The Snowflake herald. [volume] (Snowflake, Ariz.) 1913-1969, 1922-09-08
ARMY MARCHING
ON GERMANY
POINCARE'S CABINET DECIDES
TOT USE coERcIvE MEASURES
TO FORCE PAYMENTS.
SITUATION DESPERATE
SCHROEDER PLEADS lMMEDI.
ATE RELIEF TO PREVENT TO-
tai COLLAPSE OF MARK.

Paris.-Grim determination to OBJ
tain PREPARATIONS from Germany, seize
guarantees and enforce such payments
in the event that the reparations COM
missions decision should grant NOR
atorium to Germany without exacting
the securities demanded by France, is
everywhere evident in French official
circles.
The war office also is very busy
and is in constant communication with
General De Couettes headquarters at
Mayence. Large movements of troops
were reported from Nancy, Metz and
the Rhineland and there seemed to be
no doubt in the minds of officials gen
orally that the occupation of the Ruhr
was a foregone conclusion should the
commissions decision go against
France.
withheld in order not to interfere
with the work of the commission, and
owing to the desire of the French gov
eminent to allow the German delegates
every possible opportunity to make a
final proposal which might be accept
able to France, French officials talk
and act as if the plan were adopted
and Frances decision to take cOercive
measures against Germany had al
ready been decided upon.
Herr Schroeder's propositions to the
commission are described as "abso-
lutely unacceptable"
The Germans were given two hear
ings but failed to produce any new
concessions.
Herr Schroeder, as spokesman, as
serted that the situation in Germany
is desperate. He pleaded with the al
lies to grant immediate relief, in order
to prevent the total collapse of the
mark and the probable fall of the
Wirth government. The Germans
spoke their final word at a brief aft
ernoon session and left without re-
ceiving any encouragement from the
commission
Herr Schroeder's final proposal to
the reparations commission was a re-
quest for a moratorium for cash pay
ments during the remainder of 1922
only, with new plan for 1923, name
ly, that If a moratorium were granted
then the German government would Sc
cure coal and timber by private con-
tracts with the induStrialiStS.
The proposal involves huge amounts
of wood and coal, which are not yet
estimated, but Herr Schroeder later
pointed out that at the present time
100000 tons of coal alone are being
delivered monthly. 1t was specified
that the proposal must generally be
accepted by all the members Of the
reparations commission.
Premier Poincare had long confer
ence with NJ Viviani, and the minister
Of finance, M. DeLasteyrie. Later he
received Andre Lefevre, former minis
ter of war, most persistent advocate
of the adoption of strong measures
toward Germany.
M. Lefevre appeared in great spirits
as he emerged from the Poincare cab
met.
"Our only chance to get anything
from Germany he said, sis for us to
go and take it. This is what l have
been preaching since the signing Of
the peace treaty. l am happy to find
that my viewpoints will prevail
Berlin-The cabinet has decided to
reject new demands sent through Herr
Schroeder of the German finance min
istry by the PREPARATIONS commission in
Paris for some productive or gold
guarantees as a condition to the grant