Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-03
GERMANS TO HEAR
THEIR FATE today;
ALLIES WAIT To HIT
Dire Consequences to Fol
low Failure to Comply
With Items.
HUNS COUNTER-PROPOSA
MERITS NO DISCUSSION
Details of What Steps Will Be
Taken to Enforce Demands
Withheld.
MAY BLOCKADE ALL PORTS
Communication is Described i'm
Some Circles as Being in Ma
turc OF UItimatun.
HUNS COUNTER-PROPOSAL
MERITS NO DISCUSSION
MAY BLOCKADE ALL PORTS
Communication Is Described i'm
Some Circles as Being in Ma
turc OF Ultimatum.
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iSD.>bo.N, IiaTcn -.----l ne Germans
at noon tomorrow will! hear the unan-.
imous decision OF the allied powers
on the counter proposals which DR..
Slmons. the German Foreign Sccrc-
tary and head OF the German dele
gation presented yesterday at the
Preparations conference In Lancaster
House. and tho consequences which
will follow their failure TO comply
with the allied terms
There IL little doubt as to the ma
ture OF the reply. for In n statement
Issued after 4 meeting Of the supreme
council this evening. the counter pro-
posals are described as "mcrI,inE
neither examination nor discussion"
Details OF what steps viii be taken
to enforce the demands OF the allies
are withheld tonight. 1t being con
sidered only an act OF courtesy 10
let the Germans hear them before
they are published. But /, is learned
that the British Premier has been
won over TO the French View
Lloyd George consented today TO
10 the employment Of armed forces
against Germany. in the even, OF her
noncompliance. TO the extent Of the
occupation OF Mannheim By British.
French and Belgian troops and also
of the Rphr ports on the Rhine.
May blockade Ports.
There may possibly also ba "a block
adc OF German ports. although some
OF the powers are opposed TO this
The reply il dcEcribed In some cir
clcs as being in the nature of an ul-
;imatum. The seriousness of the stem
ywhich is being taken. both in refus-
Ing to discuss the German counter
proposals and in the action to follow
may be judged by the long and earn
est consideration the allies gave TO IL,
The French Premier NJ BRAND
favors immediate action. on the
ground that the Germans are eyadIng
the terms Of the treaty, while the
british and Italians have advised
asains prec!piac movement After Il
long conference on the proposed
economic and military measures. in
which Marshal Foch, Field Marshal
Wilson and Italian and Belgian ox-
perts participated. y unanimous de-
cision was reached. This conference
was held in Downing Street, the scene
Of so many history making events
The Germans, who remained In
their hotel throughout the day.
eagerly scanning the tlckers. oues
tioning callers regarding the hap
penings at 81. James palace, and
communicating what they could
gather to Berlin. were drspondont
tonight. when their homes that dif
ierehces might arise between the al
Hes to Tighten their country's bur
den were dashed by the finding Of the
conference. One OF them remarked:
We'll. perhans that is the only way
out. II BRAND yielded. his govern
inent would fall; IL We yielded our
government would fall. Therefore.
s the only course is for the allies to
impose their terms"
TO Take Over Reccip,s.
German customs receipts in the
occupied territory wonld be taken
over as the first step In forcing the
payment OF Germanys obligations.
should that prove necessary, under
pans being drawn up by a commit
Tee or the supreme council today.
W NO indication that the allies intend
Ito occupy additional German territory
atNpresent appears in the instructions
given by the allied leaders to this
committee. which Is framing n reply
TO the German reparations PROPOSALS
made Tuesday.
Instructions given this committee
were in substance:
"First-The allied governments de-
cline to, discuss proposals advanced
81 with evident bad faith.
2 "Second--Gcrmany shall ne re-
minded OF her various violations Of
the peace treaty.
"Third-Thc- German government,
shall be informed OF Immediate stems
the allies are determined to take in
beginning to enforce the collection
of Germany's obligations"
The allied representatives met M
ST. James Palace at noon to receive
the report OF the military and juri-
dicial experH who had spent the
morning drawing up plans for ac-
,ion. Andrew Bonar Law. govern
ment leader In the Housd of Com,
. mons. and one OF the governments
foremost financial experts. attended
the conference for the first time. l.
The Germans today were merely
marking time. Tho results OF yes
terday's conference had been COM
municated to Berlin. but up to this
afternoon they had received no new
Instructions.
After celebrating for an hour
upon-tho report Of the experts. the
heads of the allied delegations re-
seturned the report with certain sue-
!, gestions which will be Incorporated
in rcdraft of'the document. 1t was
1 announced the experts would reas-
semble at o'clock and that the
allied LEADER Wonid again go into
ssession at P. M, r. fa 2 :.