Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-17
TENTATIVE TERMS
Of GERMANY FIND
FAVOR IN ENGLAND

BERLIN, March 15.-Great Brit
ain has responded to Germany's re.
cent secret peace feelers," CORE
spondens were advised today.
The British government suggest
ed Germany make a new and clearer
reparations offer to the entente on
her own initiative. or that such an
offer be made to the entente and
the United States.
Germany's willingness to resume
reparations payments was learned
last Monday, at which time it was
confirmed that Chancellor Cuno had
secret feelers in circulation and that
a third power, Great Britain, was
not entirely unresponsive to these.
The new Preparations proposal
tentatively suggested to Great Brit
ain, was that Germany should pay
a sum to be fixed by an information
al commission, the total not to eX
coed 3O,O0O,OOO,0O0 marks. A for
eign loan to Germany. to be guar
anteed by this country's export
trade was to provide the funds so
the payments would be made.
The Bonar Law government, 1t
is understood, is not opposed to such
4 proposition per Sc, but has sug'
gested that Germany clarity certain
details before making her proposal
officially and publicly to the allies
BERLIN PREPARING NEW
DEFINITE PEACE TERMS
LONDON, March 15.-(By the
Associated Press).-The information
printed by the diplomatic CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph to
the effect that Germany has up
her sleeve a peace plan that in
cludes guarantees to France as we'll
as international supervision of her
finances, attracted considerable at
tention here today.
The article based on advices
which the newspaper says, are thor
oughly reliable, asserts that Ger
many is not prepared to bring the
plan into the light until she is
assured that it will receive more
attention than did the proposals she
had ready for the London and Paris
premiers' conferences.
Unofficial overtures were recently
made to the British cabinet by
Germany, the correspondent con-
tinues, as to whether Great Britain
would. enter the opening wedge in
peace negotiations by suggesting
openly that a definite German Offer
would be considered in London.
The writer declares that the Ger
man industrialists are prepared tc
contribute material guarantee. lie
learns that Germany is ready tc
accept international financial con-
troll, to an important extent, anc
that she is willing to be a party tc
an international guarantee Of the
French frontiers as established by
the peace treaty.
FRANCE AND BELGIUM
REPORTED AT ODDS
LONDON, March 15.-France and
Belgium are in serious disagreement
over several phases of the Ruhr oc
cupation, according to reports from
a variety of sources today.
The Daily Express Paris CORES
pendent understands the Belgians
are dissatisfied with the present
situation where they are receiving
nothing in the way of Preparations
and that at a forthcoming confer
ence here, Belgium will demand 81
France a loan in lieu or German
payments.
LIE Pouple of Brussels insists that
despite official denials, serious dis
sension exists between the two
countries especially over the ques
ton of whether the armies of occu
patton are being used to collect
reparation or to establish a sepa
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