Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-24
ASSENTS TO PLAN
TO MAKE GERMANY PAY Up
Consents to Ne,U French Proposal
To Occupy Additional
Rhine Territory

LYMPNE. Eng. April 23--It N
Great Rritain'S intention ~ abide hy
the provisions of the agreement reach
ed in Paris last January with regard
to what steps should be taken 10 c0erca
Germany into meeting her repn tion
debts: she agrees that failure Nv Ger
many 10 meet her obligations ~ this
respect should he met with further
pressure
That became known in the course Of
today'S meeting between Premier
I;riand and Premier Lloyd George. who
came here ~ confer on the situation
arising from Germany's stand nn tfa
rcIEra tiunS question. ami what ~ t0
IT, done IL She continues her re,Hlci-
trant attitude
NJ Hriaud. nj his own request. ~
planned to the british prime minister
.at conference which occupied thu
best part ~ this afternoon aud rv,.-
ming. the French proposals for setting
M an economic administration III part
~ Wc>tphalia. including the Ruhr coal
basin. should the Germans fail "a nay
rcparationS due Nav l. The proceeds
of this administrations such AZ taxa
iinn on coal exports and excess profits.
duties. lrvic~ nn German industrial e.
Establishments. would under the French
plan. y" placed in u pool nnf Of which
rcInraii"u> would h. raid The allies.
Although Nr. I.loyd George douhtie -
was aware nf the general character of
the French plans. from the communI.
cations exchanged between the British
and French foreign offices. Premier
BRAND expressed the wish ~ exnlaiu
personally ~nrnts nr Tho Fmr1ffnnt fra.
turcS affecting the general policy ~
the allies. in order 10 obtain com
TodayS conversations. therefore be-
gan with AT extended exposition Of the
French scheme hy NJ BRAND and Phil
lin Berthelot ~ the French foreign ~
flee. with Mr.. Lloyd George intrrrurnt-
ing them
The conversations were held m the
black and pold room Of the residence
OF Sir Phillip SaSSoon There was no
table i'm front of the cOnferees. WIN
lounged in arm chairs. Those present
besides the principals were NJ Kram-
merer. the official repository ~ many
French state secrets. and Sir Maurice
liankey. secretary 10 the committee
on imperial defense. Sir Phillip Kerr,
Robert g. VanSittart and VI. SyIveSte.
the latter four assisting Mr. Llovd
George
During the afternoon word reached
Iympne from Berlin that the German
cabinet was discussing fresh nroposal.
which II was reported might reach
here before the conference breaks M
Monday. VI. J. Asper. the Belgian for
eign minister. will visit London Tues-
day 10 discuss the reparatinn matter
with Mr. Lloyd George
Speaking jocuIarly this evening ~
G"rmany'S request ~ the United States
government that IL H. the intermediary
between the Germans and allies. Prem
Ter BRAND said: To hear this gives
me pleasure. because after the Wash
lngfon government forwarded Ger.
many proposals II would probably
make itself responsible fur their rx-
ecHtion
WASHINGTON, April 23-Germ-
anyS new note to the United States
on the reparations question had nor
arrived IN Washington tonight. NJ
though press dispatches from Ber-
I'm said i was sent during the dav.
Officials at the state department
prior 10 receipt Of the official text of
the comment declined to discuss the
reparatlons question.
STATE HEALTH RIIPEATI