The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-29
May Is New Date Set for I'M
posing New Penalty.
Ready TO Act Alone, But Wants
Entente Support.
SUPREME COUNCIL DECIDES
United States Ideas to DOmi-
nate Final Decision.
Sec'y Hughes Policy on Rep
aratiOns Has Been Formulated.

London, April 29.-RegardIess of
allied action on Germans reparations
proposals an invasion of the Ruhr
probably will be delayed until May
Is, It was learned here today.
France is prepared for the invasion
ready to act alone of the allies give
only their moral support, but is eX-
pected to await a decision by the su-
preme council. which meets tomor-
row Premier BRAND. who was due
here today for the council session, left
his ministers prepared to act on any
word from him.
L. S. Will Dominate.
American thought was expected to
dominate the supreme council 1t was
believed that the Harding admlnlstra-
tion might make recommendations IN
regard to the German offer when
would determine the councils final
action.
Altho both France and Great
Britain officially condemned the Ger
man offer as Unacceptable, the Brit
ish still clung to the hope that the
United States would obtain a better
offer from Berlin.
Reports here and in Paris were that
President Harding is endeavorlng TO
have Germany submit a proposal TOT d
larger indemnity and to make the
provisions clearer.
Hughes Decides Policy.
washington, April 29.-Secretary OF
State Hughes today may put into eN-
ecution a course which he is uhder-
stood to have decided tentatively upon
for the United States to follow III tue
reparations crisis.
DesDite the secrecy being observed.
the possible courses for Hughes TO
take now have become fairly well de-
fined in the minds OF observers mere
The most drastic course is TO MAKE
representations to France against the
proposed occupation of the Ruhr with
the implied threat that American
forces. on the Rhine would be WITH
drawn if the French armies advanced.
Other courses that this government
ma take are:
A note to all the principal allied
powers urging negotiations be opened
ut once in final effort to settle the
rtNlrations problem
:. reply to Germany on that coun-
tr-'s new proposal. statinG this govern
meut had Jrought tho proposals 10 ths
attention Of the allied powers VINO hau
rejected the proffer
=; Immediate resumption Of American
rcpr sentation in the supreme aimed
!. An aloof attitude by this govern
m nj in which no positive action of any
Kind would be taken.
Rcrnstorff Defends Cabinet.
Berlin. Apri 29.-Criticism levelled
at the German cabinets appeal to
President Harding in the reparatlons
question was calculated toN weaken
still further the position of German
diplomacy abroad, declared Count Won
Berns orff. former ambassador to the
United States, in his maiden speech
before the reichstag yesterday. Sup
porting the German note to Washing
ton. the former ambassador depre-
tiCaf n discussion
National unity" he said, "alone
will enable us to overcome the menace
with which we are confronted
"The United States is actuated
chiefly by economic motives in its
treatment of European problems.
America cannot possibly be interested
in seeing Germany dismembered, or
deprived of territory which is now
coveted in the western quarters of Eu-
rope.
from the United States I believe would
be an error. The present issue. how
ever, is not purely political but 1t in
wolves the principle of firmly estah-
fishing the solidarity OF the interests
of all nations"
Proof of this may be found in pre-
vailing world conditions The United
States is overstocked with raw ma
terials which we badly need. The
thought of solidarity of nations. how
ever involves the principle that thf
negotiations be conducted on a basis
of equality.
THE imposition of the penalties will
which we ere threatened would be tan
tamount to a resurrection of the state
of war. Under these conditions we
feel we were justified in making al
eleventh hodr appeal to arbitration t
this end, we proposed giving the
United States an opportunity to propa
gate the principle to which its presen
as well as its former administration
have fully subscribed"
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