Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-03-08
TEUTS MUST MEET
DEMANDS OF ALLIES
COUNTER PROPOSALS. ARE OF
SUCH NATURE AS TO GIVE I'M
PRESTON OF DEFIANCE
MUST C0NCEDE BY MARCH 7
Course That the Allies Will Take Pro.
Vlded Germany Fails to Meet Her
Obligations Ia Outlined by Pre-
mIer David Lloyd George

London. March 5. - The Germans
have until Monday to bring their coun-
ter proposals to the Paris findings on
reparations into accord with the allies
views.
The British version Of DR. Simons'
reply TO Premier Lloyd George indicat-
ed that they would The German for
eign secretary protested against sane
tons (penalties) without legal founda-
ton This, according TO DR. Simons
is based on the treaty of Versailles.
which provides that penalties cannot
he enforced until after May l. but ig-
nores the allies contention that the
Germans have failed to comply with
the conditions OF the treaty
In presenting the allies case, Pre-
mier Lloyd George said the German
counter proposals have convinced the
allies that the German government
does not intend to carry out its treaty
obligations or IL has not the strength
to resist and face the selfish. short
sighted opposition on the sacrifice be-
ing demanded. The first essential fact
for them TO realize is that the allies.
while prepared TO listen TO every rea-
sonable plea arising out Of Germany's
difficulties, cannot allow any further
paltering with the treaty.
The allies decided, having regard
for the infractions of the treaty. that
Grmany intends further to defy the
treaty, determine ton indicated by
the counter proposals, the prime min
lister said and added:
we must act upon the assumption
that the German government is deIib-
erately in fault and unless we hear by
Monday that Germany is either pre-
pared to accept th~ Paris decision or
submit proposals which will in other
ways equally satisfactorily discharge
her obligation under the treaty of Yer
sailles- subject to the concessions
made in the Paris proposals we shall
from that date take the following
course under the treaty Of Versailles:
First: Occupation by the allied
troops OF Duisberg, Dusseldorf and
Ruhrort.
Second: Legislation by the respec-
tive parllaments requiring their ma
tionals 70 pay certain proportion of
all moneys due Germany on German
goods In their several governments,
such proportion to be retained on &C
count of repara lions. This Is in respect
TO goods purchased either in this coun-
try or any allied country from Ger
many.
Third: Amount OF duties collected
by German custom houses on the er.
ternal frontiers OF the occupied terri
tories to be paid to the reparations
commission, these duties to continue to
be levied in accordance with the Ger
man tariff line OF custom houses
to be established temporarily on the
Rhine and at boundary bridge heads
occupied by allied troops, the tariff 10
be levied on this line, both on the en-
try and export Of Goods, TO be deter
mined by the allied high commissioner
In the Rhine territory In conformity
with Instructions Of the allied govern
ments."
Or. Simons is In close consultation
with the other members OF the delegs.
ton and also with the Berlin cabinet,
and while some OF the Germans con
tinued to insist that they could go no
farther towards meeting the stand
point OF the allies, the belief prevailed
that they win mako navy prono.ale
which Mr.. Lloyd Georges speech was
aimed at inducing them to do. The
British prime minister's presentation
OF the allies case greatly pleased the
French. He drew a parallel between
German action now and at Frankfort !
In 1871, when the treaty was based on |
tho assumption that France was In the |
wrong, and generally demanded not
only reparation but payment by Frnnce
IF the whole cost OF the war.
Until Germany accepts the position |
that she IS responsible for the late war
and interprets her obligations accord.
ingly' said Mr.. Lloyd George, these
conferences win be futile"
He insisted, however. that the allies
were not going so far In the matter of
payment as the Germans went in 1871.
The German delegates sat very rigid
and gave no expression to their feel
ings throughout the speech. Or Simons
was extremely pale. There were no
signs Of any part Of the German dele
CATION leaving London.