The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-25
LONG DELAY
IN RECEIVING
GERMAN NOTE
State Department Officials
Have Not Received Counter
Proposals on Reparations-
May Withhold Text.
!|OFFER $47,6OO,oO0,oOO
fRv Associated press)

has been an unexplained delay In the
transmission from Berlin of the Ger
man counter proposals on reparation,
which were handed last night TO Amer
lean Commissioner Dresel at the Ger
man capital. State department Off
GERS has expected to have the docu-
ment before them at the beginning of
business today, but when they reached
their Offices they found it had not
reached the department. The German
memorandum was understood to be
lengthy one, and if such was the case.
il probably was not put on Ihe cables
until last night, as considerable time
would have been required for codine
it. Probably an equally long time will
be necessary for its de-coding after
its arrival here.
In advance of the receipt of the doc
ument, administration ofhcials de-
clined to comment on its reported
contents nor would tEat indicate
whether it woud be made public i'm
mediatcly after its arrival. 1t was,
generally expected, however, that the
text would be withheld until Secre-
tary Hughes could confer with Presi-
dent Harding and with tie French and
British ambassadors.
BERLIN, April 25.-The German
government is refraining from making
public today its note to the United
States on reparations in order 10 give
President Harding, it is explained. an
opportunity to consider and make in
quirieS concerning ii, if he desires,
before forwarding it to the allies.
Indications were today that next
Saturdays meeting of the supreme
council would be held in London. 1t
developed that the Belgian and Ital-
ian delegations had been invited to
come to London that day.
The Reichstag will not be given the
text of the communica tion until Tues
day Foreign Minister Simons an
, nounced today that he would merely
present to the Reichstag this after
noon ''the status of Germanys for
| eign relations" not divulging the new
counter-proposals on reparations.
The payment by Germany of 2o0.-
600 900 900 gold marks. SAT 7,60o, 600, 900
normal exchange for reparations,
is roughly the proposal submitted by
Germany for transmission to the al
lies, according to sources close to the
government.
The payments will be spread over
| a period of from 80 to AZ years, or
less, according to Germany's economic
recovery.
Germany's counter proposals on
| reparations, it was learned today. re-
| frain from proposing the assumption
| by Germany of the allies debts TO the
| United States.
! LONDON, April 25-Premier Lloyd
George stated in the house of COM
| mons this afternoon that if the new
German reparations proposals which
had not yet been received. proved un-
satisfactory, Great Britain would sup
port France at next Saturdays allied
conference in her proposals for the
occupation of the Westphalan coal
| fields.
| Unofficial advices from Berlin de-
clare Germany has offered liberal
compromise between the allied rep
araton demands, as formulated at
Paris last January. and the German
counter proposals laid before the en-
tente leaders in this city early in
! March. The German government was
to submit the text of its note to the
| foreign relations committee of the
Reichstag today and then go before
that legislative body to explain its po-
sition and perhaps demand a vote of
confidence. Discussing the situation
editorially today. the Morning Post
rejoiced at the failure of what 1t called
"Germany's intrigue to get the United
States committed to the German view
point on the Ruhr question"
president Harding is too good an
American to embroil himself in the
| European situation" the newspaper
! continued. We should be foolish to
expect any help from him. but we may
at least count confidently on his neu-
trality.
LYMPNE, April 25-Final arrange
ments for the meeting of the supreme
allied council to be held next Saturday
were made by Prime Minister Lloyd
George and Premier BRAND before
they separated here this morning fol-
| lowing their conference relative to
German reparations. Both the pre-
miers rose early and had long con-
versation relative to details of the
situation they were unable to discuss
yesterday.
Should the report of the allied com
mission which exercised control over
the plebiscite in Upper Silesia be re-
ceived in time, the future status OF
that district will be brought before
the supreme council at its meeting
Saturday.
Premier BRAND left Lympne during
the forenoon. planning to embark at
Folkestone at noon for the channel
crossing. Before leaving he expressed
satisfaction over his consultations
with Mr.. Lloyd George. He expects to
return to England Friday or Satur-
day for the meeting of the allied SUI
preme council.
PARIS, April 25.-Entire satisfAc-
ton with the result of yesterdays .
conference at Lympne. Eng. between
Premier BRAND and Prime Minister
Lloyd George was expressed by news
papers here today. The Echo de
Paris declared the energy Of n.
BRAND had convinced Mr. Lloyd
George of the Justice of the French
point Of ytax- s.