New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-14
~.,,;ssion Notifies Her
$4,000, 900 Must Be Paid;
o.Year Moratorium Plea
$ Will Be Decided Later
france Is Utterly Calm
s.ouIe Cart Will Be Upset.
.s7emps" Says, if British
/ Ignore Paris Opposition
Nv Wilbur Forrest


..prs July iS.--The Repsration
--;,,,on to-day oficialiy notified
,,v that Il vas unable 20 con
). ,hs demand for postponement
a, July is psymen, Of about IS
,sa and that the additional request
~, moratorium on cash payments
,,o years must be subject to
81 inquiry. with n decision later.
,ot expected that the commits
,IIl attempt 70 RUE on the latter
before the middle OF Angus,
risn ter calm IN inner circles OF
lr rneh government might be re-
az more ominous than the
fsEsse IL. which have hitherto
rfe..sS.rv German attempt 70 dodge
r-,sts. The present situation ~
are serious for France tnnh ~
tine since the Chamoer OF Depu
~ s.t,sed the Versailles treaty, Ana
n".nAsblv would be wholly mlsieao-
attempt 20 draw serious con
~ a. 10 Frances intentions from
s.a,x,rj signs to-day. FL,
c,bInet and Council Meet
,.so,. 20 the PREPARATION Com
r I.,, meeting this afternoon, wnen
risho. .narinr It's provisional answer
ava ksrands from Berlin, an ofneiai
% tne 1T news agency issued the
l.rsxingi "The Cabinet met '1 ~
in or-i under the presidency OF ~ ~
ygSis,ssd. The meeting was deyo.so
",,sSiting current affairs. Lates
,f,Sruoon the same agency lsseeu
us |. ,,stement rs follows: The su-
ns s War Council met this afternoon
psn.' 80 presidency Of NJ. Millerand.
s,es. ssrsi. oflcial temps opens
Is.,,v ,tudied analysis OF the repa-
sI ,;,uation as follows: mo one
$500, ,1nSsrstand the gravity OF the
=. momsnt. All German payments
.-,ln brought up and with theih
" .,,s subject Of European peace.
p.rv comments the Temps,
s@s; one reason for her demand
-, moratorium-the fan OF lne
THE German argument comes n
-. 10 this, says the Temps,
-. nav because we cannot pay,
=. ave- continues 70 common. on
1ruan demands In detail and the
.sS,iisv Of them being granted over
800. Mad by the other Allies IN
nv nnissIon. The Temps con-
sslss Is follows;
May Upset Apple Cart
"a :, stternpt Is made TO ignore
$50 onposition. the French govern
-, N our opinion, has only one
80, IA do. resume complete hoerty
u 80, md. as our English frienos
nv r,set the apple cart There are
rnrs Of doing this: .r..p
az, two courses Of action open 10 the
yr,sek government: First, that the
,evsrnment notify England that ths
E,r,n attitude must not ADMIT OF
vrnept 81 capital OF interest on the
1900 deht before the French treas
= Lss received sums equivalent 20
a. di.bursed already IN the oe-
ur,.ed regions, and, second, that the
nrsh government must notify us
tI.r.tes on the Reparation Commis-
"A, that no consent to a moratorium,
s,,. Ia given before France is assured
Ia positive manner OF sums heeesS"iS
repair the deNhslhteu We
lie Tntransigeant" says "the PROB,
ans Of separations and inter-Aliied
t.h.s are never so inseparable as now,
vksn France faces no more money
ron Germany and both Great Britain
tra the United States are calling on
Ter 70 pay"
Bases Fight on Treaty Clause
france is said to base her fight
against granting a moratorium on par
sgrsph p Of annex 2 Of the Versailles
treaty Which says that all German
revenues mast be devoted 20 meeting
rpsniiors before payment OF funds
sloetitd for internal obligations. ms
means say the French. that interest
Ysynsr.s on internal bonds must stop.
! vas srgued that this move would az
~. large numbers Of German bond
k1srs, who thus would be forciblyeon-
rfxd that Germany must meet her
t.i;y obligations.
Causes Of Germany's present desper-
ih situation and the consequent en-
hilannent Of the Allies may be par
rily explained by the report Of the
Allied Lommittee on Guarantees which
VII return 10 Paris in few days after
mere than q month spent in Berlin.