The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-08
Passive Resistance To Ruhr Policy Must Be Abandoned Before French Will Even Dis- cuss Preparations
P0INCARE AWAITS WORD
 FROM OTHER CAPITALS
German Plea Of Inability To Pay Received Little Sympa- thy From Paris Leaders. Demand Definite Amount

PARIS. June 7.-(By Associated offer elaborated in the note deliv- cred to the entente allies today re- mains entirely unacceptable to France. 1t was declared in govern ment circles tonight. It makes no appreciable advances over the pre- vious offers and France cannot even discuss it with Germany, for, as was decided at Brussels yesterday the passive resistance In the Ruhr must be abandoned before any negotia- tions can begin.
 The note was characterized as un- satisfactory for four main reasons:
 First. Because 1t makes no mention of abandoning the passive resistance which is the first of the Franco Belgian conditions.
 Second. Germany offers no defi- nite sum as the total reparations. Ignore Treaty.
 Third. In suggesting an impartial international commission to fix the reparations total, Germany ignores and seeks to violate the Versailles treaty which created the reparation commission for exactly that purpose. The French see no reason why the reparation commission should be supplanted.
 E'Ourln. ln6 suggestion TOT udT antees might be open to discussion if Germany proposed their adminis- tration by the allies but if the Ger mans administer the guarantees the French would expect no satisfactory result.
 The French are still unconvinced. they say. when Germany pleads in atilty to pay. They declare they have seen her living sumptuously and that they know she can meet her obligations
 Poincnre Meets MiIierand.
 Premier Poincare had a lengthy conversation with President Miller and this afternoon and gave him a report of his meeting with the Bel question of how the German note is to be answered, it is said in off cial circles. depends upon the othcr allies. France would be glad to join in a collective answer, but the terms must agree with the French views
 The Germans were careful not to ignore the respiration commission and delivered copy of the note to the commission today as they did when the main proposals were made early last month.
 COPY OF NOTE IS
 HANDED TO HUGHES
 WASHINGTON. June 7.-An offs cial text of the new German pro- posal to the allies on reparation was before state department officials to- lay, transmitted by the German arn- bassador, Dr. Otto Wiedfeld, as a matter of information. While of ficial comment was withheld there can be no doubt that the clause in the German note declaring that Q method of payment could be de- termined only through direct con- sultations with those who are to re- ceive payments" attracted wide at- tention in official circles.
 The note was handed to the state department by pr. Wiefeld in the same way it was presented by Ger man delegates at all foreign offices and does not call for an acknowl- edgment or diplomatic correspon- dence. The purpose of the German government in transmitting copies of all governments Is merely to abide by the customs of diplomatic courtesy nents have an official translation in their archives. In view of the position taken by the American gov ernment before the occupation of the Ruhr the Germa. declaration for a direct oral discussion of payments could not fail to attract attention here.
 The American suggestion to the French government prior to the oc- cupation of the Ruhr was that con- ference of the interested nations be called to seek business-lfke solu- tion of the problem. The German suggestion contained in the current reparations proposal from Berlin IS in line with the theory that impelled the American government to make its informal suggestion for such conference