The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-03
Supreme Council Will Withhold
Action by Navies.
Entente Completes Ultimatum
Demands To Be Sent Berlin.
NEED AMERICAN He
ReappOintment of Delegates by
C. S. Now Awaited.
Premiers May Make Decision
on Frontiers for Poland.

London, May 3.-The allied supreme
council today decided to take no naval
action against Germany without con-
Isulting the United States.
The committee of experts, at this
mornings session reported on the plan
worked out concerning the guarantees
to be demanded of Germany for the
payment of reparations and the coun-
Gil will consider it this afternoon.
Occupation of the Ruhr coal basin,
in the event such action should be-
come necessary, was considered by the
council with the military representa-
tives of the allies. The council then
noon. 1t is expected the council will
finish its work today.
In addition to placing its seal of
approval on the terms to be presented
to Germany, the council, it was be-
lieved, would announce its decision
relative 10 the division of Upper ST.
lesia between Poland and Germany.
Unofficial reports published here
last night stated that the districts of
Pless and Rybnik and a part of Kat
towitz would be awarded Poland il
the advice of the interallied commits
sion which conducted the plebiscite
in Upper Silesia was accepted. These
districts are in the extreme southern
end of Silesia and contain many of the
important coal mines in southeastern
Germany.
Pending a reply from Berlin rela-
tive to the reparations proposals,
France and Great Britain will be pre-
pairing coercive, measures. Upwards
of 100000 members of the class of
1913 have been called to the French
colors and dispatches from the Rhine
| land tell of important troop move
ments toward the Ruhr district, occu-
patton of which. the allies declare. will
| follow should Berlin refuse to meet
the entente terms.
| Want American Help.
Desire for American assistance in
solving German problems found ex-
preston today in an article published
by the London Times.
disappointment of American repre-
sentatives. the newspaper declared
would be welcomed by the supreme
| council, the reparations commission
and the council of ambassadors
The Daily News said: with America
| in the picture there would be some
hope of adjustment and temporary
| solution"
THE one obviously sensible course"
! remarked the Daily Express, lis for
the allies to seek Americas good Of
/ fices in arbitration. Thus We could
make sure of payments. By any other
means we run the risk of further beg
gary without any guarantee OF COM
pensation."
The Times disclosed the fact that
yesterdays proceedings at the session
of the drafting committee and that of
the supreme council were again wi
vacious" In the committee support
was found for Premier Brands de-
mand that the ultimatum to Germany
should be firmly worded as against
the tendency of Earl Curzon to whit
| tie it down.
Lloyd George Yields.
| Paris, May 3.-Premier BRAND won
| British consent to military action in
Germany only after a sharp challenge,
according to reports here today from
the supreme council.
| Premier Lloyd George yielded to the
! plan of French mobilization pending
/ Germany's answer to the last ultima
ton would be ordered whether the
British consented or not.
| Lloyd George and Count Sforza.
Italian representative. hesitated
moment and then podded an unenthu-
siastic consent.
1t was believed here, however. that
J Great Britain will support any mill
tary movement deemed necessary.
| The French press today appeared
J concerned over the possibility that the
entente is weakening in its attitude
! towards Germany. Several papers
! warned Premier BRAND that he faces
a defeat when parliament reconvenes
/ May 19 if Germany has not yielded
before then.
| London correspondents of Paris
newspapers, supposedly close to the
\ French delegation, stressed the decla-
I ration that Lloyd George expects the
= United States to intervene before ac-
| tual invasion of Germany begins.