The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-07
will NOT TOLERATE
MORE DELAY GERMANS
ON INDEMNITY PAYMENT
Officially Announced Full Penalties Threatened Last
Week Will Be Put Into Effect at Once-Foch Orders
His Forces to Advance

posed the German proposal of five
annual payments with an agreement
to be reached later on, the total sum
to be paid. Germany refused to con-
slider the entente suggestion of annual
payments of three billion marks for
thirty years.
Foreign Minister Won Simons of Ger
many gave notice of his intention of
appealing to the league when he said
to the allied representatives during
their meeting today:
Germany is not a member of the
Ieag que but she has signed the pact.
1 therefore appeal to the league in the
name of the German government
against the penalties by which we are
menaced.'
Hurry Out of London.
At the time in anticipation of a
rupture, the German delegation made
prepa tions to leave London tomor-
row at 2:3O D. m. The forenoon ses-
sion closed after Won Simons had pre-
sented the German proposals and
Lloyd George showed his disapproval
of them.
'1 am afraid / must tell you there is
no doubt as to the answer the allies
are forced to give" Lloyd George said.
II think it is desira bic, owing to the
gravity of the situation that we ad-
JOurn until 4.oU Wneu we call OS gwen
carefully considered answer.
Won Simons got into communication
with Berlin Immediately on arrival at
his hotel following the conference.
Lloyd George, arriving at st. James
ralace, was cheered by a big crowd in
the streets.
Make them pay!' the crowd
yelled.
No Hope to Avert Ruptures
=
The Germans appeared to have lit
tie hope of averting a rupture after
the session today.
Lloyd George asked Won Simons If
the delegation was prepared to offer
guarantees for payments extending
over the first five years.
The German replied that it was not.
but that he favored the appointment
now of a commission to begin the
work of establishing future payments.
The German stipulation that Upper
Silesia shall be retained proved an OBJ
stacle to the negotiations today.
British Rcservists Warned?
report that the war office Sad warned
reservists to hold themselves in readi-
ness for mobilization. The war office
issued a denial.
The conference between the heads
of the allied governments and repre-
sentatives of the German government
which began at noon today for dis
cussion IF the reparations question
took an adjournment at 1880 O'Clock
until 4:30 p. m.
DIR. Walter Simons head of the Ger
man delegation, told the allies the
Germans rejected the proposals for
mulated at Paris and had decided to
revert to the idea of a provisional ar
This would call for the payment OF
fixed annuities for the first five years
and would give the equivalent of the
IL per cent tax on German export.
The German Proposition.
The German proposition was made
| conditional upon the plebiscite to be
held in Upper Silesia being decided IL
favor of Germany and upon the re
moval of all commercial restrictions
Won Simons declared that owing t.
a divergence of views among the Ger
mans, it was necessary to abandon the
idea of fixing total for the indem
nifty. The allies proposal for /.
per cent tax on German exports is no
practicable, he declared, but the Ger
mans will accept it.
| Won S1mOnS SAID II the allleS WOUl(
accept the proposal, the German
would assign their experts to cooper
ate with the allies to draft an agree
ment, proceeding as soon as possible
thereafter to fix payments for 1
thirty year period.
Asked Weeks Delay.
He declared it would be necessar.
to ask a weeks delay If the allies in
sist on fixing the indemnity total now
| However. the Germans modified
their original rejection of the allie'
demands with the following counte
} proposals:
1. Agreement to make five of tn
yearly payments demanded by the al
lies. (The allies demanded payment
extending over forty-two years..
2. Acceptance of the IL per cent Ia
, on exports, provided that Germany b
permitted to float a loan; that Uppe
Silesia remain German and that com
: mercial restrictions against German
be abolished.
Berlin Cabinet in Session.
, Berlin. March THE German cab
met met at $50 a. m. to remain i
t session until the reparations sittings
' London had been concluded.
l 1t was reported the cabinet has sen
= instructions to London. but member
refused to comment, pointing to tn
z delicacy of the negotiations
/; There were hints. however, that tn
CABINET will approve acceptance of tn
= former French plan for six or seve
annuities after which the total woul
be fixed.