New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-31
Large Troop Movements
Reported, and Ruhr
Will Be Seized Unless
Berlin Meets the Terms
Go and Take 1t,
Is Lefevre's Stand
Poincare Is Certain to
Quit Commission if
Moratorium Is Given


guarantees and enforce sucn payments
in the event that the Reparation Com
missions decision tomorrow should
grant moratorium: &c Germany with
out exacting the securities demanded
by France is everywhere evident in
French official circles tonight.
While official announcement is with
held in order not to interfere with
the work Of the commission, and owing
to the desire Of the French governme Mt
to allow the German delegates every
possible opportunity to make final
proposal which might be acceptable to
France, French officials talk and act as
If the plan were adopted and Frances 8
decision to take coerciye measures
against Germany already had been de-
cided upon.
War Office Very Busy
The War Office also is very busy, and
is in constant communication with
General Degoutte's 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 gem
orally that the occupation Of the Ruhr
was foregone conclusion should the
commissions decision go against
France.
Hope Of reaching compromise ac-
ceptable to all the Allied Powers was
virtually abandoned after the final
hearing accorded to Germany by the
Reparation Commission had resulted
in fiat refusal by France to agree to
I'll
by the German delegates. France
further indicated her decision not to
accept any of the other compromises
suggested to her by her Allies.
With the possibility of unanimous
decision extremely remote, it is reli-
ably reported that if the commission
grants moratorium by majority
vote France will Withdraw from the
commission 4gs
Herr schroeder'ss propositions to the
commission are described tas "abso-
lutely unacceptable Premier poin-
care had long conference tonight
with M. Viyiani and the Minister Of
Finance de Lasteyrie. Later he re-
ceived Andre Lefevre, former Minister
Of War, q most persistent advocate Of
the adoption Of strong measures toward
Germany
Lefevre appeared in great spirits as
he emerged from the Poincare Cabinet.
Our only chance to get anything
from Germany" he said, SIS for US
to go and take it. This is what have
been preaching since the signing of
the peace treaty. am happy to find
that my viewpoint will prevail.n
Whether the French Parliament will
be convened in extraordinary session
Will be decided at a meeting of the
council Of ministers presided over by
President Millerand Friday, but it ap-
pears that the French people through
out the country are splidly behind the
government, with the exception of the
Communists and Socialists, and ap-
prove the punitive measures which the
government may see fit to adopt.
Schroeder Makes Proposal
Schroeder's final proposal to the
Reparation Commission this afternoon
was request for O moratorium for
cash payments during the remainder of
1922 only, with now plan for 1923,
namely, that il a moratorium were
granted then the German government
would secure coal and timber by pri-
vate contracts with the industrialists,
a meeting for such arrangement would
take place at Wiesbaden, where dele
se-eS, - oAtA etAe Aspiration commission
could meet the German industrial
leaders, Herr SHINES and others.
The second proposition which Schroe-
der referred back to Berlin concerned
the revival of the former plans to
have the Reichsbank gold reserves
placed at the disposal of the Repara-
tion Commission, either at some point
OF the occupied zone or in the Bank OF
England. The Cabinet disposed of this
suggestion by saying that the autono-
nous character Of the Reichsbank pre-
cluded any intervention by government
OR foreign agencies in it's internal ad-
ministration.
The third proposal concerned a sug-
gestion alleged to have been inspired
by Belgium, TO the effect that the Ger
man government issue treasury bills
to cover payments.
BERLIN, Aug. 80 CIV The Associ-
ated Press) The Cabinet has decided
to reject new demands sent through
Herr Schroeder, OF the German Finance
Ministry, by the Allied Reparation
Commission in Paris for some produc-
tive or gold guarantees as a condition
to the granting of a moratorium to
Germany.
The new demands came unexpected-
W The German envoy to Paris in
formed Chancellor Wirth that the
Preparation Commission was not who'll
ly disposed to reject the German pro-
posal that coal and timber deliveries
should be contracted for directly be-
tween the Reparation Commission and
German producers, fer which the Ger
man government would assume re-
sponsibility, but that the commission
desired to know what active guaran-
ties the German government was in a
position to offer in return for sus-
pension of gold payments.
The renewed suggestion that Ger
many surrender state mines and tim-
ber lands was again rejected on the
ground that such surrender would be
incompatible with German sovereignty,
and that there also were cogent poIit-
zeal reasons why such transfer was not
feasible.
PessimisEn Sweeps Boerse
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BERLIN, Aug. 30--Another tidal
wave of pessimism swept the Boerse
to-day and submerged the mark to a
point where it was quoted at 1850 for
dollar. There we're indications that