The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-07
TROOPS WILL ADVANCE
UPON INDUSTRIAL AREA
AND take THREE CITIES
Berlin Counter Proposal
for War Settlement Is
Rejected by Meet.

London, March 7-(Asseci.
ated Press)-Allled troops will
march into Germany tsmonow
in accordance with decision u
the allies to lnillct on Germany
the penalties provided for -
cause of the non.fulflllmont Of
her PeparadOn obligations, Il
was announced officially this
evening.
After the Germans left the
conference late this afternoon,
the British, French and Belgian
premiers telegraphed orders
for the immediate occupation
by the allied troops Of Ruhrort,
Duisburg and Dusseldorf.
London, March 7-(Associa.
ted Press )-Appllcation Of tho
penalties upon Germany fer
non.fulfllment Of her repars.
tions requirement was decided
upon by the allies here this
afternoon.
The penalties in question
were announced to the Ger.
mans last Thursday by Lloyd
George, the British premier.
They are:
Occupation Of the cities Of
Duisburg, Dusseldorf and Ruh.
rort, in the German Industrial
area beyond the RhinA By
troops Of the allies.
sImposition BY each allied
country Of such Q tax On Ger.
man imports - 1t may deem
fitting.
SThe establishment Of . Gus
toms boundary under allied
control along tho Rhine"
Lloyd George informed the
Germans today that not only
were the proposals made By
Foreign Minister SimOns this
morning unacceptable TO tho
allies, but Notwithstanding the
interval since last weeks con.
ference, the Germans had not
made such an advance in their
propositions rs would justify
pOstponement Of the imposition
Of the penalties.
The British premier said he
must announce on behalf OF the
allies a failure to come TO even
an approximate understanding
with the Germans.
"Until we get proposals from
Germany which means a pet.
manent settlement there can be
no peace" he declared.
London, March 7.-(By the
Associated Press.) = The con.
ference between the heads Of
the allied governments and
representatives Of the German
government, which began at
noon today for discussion Of
the reparations questions, took
m adjournment at 1:N o'clock
until 4:30 p. m.
New proposals, which, II was
stated In French quarters, were
unacceptable, were submitted
to the supreme allied council
here this morning before the
reparati0n conference opened
tod2y's meeting. The general
conference met at noon.
DR.. Walter Simons, head Of
the German delegation, told the
allies the Germans rejected the
proposals formulated at Paris,
and had decided to revert the
idea Of . provisional arrange.
ment that they had prepared.
They woald call for the pay.
ment of fixed annuities for The
first FIVE years, and would give
the equivalent of the II PEI
cent tax on German exports.
1t was unofIieially reported
here ut 12:4s o'clock, that the
allies had decided to inform The
Germans that penalties would
be applied. These penalties
were outlined TO the Germans
BY Premier Lloyd George lasl
Thursday.
The German prepositioa was
made conditional upon the
plebisclte to be held in Upper
Silesia being decided In favsz
of Germany and upon the re.
moval Of all commercial 70.
shictl0ns.
Ask Weeks Delay.
"If We have to make propos;
the total reparation
will have to ask for a weel
to consult Berlin"
Simon said in making his propo
lion.
Shortly after / O'Clock the Br
sh representatives were leavi
he conference. The situati
seemed serious, as It did not 10
as II an agreement was 81
reached.
DR.. Simons, In continuing ]
to the conference. y
he had purposely avoided referen
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