germany
which cannot be allowed 20 continue.
PARIS, April 2S.-The applica-
tion of further penalties TO Germany
and the tracing Of new boundries be-
tween Poland and German. Upper
Silesia will be discussed by the su-
preme allied council at London Satur-
day. it was learned here today.
The determination of the frontier
in Silesia will be based upon reports
of the plebiscite commission which
supervised the voting held in Upper
Silesia, and the recommendation of
the council of ambassadors. IL Is un-
derstood the United States will be in
vited to have a Representative a the
meeing.
The German counter-proposals on
reparations, as transmitted TO Presi-
! dent Harding at Washington, are ab-
solutely unacceptable and the French
ambassador to the United States, M.
Jusserand, has been notified to this
effect.
The proposals. are characterized by
government officials rs "a step back
ward" and are declared to give no
promise of satisfactory settlement.
All eyes are now turned on Washing
ton, where the counter-proposals are
under advisement, but no new fact
had developed here up to midnigt to
alter the situation as it concerns the
attitude of France.
The general feeling is that occupa-
tion of the Ruhr region of Germany
Is unavoidable, but it is believed i'm
some way the Berlin government may
be made to understand, through
Washington, the gravity of the situa-
tion and the fact that no proposals
can be considered by the French gov
ernment unless based on the Paris
conditions.
The action of the reparations COM
mission is in accordance with the pro-
visions of the treaty that the findings
Of the commission as to the amount Of
damage done the civilian populations
Of the allied and associated powers
and to the property during the per-
iod of the belligerency of each. must
be communicated TO the German gov
ernment on or befor May 4, 1921.