The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-06
Franco MobiIlzes 100000.

Paris, May 6.-France today began
mohnizing a half million soldiers to
invade Germany at the slightest eva
sion or the allied terms.
IF any one of the obligations are
evaded in any way. we will invade"
Premier BRAND declared as he went
into conference with President Miller
and and the cabinet to complete final
arrangements to enforce the allied de-
mands.
France has $4,000 men on the
Phine. BRAND announced that even
il Germany accepts the ultimatum, the
class of 1919, just called to the colors,
will not be demobilized until the
young men of the 1921 class has been
trained to replace it. The 1921 class
went TO its training camps two weeks
ago.
Under present arrangements. a
force of 10000 men will constitute
the first army of invasion. If it moves
iato the Ruhr valley. it will take with
it 200 tanks. several hundred armored
cars and twenty motorized batteries.
Large cavalry forces and engineering
troops are held In readiness at Dus-
scldorf.
Accounting To Be Strict.
The strict accounting to be demand
ed OF Germany was shown in this
statement by Premier BRAND:
Our ambassador at Berlin has been
instructed to notify Germany that she
must hand over to us thousands and
thousands of rifles and cannons. Ger
tain forts and hundreds of machine
guns have not been delivered to us as
yet. Germany also must start demo-
bilizing the Bavarian army.
''If she refuses these things, the
penalties will be applied. Germany
must pay without delay the money due
us under the treaty. 1t is impossible
to hesitate.
There are the facts. If she does
not pay, we enter the Ruhr. If any of
the obligations are evaded in any way
whatsoever, we shall occupy German
territory. 1t is not words we want.
but money. It is not by written prom
ises but action that we will judge Ger
many now"
Must Pay Now in Gold.
Payment of one billion gold marks
TO the allies within twenty-five days is
demanded of Germany in the instrIIc-
tions handed the German mission here
by the 'reparations commission.
Publication of the note here today
showed Berlin was instructed to pay
the allies 6,750,00O,O00 pounds in the
following manner One billion gold
marks (S235,OOO,OO0) within twenty
five days: annual payments of 1OO,-
100000 pounds ($5O0, 900, ,00O); fifty
million pounds within three months
The sum is about $25O,O0O.OOO. 1t ap-
plies on the first annual payment
German exports to be taxed 80 pei
cent expected to yield S500.000, 00(
annually. interest on bond issues Il
be drawn from that source.
Germany is called upon to iSsut
three series of bonds. The first is fol
60O.OOO,0O0 pounds (S3.000.000,0 ,000) t.
be delivered July 1. The second is fol
1.9OO.OOO.0OO pounds C$9,50O.0OO .0OO)
"a ind . n !
(S2125O, 5O,O00,0O0) is to be delivered
as the reparations commission decides
it can be paid.
Germany is called upon also to de
liver to any allied country what ma
terials may be needed for repairing
devastated regions. such deliveries tt
apply on the reparations account.
British Navy Ready.
London. May 6.-Britain's battl
squadrons were ready for actor
against Germany today.
Preliminaries went ahead with tn,
usual secrecy. Plans of the admiralt.
were shrouded in mystery.
1t was understood the fleet woult
contribute to a naval demonstration
at German ports but that no blockad
would be attempted.
Mobilization of the fighting ship
for such a maneuver could be con
Quoted quickly and probably withou
publicity.
Polish Revolt Foremost.
Berlin. May Germany today pre-
pared to set up a mediocre cabinet 70
the purpose of accepting the allie
reparations terms, meanwhile turnin
attention of the public to the Polls
invasion of Upper Silesia.
The country was in a fever hea
over the outbreaks in Upper Silesis
As a result, discussion of the allie
demands and even the rebuilding @
the cabinet took second place.
DR.. Gustav Stresemann continue
today as the chief candidate for tn
chancellorship with the possibilit
that Herr Stegewald would assume tn
foreign affairs portfolio.
Pay little Attention.
Little attention was paid the candi
dates for minor offices in the minis